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Drift over Western Australia's countryside at dawn, then celebrate your flight with a hearty breakfast
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Drift over Western Australia's countryside at dawn, then savor a hearty breakfast after landing
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The landmarks, rooms, and views travelers on this tour remember — all visible on a single visit.
The river winds through the valley and is a focal point of the sunrise views.
A historic meeting spot that serves as the base for pre-flight briefings.
Spacious farming fields used for the majestic inflation and lift-off process.
Aerial views of rolling hills and agricultural patches in the Avon Valley.
Vibrant yellow fields visible from the air during the spring blooming season.
They complement each other; most visitors who do both find the Avon Valley drift more serene than the rapid pace of coastal helicopter flight tours.
| Feature | Top pick Avon Valley Balloon | Perth Coastal Heli |
|---|---|---|
Experience Type |
Lighter-than-air drift | Powered rotor flight |
Noise Level |
Silent operation | High engine noise |
Flight Path |
Wind-dependent aerial path | Fixed coastal trajectory |
Departure Time |
04:30–05:00 | Customizable throughout day |
Group Size |
Up to 20 passengers | Small private groups |
Duration |
1.5–3 hours | 20–60 minutes |
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112 Fitzgerald Street East, Northam
Meet at the rear entrance near Dome Café
Dress in comfortable layers suitable for early morning temperatures, as it can be chilly before sunrise. Wear flat, closed-toe footwear as you may be walking on uneven farm terrain.
Backpacks and large bags are not permitted on the balloon due to weight and safety restrictions. Please leave personal valuables in your vehicle or at the meeting point.
Photography is encouraged, and the setup process is particularly photogenic. Ensure your camera or mobile device is securely strapped or held during the flight.
This experience requires passengers to stand unassisted for the duration of the flight and climb over the basket edge. It is not wheelchair accessible.
The experience is suitable for ages 6 and above. Children are charged the same rate as adults due to weight-based basket capacity limits.
A post-flight breakfast is included at the Dome Café inside the Farmers Home Hotel. No food or drink is served during the flight itself.
112 Fitzgerald Street East, Northam
Meet at the rear entrance near Dome Café
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How crowds, weather, and events shift across the year.
Cooler mornings offer stable conditions and lush green landscapes.
Crisp air provides excellent visibility for sunrise photography.
The landscape often features vibrant yellow canola fields.
Final month of the season with pleasant early morning temperatures.
Flexible, no hidden fees.
Cancellations made more than 72 hours before flight departure may be rescheduled. A cancellation fee of 25 AUD per person applies for cancellations made outside of 72 hours, with no refunds permitted within 72 hours.
When Ensign Robert Dale crossed the Darling Scarp in 1830, he named the river he found the Avon, unaware it was the same water that reaches the sea at Fremantle as the Swan. The error survives on maps today. Northam was gazetted three years later, in 1833, among the first inland settlements in Western Australia. The town grew on wheat, wool and the railway. What has changed is the traffic overhead: hot air balloon Perth tickets tours now lift from paddocks on the town's edge, ninety-seven kilometres northeast of the state capital. Geography explains the choice. The Darling Scarp shelters the valley from the coastal sea breeze that unsettles mornings nearer the coast. Cold air pools on the valley floor overnight, roughly 150 metres above sea level, and the first hour after dawn brings some of the steadiest surface winds in the country. Pilots recognised this in the early 1980s, when the first envelopes were inflated beside the Avon River. Avon Valley ballooning has been the most consistent operation of its kind in Australia ever since. The town beneath the flight path rewards a second look. The Northam Suspension Bridge, opened in 1896, is the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in Australia and crosses a stretch of the Avon held by white swans, descendants of birds brought from England in the 1890s. Fitzgerald Street keeps its Federation shopfronts. On the eastern flats stood the Northam Army Camp, which from 1949 received thousands of postwar European migrants. The railway arrived in 1886; the station still stands on the north bank. Each August the Avon Descent, run since 1973, sends paddlers down the same river. From eight hundred metres the pattern resolves: granite outcrops, dry salt lakes, and the geometry of the wheatbelt in stubble and fallow. The Avon writes its loops in river gums. Sheep move in the shadow of the envelope. Passengers on a hot air balloon Perth tickets tour see the scarp as a single dark line to the west, with the capital's towers sometimes visible beyond it in clear air. A sunrise balloon flight over this country reads as a ledger of two centuries of farming, and the burner is, briefly, the loudest thing in it.
"A sunrise balloon flight over this country reads as a ledger of two centuries of farming."
A step-by-step walkthrough of the visit — what you'll see, how long each stage takes, and the details that matter.
Hot air balloon Perth tickets tickets begin in the dark. You arrive at 112 Fitzgerald Street East between 04:30 and 05:00, when Northam is still asleep and the air smells of wet paddock. A crew van carries you to a launch site chosen an hour earlier from wind readings. You watch the envelope unroll across the grass, hear the inflation fan, then the burner, and the thing stands up. You climb into the wicker basket over the rim, not through a door. Four compartments, no seats. The first ascent is quiet: no rush of wind, because you travel inside it. Two hundred metres, then eight hundred. Below, the Avon River shows as a dark seam in the river gums; the Darling Scarp edges into view; the wheatbelt turns gold as the sun clears the horizon. Your pilot works the burner in short bursts, gaining and spilling a hundred metres to find a new heading. An hour on, you brace as instructed, knees bent, and the basket settles into a paddock — sometimes upright, sometimes on its side. You help fold the envelope, arms out, pressing nylon flat. Then breakfast with the chase crew in the flat light, the Avon Valley sunrise balloon flight already behind you by half past eight.
Liberty Balloon Flights operates daily from 04:30–09:00.
The standard weekday flight price is 440 AUD per adult.
You should arrive between 04:30–05:00 for your hot air balloon perth tickets flight, which departs at sunrise.
Backpacks and large bags are prohibited on the balloon due to weight and safety limits for hot air balloon perth tickets.
Children aged 6 and above can participate in hot air balloon perth tickets tours, though the full adult price applies.
You can reschedule more than 72 hours before your hot air balloon perth tickets flight; no changes are allowed within 72 hours.
Unfortunately, hot air balloon perth tickets are not wheelchair accessible due to the physical requirements of boarding.
Wear layered clothing and flat, closed-toe shoes for your hot air balloon perth tickets adventure.
The meeting point for all hot air balloon perth tickets is 112 Fitzgerald Street East, Northam.