Hot Air Balloon Rides in Australia
By Elle N. Dee

With a hot air balloon ride, you will have the opportunity to experience the tranquility of flight as you and your loved one floating above the land. If this sounds like the adventure for your honeymoon than our top pick for hot air balloon rides is Australia!

In Austraila, Balloon Joy Flights allows you to experience an airborne adventure over the picturesque Belubula Valley. You will be picked up from your hotel at dawn when the winds are calm and stable. The morning flight will take about three hour and will end with a champagne breakfast and a flight certificate at Tom's Waterhole Winery. The balloon will accommodate up to six passengers.

Balloon Safaris with Hunter Valley Ballooning fly every day over the scenic vines of Hunter Valley. They offer a photographer during the flight and a complimentary Balloonist's Breakfast after the flight for your enjoyment. You will dine on the terrace at Cessrock airport. Passengers will receive a personalized flight certification, a refrigerator magnet, and a gift pack with discounts to other local attractions. They meet at the Cessnock Airport a half an hour before sunrise. The entire experience takes between three and four hours. During winter, they only offer afternoon flights.

Balloon Aloft Australia is Australia's oldest award winning balloon company. Balloon Aloft has been in business for over 26 years. They perform sunrise flights every day. The founder of the company, Peter Vizzard is a former World Hot Air Balloon Champion and the twice-National Champion of Australia. He is still concerned with the day-by-day ventures of the company. All pilots associated with Balloon Aloft are very well trained and meet the exact standards of the company.

On a flight with Balloons Aloft you will enjoy a honeymoon experience with lifelong memories. Every flight is celebrated with a champagne ceremony after landing. You and your loved one will be presented with a personalized flight certificate. Balloon Aloft books for seven different regions across Australia. Flight gift certificates are also available and are valid for 12 months.

Byron Bay Ballooning welcomes you to Australia's Ballooning Paradise. The chief pilot Chris Dewhirst, Australia's most decorated balloon pilot, is the first pilot to ever fly a hot air balloon over Mt. Everest. They offer sunrise flights every day and entire experience will last about four hours. During the early morning flight you will have the opportunity to witness the "rainbow region". You will be high enough off the ground to get a scenic picture of the landscape beneath you. The sights you will witness give you the chance to see the terrain at a whole different angle. Along with the flight a traditional breakfast and a commemorative flight certificate will be included.

Cloud 9 Balloon Flights believe ballooning to be one of life's greatest aerial adventures! The adventure begins at the dawn's first light, from one of the two locations. You will also have a choice of countryside flight or a city flight.

The city flight will give you the opportunity to enjoy the view of one of the world's most beautiful skylines. You will see the Sydney Harbor Bridge, Sydney Tower, Olympic Stadium the Blue Mountains in the west and the surrounding gardens and parks, tree lined suburbs, and the never-ending countryside.

A countryside flights will show you the countryside south and north of Sydney. The flight plan will take you over the vines into the district of Hunter Valley.

Cloud 9 has maintained their unblemished safety record and they have a reputation for quality. They invest in the finest personnel and the latest equipment to maintain their record. All flights are one hour in duration and, to maintain your safety, only one flight will be performed per day.

After the flight a champagne breakfast will be enjoyed at the historic building, homestead and wineries, as tradition indicates. All passengers will receive a commemorative flight certificate to make their flight with Cloud 9 momentous