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Whitsundays and Great Barrier Reef 60 Minute Scenic Flight

from $200.46

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Highlights

  • 60 minute reef & island scenic flight
  • Bird’s eye views of the islands & reef
  • Departs from Whitsunday Airport
  • Heart Reef & Whitehaven Beach
  • Listen to pilot commentary
  • Whitsunday Islands & Great Barrier Reef

About this experience

For the best aerial views of The Whitsundays and The Great Barrier Reef, book this 60 minute scenic flight and sit back and enjoy the spectacular scenery. Departing from Airlie Beach, passengers will fly in a comfortable fixed-wing aircraft with large windows to ensure that you capture the best views and photographs throughout your scenic Whitsundays flight. Home to a collection of 74 tropical islands, this Whitsundays scenic flight will soar high above Whitehaven Beach and the Hill Inlet as well as the iconic Heart Reef in the Great Barrier Reef. A Whitsundays scenic flight is the perfect activity to accompany a Great Barrier Reef day cruise or for those who are looking to experience the Whitsundays while staying dry! Regular scenic flights are scheduled throughout the day making it easy to fit into any itinerary. Book your tickets online here.

What to expect

Take to the sky for a 60 minute scenic Whitsundays flight over the 74 tropical islanding including Whitehaven Beach, Heart Reef and the Great Barrier Reef.
60 minute reef and island scenic flight
Flight over the Whitsunday Islands and Great Barrier Reef
The comfortable fixed wing aircraft offers big window viewing and pilot commentary
Best views of the Whitsundays
Guests will have a bird’s eye view of many of the 74 Whitsunday Islands

Things to note

  • What To Bring : A jacket during winter, Camera, Sunglasses and sunscreen
  • Minimum numbers of four passengers for flights or flight packages apply
  • Flights are subject to pilot discretion, weather and air traffic control
  • For legal and safety reasons all passengers are weighed prior to boarding.
  • Individual weights in excess of 110kg will incur an extra seat surcharge. Maximum per seat weight is 125 kgs
  • Full names and exact weights per passenger must be advised when booking due to flight weight availability
  • Pick up transfers for scenic flights only collect guests from their mainland accommodation and drop off transfers are always to Coral Sea Marina,
  • with the exception of the last flight of the day, which may return guests to their mainland accommodation
  • The fly part of the Fly and Raft tour is operated by Whitsunday Air Services, a certified carrier by CASA.

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