Outback Ballooning - Your ballooning adventure begins in the cool pre dawn darkness as you are picked up from your accommodation in Alice Springs. During the 15-minute drive to our desert launch site you will get to know the crew as they make final weather checks and explain the routine for the morning. At the launch site gas burners are used to inflate the balloons just as the sun lights up the rugged MacDonnell Ranges.

Once floating gently in the air you will appreciate the vast remoteness of the Australian Outback. Wildlife, particularly big red kangaroos are seen nearly every day as the balloon crosses spinifex grasses, mulga scrub and cattle stations.

Spinifex Balloon Flights - What better way to see some of the most rugged and spectacular scenery in Central Australia? Your morning begins before dawn when the wind is gentle and a new day is about to begin. Soaring majestically over the terrain you will be overcome by the awesome and vast landscape which stretches out endlessly underneath.

Watch the kangaroos bounce and speed their way on their journeys, gaze up to the swirling eagles and cruise over the peaks of the ancient MacDonnell Ranges stretching out like a family of caterpillars crawling over the heart of Australia. Spinifex Ballooning has been operating in the Alice Springs area since April 1992. Our Chief Pilot has over 20 years ballooning experience and over 2000 hours flying time with an impeccable safety record. We hold all the necessary Insurance and Civil Aviation Certificates to operate.

Tiwi Island In Darwin - Located 80 kilometres north of Darwin, the Tiwi Islands are the combination of Bathurst and Melville Islands and collectively the Aboriginal population call themselves the Tiwi people. The Tiwi Islands remain a unique and rare opportunity to view and share this culture.

Darwin Harbour - Darwin Harbour is surrounded by scenic mangroves and pristine tidal waters, meeting at Darwin’s cosmopolitan foreshore. Take a voyage of discovery around the foreshore or spend a day out fishing for barramundi, jewfish, golden snapper and threadfin salmon or go for the adventure of scuba diving around the wrecks.

Jim Jam Falls - this majestic waterfall is a sight to behold at the end of a challenging four-wheel drive track in the southern escarpment country of Kakadu National Park. Set in the red ochre of the Arnhem Land escarpment, and boasting white sandy beaches and crystal clear water, it is worth the 900 metre walk across rocks to appreciate this special area.

Kakadu Natioanl Park - Kakadu is Australia's largest national park and can be entered either from Darwin on the Arnhem Highway or via Pine Creek on the Kakadu Highway.

17 Mile Falls - 17 Mile Falls are a permanent water source located 28 kilometres along the Jatbula Trail. The sandstone plateau acts as a huge sponge that in turn seeps water into rivers and creeks such as 17 Mile Creek. These watercourses supply the year round water for these spectacular Falls.

Crystal Falls - Located within Nitmiluk National Park (Katherine Gorge), this 58 kilometre Trail takes between four to five days to complete and is a one way walk from Katherine Gorge (Nitmiluk) to Leliyn / Edith Falls.

Ayers Rock Observatory - The lights of the world’s modern cities hide the brilliance of the night sky, but things are different at the Ayers Rock Observatory, located in Yulara. The darkness of the desert setting and a clean atmosphere, provide one of the best locations on Earth to view the magnificent skies of the Southern Hemisphere.

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park - Few are ever prepared for a visit to the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Uluru / Ayers Rock is Australia's most recognisable natural icon. Standing 348 metres high, the monolith has a great cultural significance for the traditional Aboriginal owners, the Anangu people. The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is located 440 kilometres south-west of Alice Springs near the town of Yulara, and encompasses both Uluru / Ayers Rock and the great rock domes of Kata Tjuta / The Olgas. This ancient landform dates back 500 million years. Travellers visiting the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park can also browse through the informative and award-winning Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre.

In the north, the wet season lasts from October to April and the dry season is from May to September. During the wet season, the coast is vulnerable to tropical cyclones (hurricanes or typhoons).

Rainfall varies from an annual average of 1570 mm in the northern monsoonal fringe to less than 150 mm a year in the barren south. Approximately, one-third of the Territory receives more than 500 mm of rainfall a year.