About This Tour
Watch the sunrise as you glide over the Greater Brisbane region including heritage city of Ipswich, Scenic Rim & Somerset countryside, on a 1-hour scenic hot air balloon flight. Located just 30-minutes west of Queensland's capital city Brisbane, Ipswich offers the best of both worlds with a mix of both country and city views. You'll experience uninterrupted views over the Greater Brisbane region, Scenic Rim and Somerset countryside along with the Great Dividing Range as a backdrop. This unforgettable sunrise balloon flight is topped off with a delicious restaurant breakfast and a commemorative flight certificate. This personal and professional boutique ballooning experience has been operating for over 20 + years in the Greater Brisbane region, with each flight undertaken by the owner, operator and Chief Pilot who has over 30+ years ballooning experience. We provide small group ballooning experiences - with a max. 10 guests only, each flight is professional & personal for all involved
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Meeting Point
We meet all passengers at the lpswich Visitor Information Centre, Ipswich - 30 mins from Brisbane CBD. Meeting/ Departure time is 45 minutes before sunrise - and is confirmed at the time of booking confirmation via email from the operator as well as the night prior to the flight.
As Brisbane's closest hot air ballooning company, our city & country view flights take place over the Greater Brisbane region including the Ipswich, Scenic Rim & Somerset country side.
Special Instructions
• Exact meeting/ departure time will be advised in final reservations details forwarded/ emailed to customers within 24 hours of your Viator/ online booking; and must be reconfirmed the night prior to the flight when passengers call Floating Images between 7.00 - 7.30 pm for final flight, time & weather confirmation. • Brisbane's CBD Hotel pickup and drop-off - an added extra cost - are currently NOT available. Passengers must arrange own transport to meeting point in Ipswich. • Comfortable layers of outdoor clothing to match the season, sunglasses, a hat or cap and sturdy shoes for the morning dew or long grass are recommended. No open foot wear or high heels are permitted. White clothing is not recommended. • The final confirmation of your flight is subject to change due to the final passenger number and suitable weather conditions on the day of the flight. • Please ensure you receive the suppliers flight confirmation details and supply all additional information requested for manifest purposes direct to supplier prior to your flight. ++ Please provide your email address to the supplier (bookings@floatingimages.com.au) or check the customer booking portal for details. This operator requires you to contact them directly prior to this tour/activity.
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All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
✓ Free cancellation due to bad weather
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