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By Larry Rivera, About.com Guide to Australia / NZ Travel

Ride High at Canberra's
Hot Air Balloon Fiesta

Sunday April 16, 2006
Ride high in Australia's national capital. It's Balloon Fiesta time in Canberra.

The balloons launch from the forecourt of Canberra's Old Parliament House and you can see hot air balloons of varying shapes, sizes and nationalities drifting into Canberra's early morning sky.

Photo © 1997 Australian Tourist Commission.

To go on a hot air balloon flight, contact Dawn Drifters on (02) 6285 4450 (dawndrifters.com.au) or Balloon Aloft on (02) 6285 1540 (balloon.canberra.net.au).

Various activities fill the Canberra calendar until the end of the festival on April 23.

While in Canberra, don't forget to go sightseeing and visit such popular venues and attractions as the National Gallery, National Museum, Australian War Memorial and, especially for the kids, Questacon.

Where to stay in Canberra

Canberra Balloon Fiesta.

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