Cairns Ballooning Tour with Half Day Green Island Tour

Your balloon gently floats above the tips of blue gums and paper bark trees, with the wide open spaces of the Tablelands below with fantastic 360 degree views. Your Hot Air pilot is very experience and trained to Australia's highest standard, so enjoy the freedom of balloon flying while he looks after your safe and gentle ride. Keep an eye out for kangaroos and some of our unique local wildlife as you go. Binoculars are on board to capture sightings of local birdlife too. Come back to earth gently then continue the fun by helping us pack up.

After ballooning you will be transferred back into Cairns to the Reef Fleet Terminal to board the Big Cat to Green Island. You will arrive at Green Island at approximately 11.45am. Included in your package will be a choice of Glass Bottom Boat Tour or Snorkelling Equipment. You will have approximately 4 hours free time to enjoy and explore Green Island, purchase lunch, visit the Marine Land Melanesia Crocodile Farm and Aquarium or just laze around on the sandy white beaches and swim in crystal clear turquoise waters of the Great Barrier Reef.

Boarding for your return ferry from Green Island at 4.30pm it is time to return to Cairns. Arrive back into Cairns at approximately 5.30pm. Make own way back to accommodation. 

4.30 am - 5.00 am
An early morning pick-up from your hotel by a Hot Air Cairns coach for your special package tour. (Approximately one hour from cairns, one hour transfer, pickup times confirmed on booking.

Sunrise
Experience the fun & unique sensation of hot air ballooning in the Atherton Tablelands, Australia. We fly at Mareeba in the Cairns Highlands (previously called the Atherton Tablelands) Enjoy the picturesque landscape at sunrise, enjoy 30 minutes flying time. Breathe in the wide-open spaces! We have Australia’s largest fleet of balloons and a fun and highly trained crew to maximise the fun of your morning.

8.00 am
Return and Landing, balloon pack-up and lots of laughs.

9.30 am
Check-in with Great Adventures Green Island Cruises check-in counter at Cairns' Reef Fleet Terminal. After checking in with Great Adventures Green Island Cruises, depart to Green Island via high speed catamaran.

10.30 am
Great Adventures high speed catamaran departs for Green Island.

11.30 am
Arrive at Green Island to explore the Great Barrier Reef and relax on the island. Choose from either snorkelling equipment or glass bottom boat. 

4.30 pm
Great Adventures High Speed Catamara departs promptly from Green Island at this time so it is best to be at the Jetty at least 10 minutes prior to departure

5.30 pm
Arrive back in Cairns. Passengers need to make own way back to accommodation from Cairns Marina or can request the Optional Return Coach Transfers to Cairns or Cairns Northern Beaches accommodation. 

Please Note: All itinerary times are approximate and are subject to change

• Coach tranfer from Cairns & select Cairns Northern Beaches accommodation in early morning
• Spectacular 30 min Hot Air Balloon Scenic Flight
• Expert interpretive commentary
• Cross Country Balloon Chase
• Commemorative Flight Certificate
• High speed Catamaran transfers with Great Adventures to Green Island
• Choice of Snorkelling Equipment or Glass Bottom Boat Tour
• Make own way to accommodation from Reef Fleet Terminal at end of tour (with the option to add in a return coach transfer) 

• Adult AU$426.00 per person Includes Compulsory Additional Aviation Levy
• Child (aged 4 to 14 years of age) AU$341.00 per person Includes Compulsory Additional Aviation Levy

Important Booking Notes: Package includes coach transfers from accommodation to Ballooning and a drop off at the Reef Fleet Terminal to check-in at the Great Adventures Counter for the Green Island tour.  However, at the end of the Green Island tour, guests  can choose to make own way back to accommodation at the end of the day  - or - can choose to book the package with a return coach transfer back to Cairns City - or - Cairns Northern Beaches Accommodation. 

Please use Comments Box in the Booking Form to specify if you require a return coach transfer back to Cairns or Cairns Northern Beaches Accommodation or if you would prefer to make own way back to accommodation at the end of your day on Green Island. 

Ballooning Insurance Levy amount is payable to Ballooning Operator prior to ballooning tour on morning of departure and Government Reef Tax amount is payable to Reef Operator on check-in at check-in counter prior to departure.
One Way Coach Transfer from Reef Fleet Terminal to Cairns City Accommodation 

• Adult AU$15.00 
• Child (aged 4 to 14 years of age) AU$10.00

One Way Coach Transfer from Reef Fleet Terminal to Cairns Northern Beaches Accommodation

• Adult AU$19.00
• Child (aged 4 to 14 years of age) AU$10.50 

What to Bring

• Walking shoes
• Camera
• Dress casual outdoor layered clothing
• White clothing not recommended due to bush environment.
• Swimming Clothes & Towel
• Hat, sunscreen & sunglasses
• Deposit required for Snorkelling equipment

Tour Conditions

• For Passengers with Weight or Mobility or Pregnancy queries - please phone us to discuss before booking online.
• All times are an indication only, please note that times do change summer/winter/spring, exact start times given on receipt of your full booking details
• 100% charge applies if passengers fail to fly on the morning booked. 24 hours notice is required for changes.