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Balloon Aloft Gold Coast

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πŸ‘ What a great way to start a day! If your up for the early start, then this is a unique way to welcome in the day. We went up and traveled over the Gold Coast with views of the skyline at dawn and the Hinterland. It was silent and peaceful when not firing up the burners. It gets hot though when the b... People often mention experience, great, amazing, friendly, Balloon, Aloft, pilot, time, balloon, recommend,


Address

1/19 Industrial Ave, Molendinar QLD 4214, Australia

Website

www.balloonaloftgc.com.au

Contact

+61 7 5578 2244

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (440 reviews)

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  • 4/5 sagar g. 2 years ago on Google
    Wonderful experience. Should be on bucket list. Bird's eye view. Nice morning breeze with sunlight breaking through, just wow. Flight mentioned time is 60 minutes but lasted for 50 minutes and balloon attend maximum altitude of 3500 instead of 7500 hence reduced the rating. Once you complete the experience you will appreciate whole logistics behind it and no doubt it is quite amazing. Perfect Interaction with nature. Spot the kangaroos we are quite lucky.Staff are quite friendly and helpful.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Jvern C. 2 years ago on Google
    What a great way to start a day! If your up for the early start, then this is a unique way to welcome in the day. We went up and traveled over the Gold Coast with views of the skyline at dawn and the Hinterland. It was silent and peaceful when not firing up the burners. It gets hot though when the burners are going. Unfortunately we weren't able to go to the breakfast for to Covid closing the restaurant so we were issued a refund for the breakfast. Their photos are pretty grainy so that need to increase the resolution when taking shots, otherwise I wouldn't recommend the photo package.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Jason De Freitas (. 7 months ago on Google
    The experience with Balloon Aloft was great. Paco was a great pilot and very friendly. He also made it a very smooth landing! The only reason it wasn't 5 stars is just because there is quite a bit of waiting around, which I understand could be part of the process but it did affect the experience ever so slightly. However I would still highly recommend this experience.

  • 5/5 Faith C. 2 years ago on Google
    Absolutely amazing experience...we had the best trip I have had on a tour in the last 5 years. I get wickedly motion sick and am not a small person so I was really anxious going in but I had no problems at all. It was so much fun. The staff were so incredibly friendly and the breakfast at the Star Casino was divine. This tour needs 500 stars not just 5. Highly recommend this experience to everyone.

  • 5/5 Betsy H. 4 months ago on Google
    We did two tours with Balloon Aloft/Scenic Day Tours and they were both amazing! Springbrook National Park with Barry was fun, educational, and a smooth experience! Our balloon flight with Paco, Nick, and especially Gary was an experience of a lifetime! Highly recommended for locals and tourists alike!

  • 5/5 Jodie C. 4 months ago on Google
    Had the most magnificent early morning start to a birthday anyone could ever wish for with Balloon Aloft Gold Coast. Gary the host was fun and fabulous and Paco our pilot was great. It's such a serene and amazing experience topped off with a champagne buffet breaky and dropped back to my hotel. Great job to all staff involved. A memory to keep forever.

  • 5/5 Brendan M. 7 months ago on Google
    Such a great flight. Simon was a great pilot and very informative. Everything went right on time. AMAZING views!

  • 5/5 Tania L. 10 months ago on Google
    My father had an amazing time. He is 81 but everyone was so helpful getting him into and out off the basket. Thank you guys. Only problem was my email stated meeting time 4.30am but we got a call at 4.15 to say we were late and it appeared we were the last to arrive?

  • 5/5 SandraXiong _. 9 months ago on Google
    It was an amazing experience with Bill (great photographer and driver & he was so kind!), the pilot was very informative and the team was great! Everyone was lovely! The sunrise and view was fantastic. We booked the 60min hot air balloon flight + Champagne buffet breakfast and it was so worth it! I would definitely recommend Ballon Aloft Gold Coast! πŸ˜„

  • 5/5 Brandie C. 11 months ago on Google
    We had an amazing experience on the sunrise champagne breakfast / hot air balloon adventure. Our pilot Chris was awesome, very professional and hilarious. Our driver was Bill and he was as friendly as could be (especially at 4am. Lol)!!! I would highly recommend this company. They are reliable and deliver everything they advertise and more.

  • 5/5 Cris T. 9 months ago on Google
    Fantastic experience. Great, friendly team. I felt very safe in their hands. Our flight was in the Beaudesert area & the scenery, floating at heights of up to 4600ft, were amazing. We watched the sun rising as we floated up so high. Thanks so much to the team for a brilliant morning!!

  • 5/5 Mike B. 10 months ago on Google
    Great experience and well worth the wait. Bill was an excellent bus driver for the journey to the balloon itself. It was quite a long transfer from leaving the Star Casino pickup point but good chance for a snooze as it was a very early start 😴 Paco was our very skilled and informative pilot, he gave very clear safety instructions that came in handy after we had landed. As we found out, there is no dignified way to leave a hot air balloon basket! A great anniversary present and we're glad they chose Balloon Aloft for this experience.

  • 4/5 Mia D. 8 months ago on Google
    Good services! We’re called and notified a day before the flight. They picked us up 4:15 in the morning and dropped off at the field where the ballon was set up and ready. Great photos for individuals and group. We’re lucky capturing the sunrise on the ballon and had a good time with the crew. We had buffet breakfast in The Star afterward. Good food wrapped up the happy services in general. Only small thing is the bus picking us up was bumpy. Strongly recommend this !

  • 5/5 Mageshswary G. 1 year ago on Google
    We were picked up right at the time and location scheduled. Arrived the location safely and the balloon ride was absolutely fantastic! This is our very first time experiencing hot air balloon ride and we really enjoyed it! The guide was explaining throughout the ride and the scenery was awesome! This is totally worth it! Also the breakfast at Star Gold Coast was delicious! Thank you for one of the best experience ever! And thank you to the whole crew members for being so kind and accommodating! We would love to come back again!

  • 5/5 Robert S. 1 year ago on Google
    The crew were very professional and friendly. The flight lasted about 1 hour and the landing was smooth. Pilot Simon answered all our questions and took some pictures of us in flight. Was an awesome experience that I highly recommend.

  • 5/5 Anita M. 1 year ago on Google
    We had a great experience flying with Balloon Aloft this morning. Billy was amazing in driving us to the launch spot and the pilot was also very clear in giving us safety directions. We were able to get a great view of the Gold Coast skyline and Tambourine mountain. Another crew member was also very helpful and provided us with water bottles. The buffet breakfast afterwards, at The Star Casino was very worth it.

  • 5/5 Sonia T. 1 year ago on Google
    What a way to start your day! Fantastic experience. Smooth and comfortable flight and more importantly landing πŸ˜‰ Spectacular views. Very friendly staff which only add to a wonderful experience. Thank you Balloon Aloft.

  • 5/5 Grace T. 1 year ago on Google
    Wonderful experience. The pilot, Parco was very experienced in handling. Flight was claim n relaxing. The crews Bill n Johnny were very friendly n helpful. Thanks everyone for the hard work

  • 5/5 tanya u. 1 year ago on Google
    What a wonderful experience. Definitely a must do Gold Coast experience (even with the extremely early start…). All the crew were helpful and friendly and the Balloon ride was so calm and relaxing. A great way to start a 50th birthday celebration. Breakfast was delicious and extremely plentiful. Thank you so much Balloon Aloft Gold Coast.

  • 5/5 Rochelle Henry (. 1 year ago on Google
    A bucket list experience ticketed off. We really enjoyed our balloon flight with Balloon Aloft. Great communication with owner Bernard when our original flight had to be cancelled because of poor weather in August 22. We rebooked at short notice for 15 Sep 22. Very personable, professional and friendly staff. Our coach driver Bill was entertaining, funny and a great bloke. Our pilot Chris was informative, entertaining and also a great bloke. The ground crew at launch site and landing site were great and helped everything run smoothly. The breathtaking views of the Gold Coast were amazing and worth leaving home at 3am to partake in this awesome ride. 5 stars to the Balloon Aloft team. We would recommend and fly/float with you again.

  • 5/5 Maxine R. 1 year ago on Google
    We had such an amazing time, it was definitely a day I will not forget. Our whole weekend was for us to breakaway from the busy life we have so our last day in GC was to experience something out of our comfort zone we are both scared of heights. But from the time we were picked up our driver was so amazing to then meeting the pilot and crew member made this experience a lot easier for us. It was just so peaceful up there and the views were breathtaking. So thank you guys so much for an AMAZING day!! I highly recommend these guys!!

  • 5/5 Lawrence C. 2 years ago on Google
    Well organised operation. Well equipped support team. We organised only few days before, paid online and showed up, they handled the rest. Great experience as it was my wifey Birthday Morning Surprise. We really enjoyed the morning and once your up there you forget with the silence. Thanks Bernhard and team.

  • 5/5 Oriana M. 2 years ago on Google
    Loved the experience and the view... WoW! Our driver and pilot were fantastic and ensured we had a great time and returned back to our destination safe and sound. It certainly is one of my most memorable adventures - Thank you Balloon Aloft you guys are a LEGEND!

  • 5/5 Shaz W. 2 years ago on Google
    Gary the driver was awesome. It wasn't as cold as I expected up in the air. Excellent views of the sunrise. Landing was so smooth. Great experience and all staff were professional and friendly.

  • 5/5 Jessica T. 1 year ago on Google
    This was one of the activity that I was most excited about on my Gold Coast trip and it did not disappoint. I booked the experience with my parents & partner over the easter holiday and everything from the pick-up , flying and landing was exceptional. Seeing the hot air balloon in person was breath-taking and the view from it was even more spectacular. It was definitely worth the 4am start. The skyscraper mixed with the suburban and mountain view was one to remember. We felt so safe and assured by the crew who made sure everything went smoothly. Thanks Team!

  • 5/5 A J. 2 years ago on Google
    This was a lovely experience. A sunrise like no other! After that we went to have a lovely champagne breakfast. Highly recommend


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