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By Ballooning Canterbury - Hot Air Balloon Rides
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$320 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Escape to peace and tranquillity with a hot air balloon flight over the Canterbury Plains.

    Your day starts early. Ballooning is best at sunrise, when the air is calmest and light finest. You'll be contacted the evening before to confirm time and place.

    Meet the team at the Hororata base, just 30 minutes from Christchurch Airport, then transfer to the best launch site for the day, chosen for the best views based on the weather.

    Family-run since 2012. Chief Pilot Michael Oakley has flown since 1997, A New Zealand Champion who has represented New Zealand at the World Hot Air Balloon Championships. Son Nicholas has flown since age 4 and now flies commercially alongside him.

    Flight time is about an hour over the Canterbury Plains, with views to the Southern Alps to the Pacific Ocean. It can be hands-on: help the crew inflate the balloon and pack it away after landing.

    Back on the ground, celebrate with chilled bubbly or juice, fresh muffins and seasonal fruit.

Activity location

  • 2136 Bealey Road
    • 2136 Bealey Road
    • 7572, Hororata, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 2136 Bealey Road
    • 2136 Bealey Road
    • 7572, Hororata, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

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Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Flight over Canterbury Plains

  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 5:30 AM
Price details
AU$320.35 x 1 AdultAU$320.35
Total
Price is AU$320.35
Until Tue, 15 Sept

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Experienced, CAA-certified pilots
  • Inclusions
    Post-flight celebration: chilled bubbly or fruit juice, fresh muffins and seasonal fruit
  • Inclusions
    Return transfers between the Hororata meeting point and the day's launch site
  • Inclusions
    Hot air balloon flight, approximately 1 hour of flying time
  • Inclusions
    Free in-flight photos, posted to Facebook or sent on request
  • Exclusions
    Transport to and from the meeting point at 2136 Bealey Road, Hororata
  • Exclusions
    Hotel or accommodation pickup
  • Exclusions
    Service charge and personal purchases

Know before you book

    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • Exact meeting time confirmed by the pilot the evening before, based on sunrise.
    • Wear warm clothing and sensible, closed footwear.
    • Allow 3 to 4 hours in total. Flying time is approximately 1 hour.
    • Hands-on experience. Helping set up and pack away isn't compulsory if you're unable.
    • Maximum passenger weight is 130kg. Contact the operator directly if you're heavier.
    • No upper age limit, but you should be fit enough to stand for about an hour.
    • Children must be accompanied by a paying adult. Minimum height 1.1m. Infants not permitted.
    • Flights are weather and minimum-passenger-number dependant.
    • If pregnant, disabled, or recently had surgery, email ahead to check suitability.

Activity itinerary

2136 Bealey Road

  • 1h
Ballooning Canterbury base, Hororata: meet the team at 2136 Bealey Road, 30 minutes from Christchurch Airport.

Canterbury Region

  • 1h
Canterbury Plains: the crew drives the group to the day's launch site, chosen on wind and weather. Approximately one hour in the air, with stunning views across the Canterbury Plains from the Southern Alps to the Pacific Ocean.

Canterbury Plains

  • 30m
Landing paddock, Canterbury Plains: location varies with the day's flight path. Celebrate with bubbly or juice, muffins and fruit.

Hororata (Pass by)

Return transfer to Hororata base: the crew returns the group back to conclude the experience.

Location

Activity location

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    2136 Bealey Road
    • 2136 Bealey Road
    • 7572, Hororata, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    2136 Bealey Road
    • 2136 Bealey Road
    • 7572, Hororata, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

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