Cairns Scenic Flights

As we all know you can visit some of these iconic destinations on foot, underwater, certain lookout vantage points or on a scenic sight-seeing tour but you will never see these places in their full majesty as you will on a scenic flight, in a fixed wing air craft or helicopter with 360 degree views. And goodness knows when you will be coming back to Cairns and Tropical North Queensland for a second time to visit these icons so why not see them at their best from the comfort of a seat on a scenic flight air tour.

Your private pilot will fly you to places that tour coaches cannot reach. Your aircraft or hot air balloon will be flying down low to see what there is to see up close and capturing those memorable images for you to take home and show your family and friends.

The Great Barrier Reef Queensland Australia

As Australia's Great Barrier Reef is also listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the World then a scenic flight over the top of the reef at around 500 to 1,000 feet at times is definitely the way to see the brilliance of the reef and corals, sand cays, islands and marine life that lay just off Cairns and Port Douglas.

Cairns is regarded as the best location in Queensland Australia to see the Great Barrier Reef due to the dense coral formations that are easily accessible from either the Cairns marina or the Port Douglas marina. The Great Barrier Reef stretches approximately 2600 kilometers long and supports 3000 individual reefs and 900 idyllic tropical islands.

The Cairns Great Barrier Reef is also home to the world’s largest population of Dugong and the huge Green Sea Turtle and although both the latter are currently under threat of extinction you have a greater chance of seeing them from your fixed wing aircraft seat or helicopter seat as no doubt the local pilot will know the best spots to find these amazing sea creatures. Your helicopter pilot can go down to 500 feet and circle around these animals to ensure you get some fantastic shots without disturbing them too much.

A scenic flight by aero plane is also a great way to go whale watching and this is a big tourist draw card from Cairns with the giant Humpback Whales making their annual migration from June to September to the safety of the enclosed coral reef lagoons so they can calve in relative safety from marauding sharks eager for a feast. The Humpbacks will stay here for a while and ensure their calves are strong enough to start making the journey back down to the Antarctic summer where the Krill will be in abundance and help the calf to grow big and strong.

It’s Your Charter flight And You Can Fly Where You Want To!

Flying in a fixed wing aircraft with a few people works out to be a little more affordable than a helicopter so it makes sense to book a scenic flight in an aero plane if you wish to fly for a longer period of time and see a lot more of the region. You can even enjoy an outback overnight experience in the Queensland Savvanah. As an example your aircraft can fly out across the reef to a place like Green Island for an hour and only cost around $180 per person (always check the minimum passengers required) with your scenic aircraft flight taking you out as far as the Outer Barrier Reef to places like Batt Reef to see where schools of huge flying Manta ray call home.

Visit the sea beds where the rare Dugong graze peacefully or follow the migrating Humpback Whales, Dwarf Minke Whales and pods of dolphins. Your fixed wing aircraft can give you a much longer experience at a very affordable price.

All fixed wing scenic flights depart from Cairns General Aviation apron at least four times a day apart from Christmas Day. You can choose from a set of scenic flights that are already mapped out or you can create your own scenic air tour that may incorporate cruising over the top of the world heritage Cape Tribulation and Daintree Rainforest and see all the majestic waterfalls and rainforest clad ranges as well as the Great Barrier Reef or you can fly up to historical Cooktown to see where Captain Cook landed and spend the day visiting places of historic distinction.

A scenic air tour flight over to the secret hideaway of the rich and famous could be yours to enjoy as well with a day trip to Lizard Island to snorkel and relax in the Blue Lagoon. Private Charter air flights give you the option to have your own personalized air tour put together to incorporate all the tourist sightseeing attractions only you are interested in to ensure your holiday in Cairns is the best it can be.

Australian Outback Scenic Flights & Tours

If you are the enquiring type that love’s hearing about, seeing and experiencing the historic places in Australia then we recommend you look at taking a scenic flight from Cairns to outback Queensland for a day or an overnight touring adventure to see the Undara Lava Tubes, drop in to cattle-sheep stations, visit the very top of Australia at Cape York and the Gulf of Carpentaria or even take a trip to the Whitsundays and Hamilton Island it’s all just a scenic aeroplane ride away.  Ensure to ask us about our unique Cattle Station Homestead Luxury Retreat, and Luxury Island Retreats.