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----- Take your budget further and get 5% off when you use the code WELWIKI5 on your booking through the link on WikiCamps. Enjoy your experience! ----- Fly in a hot air balloon over Barossa Valley! This local tour has been operating since 1986 and is excited to share their passion for hot air ballooning. An experienced pilot will provide commentary and a safe flight over the wine region. This has been inducted into TripAdvisor's Hall of Fame for its reputation for professionalism, excellence, and safety. Hot air balloons are fascinating and a great way to see a place at a slow pace! A lot of people wonder how they fly but it's simple! Hot air balloons fly because hot air rises. Hot air rises because it is less dense than the cooler air around it and so it tends to 'float' on the cooler air. The tour uses a burner to heat the air in the balloon until it is hotter than the air outside the balloon. Once it is, the balloon will rise, carrying the group with it. If the pilot were to allow the balloon to cool, it would begin to do descend as it becomes the same temperature as the outside air. If the pilot were to let some of the hot air out of the balloon, the same thing would happen because there would no longer be enough hot air in the balloon to lift the group.