Highlights

Duration: 4 Hours (approx.)

Location: Farmers Home Hotel, Northam, WA

A hot air balloon flight over the Avon Valley is a must-do Aussie Bucket List experience when visiting Perth, Western Australia. Enjoy the spectacular views from a balloon basket and experience this ancient sport in Northam, the centre of the picturesque Avon Valley. Depending on the wind direction, the tour operator will choose launch locations to try to give you the best views at sunrise that the day can offer. 

Liberty Balloon Flights give you the finest experience of free flight in a balloon in the whole of Australia, hands down. View the sunrise over the horizon with pilots who have been flying for decades. This is the full experience of a balloon flight with the personalised service only small groups can receive.

Breathtaking views and safety are assured with pilots who have been flying for over 28 years, not only in WA but also, for close to 20 years, in Melbourne. With the added experience of flying up and down the Andes, Patagonia, Mexico, the UK and many countries and cities around the world, your pilots will make your flight as varied as the winds allow on your chosen day. We like adventure and we make it SAFE. We call this "The Peaceful Adventure". Views across the Avon Valley in a morning you will never forget. Participate in the oldest form of aviation, a hot air balloon flight. Breakfast is included after the flight!

What To Expect

From the meeting point inside the Farmers Home Hotel, in the township of Northam, you will jump into our vehicles and we will drive you to our launch site. The experience starts early, at around 05:00 am or earlier, but the tour operator will contact you in the evening before your flight to confirm the exact time. The aim is to be airborne just before dawn, hence the early start. Of course, dawn is at different times as the months' progress so expect to meet a little later in the middle of Winter. Once arrived, after a quick check-in, you will jump into the vehicles and be driven to the launch site.

There are many locations used to take-off, always depending on the wind direction on the day. In case you don't know, hot air balloons just float, so expect to simply drift in the breeze. We tend to "fly-in" to the valley so we will drive upwind to take off. Ballooning is a hands-on experience and there are simple tasks for those who'd like to participate in setting the balloon up for the flight and there is certainly a job for everyone when we need to pack the balloon away after landing. The flight itself will last about one hour and your pilot will use the winds at different heights to navigate to the most appropriate landing site. At the end of it all, you will be driven back to Northam for a well-deserved breakfast.

For those who choose the transport from Perth and back option, the meeting location is the car park near Crown Casino, corner of Glenn Place and Victoria Park Drive. The drive is just over an hour and you will be returned to this location after the flight.