About Balloon Aloft Byron Bay
Balloon Aloft Byron Bay offers sunrise hot air balloon flights over the stunning Byron Bay hinterland, giving passengers a bird's-eye view of the coastline, Mount Warning, rolling farmland, and the lush rainforest of the Northern Rivers region. Operating since the 1980s across multiple locations in New South Wales, Balloon Aloft is one of Australia's most experienced hot air ballooning companies, and their Byron Bay operation has become one of the area's signature experiences.
Each flight is approximately 45 to 60 minutes in the air, with the entire experience lasting around three and a half to four hours including pre-flight preparations and a champagne breakfast at Three Blue Ducks restaurant at The Farm Byron Bay. The launch site varies depending on wind conditions, meaning no two flights are the same — one morning you might drift over the Pacific coastline, the next over the hinterland villages of Bangalow, Mullumbimby, or Nimbin. The experienced pilots hold commercial licences and carry groups of up to 16 passengers per basket.
What makes Balloon Aloft Byron Bay special is the combination of the flight itself with the post-landing celebration at one of the region's best restaurants. The Farm Byron Bay is a working farm and food destination, so the champagne breakfast is a genuine culinary experience rather than an afterthought. For visitors wanting a once-in-a-lifetime perspective on the Byron Bay region, there is simply no better vantage point than from a thousand feet above the hinterland at sunrise.
