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Methven-Mt Hutt Scenic Hot Air Balloon Flight: Soar up to 9500 ft Above Canterbury Plains
4.9
84 Ratings
Methven
Experience the thrill of a Methven-Mt Hutt scenic hot air balloon flight, soaring up to 9500 ft above the picturesque Canterbury Plains. Enjoy panoramic views of the mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
Experience the thrill of a Methven-Mt Hutt scenic hot air balloon flight, soaring up to 9500 ft above the picturesque Canterbury Plains. Enjoy panoramic views of the mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Methven - There can be few finer places to take a balloon flight than New Zealand’s Canterbury Plains. We take off close to the foothills of Mt. Hutt, where the mountains provide excellent shelter from the prevailing North Westerly winds. We have unlimited airspace restrictions upto 9,500 ft which gives us fantastic views across the southern alps…
- Methven - There can be few finer places to take a balloon flight than New Zealand’s Canterbury Plains. We take off close to the foothills of Mt. Hutt, where the mountains provide excellent shelter from the prevailing North Westerly winds. We have unlimited airspace restrictions upto 9,500 ft which gives us fantastic views across the southern alps as far away as Mt. Cook and Mt. Aspiring and also looking East across the patchwork landscape of the plains to the Pacific coast. Methven is a great place to spend a few days with many other attractions including mountain walks and the Lord of the Rings site at Mt. Sunday.
What's Included
- Photos posted on Facebook or available upon request
- Celebrate with a glass of Sparkling wine or fruit juice
- Photos posted on Facebook or available upon request
- Celebrate with a glass of Sparkling wine or fruit juice
Additional Information
Our expert pilots will transport you to an altitude of 9500 ft, giving you a breath-taking view of the Canterbury Plains. Witness the stunning panoramic scenes stretching from the mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. Our launch point is the well-known base of Mt Hutt. The flight experience is nothing short of thrilling, as you soar…
Our expert pilots will transport you to an altitude of 9500 ft, giving you a breath-taking view of the Canterbury Plains. Witness the stunning panoramic scenes stretching from the mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. Our launch point is the well-known base of Mt Hutt. The flight experience is nothing short of thrilling, as you soar above the canopy of trees and rise high to observe the expanse of the Canterbury Plains ahead of you. Turning westward, the awe-inspiring, snow-capped Southern Alps come into view.
Location
Recycling Station
Main Street
Methven town Centre Bus stop, in front of Methven Medical Centre
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(84 Ratings)
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R2014nvbrianh
Apr 15, 2026
Up up and away - Was the highlight of our Anniversary .Our pilot Graham was the best he had an amazing gadget that was able to take the pictures of us all while flying he put everyone at ease with his great sense of humor and his thorough safety briefing. Would certainly fly again with this company.
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Fiona023
Apr 5, 2026
Great Experience & Tour Guide - Really great experience - beautiful views, wonderful guide/operator and nice to experience, see and be a part of the Hot Air Balloon set up and take down process.
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Damonr165
Mar 19, 2026
A great enjoyable experance - We had a great trip as its been on our bucket list for ages. So pleased we got a perfect day between two bad days sunny sky light winds a great friendly crew plus shared it with 3 other couples and one single all first time flyers our driver had done a few and it showed in his carm manner and great handling and helpful guidance and knowledgeable help a very enjoyable day even made fun of the unpacking and packing it all up.a great
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Aesurg
Mar 14, 2026
Great first hot air balloon flight - Our first experience of hot air ballooning and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Great people to book with. Pre-flight communication was excellent and Graham and his team on the day were great. It added to the experience that we all got involved in inflating the balloon at the start and packing up at the end. Graham takes you out to where he thinks might be suitable but then moves on if it’s not. We were lucky and our 2nd location was suitable and it didn’t take long to get set up and off we went. As people have said, you do take off and land in farmers field so there’s the potential for walking through mud….or worse. And once everything is packed up the whole experience is nicely topped off with a glass of champagne and a muffin. Definitely recommend doing this if you’re in the Methven area.
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Foodw2025
Feb 28, 2026
Fantastic Balloon Flight - Loved this experience, beautiful and stunning scenery. Majestic flight and the team running it ran it like clockwork. Highly recommend doing this.
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Adventure48264227477
Feb 24, 2026
Excellent - Fantastic experience, I highly recommend. Very professional, we all helped where required with the set up and packing down. Great value for money.
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Garry_g
Feb 24, 2026
Camel in a balloon - Great views with a great pilot, weather was awesome, even seen Mt Cook, travelled at 6,000 feet, and cruised across farm land.
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Sunshine50558673345
Feb 7, 2026
Great family trip - Absolutely stunning views, very friendly and efficient team, 10/10 would recommend this trip if you're after something a bit different
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Wendydunn7
Feb 12, 2026
Mountains in the clouds - Unfortunately the weather didn’t behave well with low cloud postponing our experience until 9:45. We went through cloud and could view the tops of the mountains in a beautiful setting which was a bonus of the circumstances. We both really enjoyed our flight over the fields and rivers and highly recommend this experience- Wendy and Rex
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Departure61133831334
Feb 22, 2026
Only small mountainwatch but quite a lot of farmwatch - Generally the team ist very friendly and it makes fun to both prepare the balloon and after the ride packing it up again with the other participants. Start and landing were both very smooth, ride took about one hour.
Went up to 8000 feet and had stunning views of Mt Cook and other very high snow covered mountains and to the east Coast.
Nevertheless it was a little bit disappointing to me that we did not stay very long on that elevation even though it was to my surprise neither windy nor cold up there. Instead in the second half we were riding in quite a low elevation across the different farms watching the cows and so on which to me was rather boring.
Recommendable for those who want to have a closer look at farms, I personally would not do this again at this location.
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