Birthday
A wonderful 1 hour Gold Coast balloon flight, followed by a delicious champagne breakfast. PLUS $40 value gift FREE - a Balloon Down Under flight cap and a CD of our inflight pictures included in the price, plus a birthday cake!! How good is that!!
After meeting all our passengers at the 5 star Palm Meadows Golf Resort, Gooding Drive, Carrara we get into our vehicles and head off to the balloon launch site that the pilot has selected for your flight. We have 20+ launch and landing sites scattered around the Gold Coast area and one will have been selected based on the wind and weather observations that have been carried out by the pilot that morning.
A welcoming tea, coffee and biscuits are provided at the balloon launch site and you can assist the balloon crew prepare the balloon for flight. Once aboard the wicker basket, your magical flight begins for 1 hour floating with the breezes 1,500 – 2,000 feet above the Gold Coast. The launch is so gentle you will not even realise you have left the ground. The peace and gentleness of ballooning will surprise you and the views are outstanding. This is the most amazing way to see the marvellous Gold Coast area.
Our special remote control in-flight camera, suspended from the balloon envelope, will take pictures before, during and after the flight, which can be viewed on computer during breakfast. The pictures (10 – 15) can then be downloaded onto a CD, which is available for purchase for $25 (now included in the price) during breakfast.
After the flight and balloon pack-up we enjoy a bottle of cool water and then it's back to Palm Meadows Golf Resort to their Lakeview Restaurant for a delicious champagne breakfast - lots of breakfast, lots of champagne and/or orange juice. We sit outside under the umbrellas overlooking the lake and the golf course - it's a lovely setting and the perfect place to sit back and savour your balloon flight experience. During breakfast with the pilots and balloon crew we'll show you our photograph albums of ballooning from around the world. We also have a short ceremony when we explain the history of hot air ballooning and why it is we have champagne after each balloon flight, followed by the blessing of all the new “balloonatics” and presentation of your personalised flight certificates.
Free Birthday Cake
We’ll provide FREE, a lovely chocolate birthday cake with sparklers on top, for the lucky birthday person, with a loud rendition of “Happy Birthday” during breakfast. After the ceremonial cutting of the cake it will be shared around with fellow passengers to celebrate the special event.
Approximately 4 hours after the start you'll be on your way home with some wonderful memories of a very special morning.