Important Evening before: All passengers must phone Yarra Valley duty pilot the night before flight between 6.00pm and 6.30pm on mobile number 0488 686 444.
Your Yarra Valley Ballooning Experience includes:-1 Hour Balloon Flight
-Return city transfers if required
-Gourmet champagne breakfast at Rochford's Winery (please note, gluten free options are available upon request)
-Free parking.
-Full day winery tour to four premium Yarra Valley wineries
-Winery lunch including a glass of wine
-All tastings included
-Nibble platter and glass of sparkling wine at Domaine Chandon Winery
-Complete flight and ground insurance.
-Launch and landing government fees.
-Piece of mind that you have chosen to fly with Victoria's leading hot air ballooning operator offering the most professional service.
-You will be in the hands of the most experienced pilots and ground crew in the business.
-A carbon neutral flight - by choosing to fly with Global Ballooning you will be helping to restore biodiversity and essential habitat for native fauna, improve water quality and salinity problems.This is because Global Ballooning is the only Victorian operator to offset our emissions.
-In-flight photography with the opportunity to purchase a souvenir CD compilation and DVD pack after the flight.
-City transfers for a small fee of $20 each way.
-A beautifully presented flight certificate.
-A souvenir pack including wine tasting voucher at Domaine Chandon.
What to Wear and Bring:Ballooning is an audience participation activity and you will be encouraged to assist with the set up and pack away of the balloon. It is an active morning in the outdoors, so wear clothes that can get stained or dirty. The burners can sometimes drip water mixed with Carbon.
Global Ballooning will not be responsible for clothing that is stained or damaged as a part of our adventure activity. Wear clothes as for hiking, including sturdy shoes, warm socks and a cap, plus sunglasses if you wish. We meet before sunrise so depending on the time of year and weather, it can be extremely cold. Generally it will not be any colder in the air during the flight than on the ground, so wear layered clothing that can be removed as the day warms up. The burners can radiate heat so a hat is recommended. Your feet can get wet and cold in the early morning dew, you may like to bring a change of socks. High-heeled shoes are not suitable.
Cancelled Flight:If your flight is cancelled due to bad weather the Wine tour will go ahead as normal. On the morning of the wine tour you should ring the Australian Winery Tour office on 1800 996 414 from 8.30am to confirm which pick up point you will be using. You will have to make your own way to one of the 6 Australian Wine Tour Co. pick up points in Melbourne (see below). Please note that amendment fees will apply if you reschedule your winery tour within 24 hours of departure date.
We meet at your hotel around an hour before first light (you will be advised of the exact time the evening before your flight).
Your pilot will give you a short briefing.
You will then be transported to the launch site where you may help with the launch, or stand back and take pictures. Then away we go, drifting gently over the city of
You will then meet at Yering Station to meet Australian Wine Tour Company and begin your tour
WINE TOUR ITINERARY:
11:00am Yering Station Vineyards: Yering Station is one of Australia's most spectacular winery set-ups. We'll start the day by showing you how to swirl, sniff& slurp and then you’ll be ready to taste some of Yering Station’s award winning benchmark classic Australian wines.
12:00pm Rochford’s Eyton: Rochford’s have long been the benchmark for style and class in the Yarra Valley and the wines also live up to this reputation. The first½ hour will be spent at the tasting table, a great opportunity to make a wine selection for lunch! Then it’s into the Restaurant for a superb lunch while taking in magnificent vineyard views.
1:40pm Yering Farm Vineyards: Yering Farm has stunning views and is oozing with rustic charm. Experience wines made with traditional wine making methods in their cellar door which showcases antique copper wine making tools used by pioneer winemakers over a century ago. A fantastic environment to enjoy superb wines.
2:15pm Domaine Chandon: French Champagne company Moet& Chandon’s Australian production house Domain Chanson is the perfect way to finish the day with a guided tour through the winery that shows how the wine is made followed by a relaxing glass of Australia’s best bubbly with gourmet food platters and a view that will leave you in awe. Spectacular, to say the least.
3:30pm Leave Yarra Valley back to Melbourne
4:30pm-5:00pm Return to Drop-off points (listed above)
Transfer from city hotel: A Global Ballooning representative will meet you at the front of your hotel at the time specified the evening prior upon check in.
If you aremaking your own waywe meet around an hour before sunrise (confirm with Pilot evening before) at Rochford Wines, corner Maroondah Hwy and Hill Rd, Coldstream. Melway Ref: Map 277 D9
If the flight is cancelled due to weather, you will need to meet Australian Wine Tour Company at one of the following pick-up points to join your wine tour. Alternatively, you can meet at Yering Station,
After the flight Global Ballooning will drop you at Wine Tour Pick Up Point 3, St Paul’s Cathedral for 9:30am pick up.
PICK-UP/DROP-OFF POINTS:
9:00am 1.The George Hotel– Cnr Fitzroy& Grey St St Kilda
9:20am 2.Seven Eleven - Cnr Flinders& Spencer St - City 4
9:30am 3.St Paul’s Cathedral - Cnr Flinders& Swanston St -City
9:35am 4.Old Melbourne Gaol - Top end Russell St - City
9:40am 5. Melbourne Transit Centre - 58 Franklin St - City
9:50am 6. North Melbourne– Roundabout Cnr Queensberry St& Howard St - North Melbourne
