
Outback
Ballooning - Your ballooning adventure begins in the cool pre dawn darkness as
you are picked up from your accommodation in Alice Springs. During the 15-minute
drive to our desert launch site you will get to know the crew as they make final
weather checks and explain the routine for the morning. At the launch site gas
burners are used to inflate the balloons just as the sun lights up the rugged
MacDonnell Ranges.
Once floating gently in the air you will appreciate the vast remoteness of the
Australian Outback. Wildlife, particularly big red kangaroos are seen nearly
every day as the balloon crosses spinifex grasses, mulga scrub and cattle
stations.
After landing you may become involved in assisting the crew or taking
photographs as we pack the nylon balloon back into its bag. Our buses will then
travel along remote tracks to our bush campsite where you will be served a fresh
cooked breakfast. This is accompanied by champagne and tropical fruit juice
cocktails.
Between courses of honey glazed sesame chicken drumsticks, quiches, fruit
baskets, cheese and homemade chocolate cake you will have the opportunity to
purchase photographs taken earlier in the morning. A large range of Outback
Ballooning souvenirs are also available. Vegetarian and other dietary
requirements should be notified at the time of booking.
Transfers back to your hotel, the airport or another tour, and a commemorative
flight certificate completes your morning with Outback Ballooning.
Outback Ballooning
PO Box 2702, Alice Springs
Northern
Territory 0871, Australia
Toll
Free Phone: 1800 809 790 (Australia)
Phone:(08)
8952 8723
Fax:(08)
8952 3869
Phone International: +61 8 8952 8723
Fax International: +61 8 8952 3869
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