Geelong Ballooning Flight over Geelong & Bellarine Peninsula
Geelong Ballooning Flight over Geelong & Bellarine Peninsula
By Go Wild Ballooning
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Wake up and watch the sun, light up Port Phillip Bay as you experience the serenity of drifting over Victoria’s second largest City and gateway to the Great Ocean Road.
Drift over the Bellarine Peninsula in a hot air balloon with Geelong Ballooning, established 1998, pioneers of hot air ballooning over this magnificent region.
Catch views of the beautiful Bellarine Peninsula coastline, majestic Melbourne skyline and sensational Southern Ocean – a photographer's aerial paradise all year round.
Complete your morning with a gourmet breakfast along the promenade at the Novotel Waterfront Restaurant & Bar – relax & celebrate with a glass of sparkling wine. The perfect way to finish your Geelong Ballooning hot air balloon flight.
With hundreds of attractions for the whole family, hot air ballooning in Geelong is the perfect start to your Geelong adventure.
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Ages 6-100
Duration: 3–5 hours
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Live guide: English
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- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Free in-flight photography on most flights at the pilot's discretion. Emailed post flight.
- Flight Certificate emailed to passengers post flight
- Start:
- 10-14 Eastern Beach Rd, Geelong VIC 3220, AustraliaWe meet our passengers at the Novotel Geelong. Road side parking available.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 358174P2- Not recommended for travellers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travellers
- Most travellers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 358174P2
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Itinerary
- 10-14 Eastern Beach Rd, Geelong VIC 3220, AustraliaWe meet our passengers at the Novotel Geelong. Road side parking available.
- 1Geelong Ballooning flight time approximately 1 hour Allow 3 hours for the ballooning experience Allow additional time 1 hour if you are having breakfast at the Novotel We provide passenger transfers to and from the Novotel View this magnificent city from above as it wraps around the Bellarine Peninsula coastline. From above & in the distance you'll see Port Phillip Bay, Geelong CBD & take in views down towards the famous Great Ocean Road. Don't forget GMHBA Stadium home to the Geelong Cats.
About the operator
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- suellenp3860 contributionsA beautiful dayWhat an incredible experience! We took 3 generations of our family on this flight, and everyone had a wonderful time. Harry and the team were seasoned professionals, creating a relaxed atmosphere, which was complemented by the beautiful morning and the gorgeous sunrise. We loved this day and cant thank the team at Go Wild enough!!Written 24 September 2023
- 541clairev0 contributionsWondering why I waited so long- do it you will love it....Cant understand all the negative feedback for customer service on here. I booked a flight a week ago and it was unfortunately cancelled the night before due to strong 35K winds. People need to understand that the company is not reasonsible and cannot change the weather conditions and that it is unsafe for a balloon to fly above 14 K winds. I received an email to rebook a few days later(monday) and also received 2 phone calls from the customer service team when the rebooking form did not go through and to confirm. All through my rebooking the customer service team have been curteous, friendly and super helpful. They went out of their way to book me in for the next flight 3 days later. Arrived 30 minutes early at the Novatel in Geelong for the flight. No shopfront of any kind or even a kiosk which I think needs to be addressed. The front desk staff at the hotel let me in - it was a 5 am meeting point. The pilot and ground crew were super friendly and very informative. Surpising to have such a young team. Our pilot Harry is 21 years old but has been flying since he was 16 (it is a family business). We were given clear safety instructions at the take off sight - keep away from burners while infating balloon, stay behind safety barrier between car and basket, how to get into basket, how to brace for landing, dont get out of basket when balloon lands - wait until pilot says ok as balloon can take off if everyone bails out at once :) Before and during the flight the ground crew and the pilot take photos for you. The flight itself was amazing. A little overcast but the scenery is amazing. We flew over Winchelsea, Torquay, Mt Duneed and landed after some searching for flat ground in Armstrong Creek new estate. As we were coming in for landing the pilot warned us it might be a rough one. We skimmed the top of some trees and bounced on landing with the basket tipping and ending on its side. We never felt in any danger and this was a highlight of our flight. The pilot got out and told us to wait - he took a photo of us all in the basket tipped on its side. Made us all start laughing. Such a thrilling end to a fabulous ride. While the ground crew was on its way we all chipped in and helped to fold up and pack the balloon away. Then we went back to the hotel for a lovely breakfast of our choice. Very professional staff and I would definately go again. Special thanks to our driver Rhys - very chatty , friendly and informative during our drive to and from the launch site.Written 17 April 2021
- rangin20160 contributionsGO WILD! GO YARRA! GO ADVENTURE!!!First time in a hot air balloon. It was such an amazing flight over the Yarra Valley with pilot, Harry. I highly recommend this peaceful, perfect adventure to anyone visiting Melbourne. It was so good, we will be rebooking soon with other family members. Thank you so much Go Wild Ballooning!!! 10/10 👌🏽🙂Written 2 February 2021
- Gina F0 contributions1st ride up in a balloon with Go Wild Ballooning near Geelong was fantastic!My partner and l went for our first balloon flight last Sunday morning on the Go Wild Ballooning flight from Geelong and it was beautiful, serene, smooth flying, watching the sunrise over Bannokburn it was a wonder. Harry our pilot and the team were very organised and gave us a lot of information we needed to know , answered all our questions in detail and made sure we had an enjoyable adventure. Best of all we saw the rural plains, farms, volcanic ridges and rivers from above. Harry landed the large balloon and basket down calmly and smoothly and slowly until we came to a stop and climbed out on your sides. What an experience!! Thanks to all the team at GWB.Written 17 January 2021
- 4xBalloonatic0 contributionsCelebrations in the skyFloating peacefully across the beautiful Yarra Valley with GO WILD Ballooning is the perfect way to sight see or celebrate a special occasion. We'll never tire of the views of the ranges, vineyards, sunrises and rolling mists. So much so that we've just completed our fourth flight! From our wedding in 1995 - complete with guests and formal attire - to our 5th, 15th, and most recently our 25th anniversary, we have flown with Mark and his friendly and experienced crew. Each time we've taken off and landed in different locations and the landings have always been gentle. Set up and pack up are all part of the fun along with the very early start. Only one flight was postponed due to weather conditions, but the replacement date was a stunning morning and totally worth the wait. Thank you GO WILD for four amazing adventures. See you again in 5 years!Written 16 December 2020
- 668jenelleh0 contributionsAwesome experience. Highly RecommendAbsolutely fantastic! Highly recommend. Simple easy booking process. The pilot Harry and the staff on the ground were faultless. The whole experience was superb. Definitely a bucket list experience.Written 15 December 2020
- Coata30 contributionsYarra Valley ballooning with Go wildamazing experience with a very professional team and pilot. very informative throughout the whole trip and topped with off with a lovely breakfast with the pilot Harry joining us. highly recommended experience with this companyWritten 4 February 2020
- HuwJ8010 contributionsAmazing flight with pilot Harry!An amazing flight with Pilot Harry in the Yarra Valley last week! The crew were very helpful and friendly, with Harry pointing out local attractions from the air. Would highly recommend Go Wild Ballooning as the friendliest company in the Yarra Valley!Written 29 December 2019
- rhiannond9300 contributionsHot air ballooning in the Yarra valleyGO WILD hot air ballooning were absolutely amazing !! Zach and Harry were very friendly and we all had a few laughs! The scenes were incredible and the company made it such a wonderful experience. Also loved how it was a small group ! Recommending to all my family and friends!! Had an absolute blast! THANK YOU GO WILD!!Written 1 December 2019
- Kat K0 contributionsAmazing every timeThis was my 7th flight with Go Wild Ballooing, and absolutely spectacular, Every one in the Go Wild team is amazing to deal with and Harry is just the most awesome pilot, extremely professional and knowledgeable about everything he does and the Yarra Valley Put it on your bucket list, and call Go Wild 🙌🏻Written 30 November 2019
- Katie H0 contributionsAbsolutely AmazingFlew for the 2nd time with Go Wild Ballooning this morning and it was just as amazing as the first time. Harry and Zach were very professional and friendly. Helping to inflate the balloon as well as pack it up was a great part of the experience. This is something you have to do at least once in your life, If you haven't done it yet add it to your bucket list. I highly recommend Go Wild Ballooning to experience the Yarra Valley in a new way.Written 23 November 2019
- MatSTravelling0 contributionsGreat tripWonderful balloon ride with great pilot Harry. 16 of us fit well into the basket, luckily two people didn’t show as I think 18 would have gotten us squashed. Overall a fantastic experience.Written 22 November 2019
- Emily P0 contributionsAppalling customer serviceGo Wild Ballooning gives appalling customer service. Don't believe them for a second when they say flights rarely get cancelled. I booked for my 40th birthday to make it a special day. It was forecast to be fine weather so didn't anticipate any issues. At the last minute they cancelled the flight which didn't give enough notice to organise anything else so my birthday became a non event. And they refuse to provide any refunds for cancelled flights. They take your money and you're never getting it back! I have tried to negotiate with them because fundamentally I'm not interested in taking a balloon flight with them now or ever given their appalling way they have handled this and the rudeness. They keep referring to their terms and conditions like they are mandated by law and not in fact totally within their control! If you don't care if you fly or not and don't care if you get your money back then go ahead and book. Otherwise choose another company who understands the importance of customer satisfaction!Written 21 November 2019
- Ruki1430 contributionsflying over Yarra ValleyDo not book this if you have come from overseas! as there is absolutely no chance of getting a refund if the flight is cancelled. i booked this via groupon which had the 7 day non-refundable clause in it but no mention that this is ideal for the locals there rather than international as per their advise via phone call. We booked on a thursday - drove 60km to the yering chateau, went up to the launch site but then the pilot said the weather isnt good enough to fly over. The pilot advise a day earlier that he will let us know at if it will be cancelled due to weather. No call/msg from pilot to advise weather wasn't good. so had to drive back. As i was flying out overseas on Tuesday early morning i had requested for a refund as the rescheduled date was on monday early morning. it was exhausting waking up at 4 in the morning and going to the site. so we thought we will just cancel it as it wasnt worth going a day before as i had work on tuesday and i needed to get enough sleep. They strictly said no refund as the date we booked had crossed the 7 day period. however thats the date they gave me. i gave a earlier date but they said its not available. we had also plan to go to sydney and did some bookings there for the weekend and monday. but had to cancelled this all (no refund there as well) as we got scheduled to go on monday morning. we woke up and just drove over there again not even ready or excited and lost all hope thinking our money will go to waste if the pilot cancels again. luckily we we did go ahead and did fly on monday. The experience up there was okay(thinking now i should have done the city one)- we seemed like stayed at one place but it felt safe and the pilot was good as well. we landed at a little wet paddock so everything was yuck there and we had to help out pack which we didn't mind but we got dirty at the end. i just wish the staff were a little more considerate of our situation we literally begged them over the emails and calls regarding the refund so we could have gone sydney which was my first time - as this was my first trip to Aussie.Written 31 July 2019
- Kat K0 contributionsFlying HighHad the most amazing flight over the Yarra Valley. I have flown with Go Wild a couple of times now and words just cant put the experience into perspective. The most surreal feeling and views as far as the eye can see right across the valley, and you can see the city and the bay. The team at Go Wild are amazing to deal with, and my pilot Harry this time around was awesome. Put it on your bucket list, you wont be sorry !!Written 25 June 2019
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