Yarra Valley Sunrise Balloon Flight with Buffet Breakfast

The same operator as the Melbourne pickup flight, without the pickup built in. Check-in is at Yarra Valley Lodge in Chirnside Park and the whole morning runs three to five hours. Pilots choose the launch site by wind direction on the day, then work the wind layers during the hour aloft to pick where to come down. Vineyards below, mist sitting in the low ground, the Yarra bending through the middle of it. Breakfast is a buffet, back at the lodge. Flying this early leaves the rest of the day free, which is the practical argument for it in a valley full of cellar doors. Passengers over 130 kg should contact the operator before booking. A shuttle from Melbourne CBD can be added, but it has to be pre-booked and pushes the meeting time earlier still.