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Summer activities here start before breakfast and run past sunset: a balloon flight at sunrise, a jet boat across Sydney Harbour, a catamaran dinner cruise on the Yarra as the light goes. Most happen outdoors and many on the water. Choose something for two, a group of friends or the whole family, and book it for the long days ahead.
Summer activities here are built around long days and late evenings, from sunrise balloon flights to dinner cruises that finish after dark. Melbourne's Yarra River has a bottomless brunch cruise, a four-course dinner cruise and a sunset catamaran with a DJ. Sydney has a jet boat that reaches 75 kilometres per hour. Beyond the cities, you'll find skydives, island tours and beach resorts.
The Jet Boat Ride on Sydney Harbour whizzes past the harbour's landmarks, with waterproof ponchos supplied. The Sydney Harbour Cruise takes the slower option, with upper deck seating and a three-course lunch for two. On Moreton Bay, the Moreton Bay Sailing Trip with Island Stop and Lunch adds stand-up paddleboarding, boom netting and a floating aqua mat. At Phillip Island, the Thundercat Tour runs past Cape Woolamai and the Granite Sea Caves.
The Yarra does most of the work in Melbourne. A bottomless brunch cruise fills a late morning, the Sunset Cruise with Dinner and Drinks adds a two-course dinner and a DJ, and the Melbourne River Cruise with 4 Course Dinner watches the city light up from the water. More of the same on the sunset cruises page.
The Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Experience Over Melbourne drifts over Flinders Street Station, Albert Park Lake and the Shrine of Remembrance, with pickup from your CBD accommodation. The Gold Coast Hot Air Balloon Flight lifts off over the hinterland and lands at a vineyard breakfast at O'Reillys Canungra Valley Vineyards, followed by an alpaca walk. In Alice Springs, the hot air balloon flight with sparkling watches the sun rise over the MacDonnell Ranges. For more height, the Weekend Tandem Skydive Over Wollongong jumps from up to 15,000ft, with return transfers from Sydney.
The All-Inclusive Mystery Picnic Experience with Wine in Queensland sends you through 11 possible locations, solving riddles on your phone before you eat. In Western Australia, the Margaret River Beach Resort Getaway sits 500 metres from Gnarabup Beach, with a pool between winery visits. From Hobart, the Bruny Island Day Tour mixes oysters and artisan cheeses with swimming, hiking and a chance of spotting the white wallaby.
Summer gifts work best with a time of day attached. A sunrise flight suits the early riser, a harbour jet boat the one who never sits still, and a sunset cruise a couple who've forgotten how to plan a date.
If the plan is still forming, a RedBalloon gift voucher lets them choose the activity and the day themselves.
It depends on what you want from the day. For the water, try a jet boat on Sydney Harbour or a cruise on the Yarra. For views, go up in a balloon at sunrise. For a rush, skydive. The river cruise with a four-course dinner and the sunrise balloon flight over Melbourne are popular options.
Melbourne's summer options centre on the Yarra River and the sky above it. You can take a bottomless brunch cruise, a sunset dinner cruise with a DJ, or a four-course dinner cruise after dark. A sunrise balloon flight crosses the city's landmarks before breakfast. Check each product page for departure points and times.
You can book summer activities in Sydney, Melbourne, Moreton Bay, the Gold Coast hinterland, Wollongong, Phillip Island, Nelson Bay, Alice Springs, Margaret River and Hobart. Each product page lists its meeting point, so you can match an activity to your nearest city before you book.
Families have their own pages for kids activities and things to do for families. Among the summer options, the Tasman Island Nature Cruise is a family cruise past sea cliffs and sea caves. The jet boat in Sydney carries children, with a 120cm height requirement and an adult for passengers aged 15 and under.
Less than you'd expect. The Sydney jet boat and the Phillip Island Thundercat supply waterproof ponchos, and the Thundercat adds waterproof phone cases. Darwin's sunrise jet ski tour provides a life jacket, sunscreen and iced lattes and tea, and has a 16-year minimum for drivers.
Summer in Australia runs from December to February. Sunrise and sunset activities take advantage of the long light, so check each product page for set times, since departure times can change through the season.
For other times of year, try spring activities, things to do in autumn or winter activities. If it's the water you're after, the water sports page goes deeper, and outdoor activities cover everything that happens on land.