Scenic Flight: Breathtaking Journey Over Whitehaven Beach & Great Barrier Reef
4.9
74 Ratings
Airlie Beach
Experience a breathtaking 60-minute scenic flight over the Whitsunday Islands and Great Barrier Reef, including iconic locations like Heart Reef and Whitehaven Beach. Book now!
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Heart Reef - Fly over world famous Heart Reef
- Whitehaven Beach - Fly over the stunning 7km Whitehaven Beach with it’s pure white silica sand.
- Whitehaven Beach - Fly over the stunning 7km Whitehaven Beach with it’s pure white silica sand.
- Hill Inlet - Fly over the the amazing swirling sands of iconic Hill Inlet.
- Whitsunday Islands - Fly over some of the most beautiful islands in the Whitsundays.
- Whitsunday Islands National Park - Fly over some of the most beautiful islands in the Whitsundays.
What's Included
- Scenic 60-minute reef and island flight
- Expert pilot commentary
- Guaranteed window seats for unparalleled views
- Courtesy bus transfers included
- Visit iconic sites: Whitehaven Beach, Heart Reef
- Comfort with air-conditioned vehicles and lounge
- Complimentary parking at the airport
- Secure lockers for personal belongings
What's Not Included
- This tour does not pick up or depart from Hamilton Island. You can join this tour from Airlie Beach.
Additional Information
Embark on a breathtaking 60-minute tour as you fly over the Whitsunday Islands and the Great Barrier Reef, witnessing sights such as Heart Reef, Whitehaven Beach, and Hill Inlet from above!
Experience the Whitsundays from a unique perspective on a 60-minute aerial tour over the islands and the Great Barrier Reef, taking in the remarkable Heart Reef and Whitehaven Beach.
Catch spectacular views of the 74 Whitsunday Islands from up high, soar over Whitehaven Beach and the idyllic Hill Inlet, before heading out over the Great Barrier Reef to take in the widely photographed Heart Reef. Enjoy the spacious fixed-wing aircraft, complete with large viewing windows, informative commentary from the pilot and the best sights of the Whitsundays!
The scenic flights from Ocean Rafting take off from Whitsunday Airport, situated at 12 Air Whitsunday Drive, Flame Tree, positioned conveniently between the famed tourist hubs of Airlie Beach and the Whitsunday Islands – merely an 8-minute drive from Airlie Beach’s main street.
Flights are scheduled to depart daily at 7am, 8.30am, 10.00am, 11.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm.
- Maximum weight - 125kg per person
Location
Whitsunday Airport (Shute Harbour) - Airlie Beach
Air Whitsunday Road
Please head inside main terminal for check in on the flight - Please ensure you are at Whitsunday Airport - Shute Harbour 45 mins prior to departure
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(74 Ratings)
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39meabhh
May 24, 2024
Amazing from start to finish - Most amazing experience I have had since landing in Australia. We flew with Tilan for the scenic flight and he was so informative and made the whole experience a breeze (considering I usually don’t like flying on the best of days I felt so at ease). I’m still in awe of the views throughout the whole flight and will remember this experience forever. Can’t thank the ocean rafting flyraft team enough, definitely recommend as a must do when in Airlie beach.
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Jeff
Apr 30, 2024
WOW WOW WOW - What a sensational scenic flight - Ocean Rafting scenic flight amazing - clean aircraft, friendly and informative pilot - and wow wow wow the views of Whitehaven Beach, the Islands, the Great Barrier Reef and Heart Reef, the colours of blue and turquoise breathtaking. This is a MUST DO experience, we really are blessed to have this in Australia and the experience from booking with Nathan through to the entire team, very easy and seamless, right through until when we landed (smooth landing) was without fault. What a great day - thank you.
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Kylbourgogne
Apr 14, 2024
Wonderful ! - Top organization, extremely well respected schedules, kindness and professionalism of all the staff on land or in flight!
And the icing on the cake, a magnificent experience with flying over the Great Barrier Reef!
Our pilot Alex was great!!!
Experience and agency highly recommended
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Anthony_g
Apr 7, 2024
A 'once in a lifetime ' trip you'll want to do again!!! - Superb views of the Whitsunday Islands and Great Barrier Reef. Super safe. Extremly comfortable. A magnificent and rather spiritual experience.
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Dat127ma
Apr 4, 2024
Whitsunday wonders - This was a fabulous experience and very well organised. The whole team were happy, friendly and informative. Alex, our pilot provided a great commentary and ensured everyone got to see everything The views of the Whitsunday Islands, Whitehaven Beach, Heart Reef and the Great Barrier Reef where truly spectacular. A real bucket list experience!
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N3832hjjuliav
Apr 3, 2024
Amazing trip!! - It was amazing!! I did the fly&raft tour and splitted it in 2 days. So I had the ocean rafting tour to Hill inlet and Whitehaven beach on one day and the scenic flight on the second day. The ocean rafting was such a great and fun day! The boat trip is so much fun, the staff is really nice and kind and the tour guide knows a lot!! The scenic flight was insane! Just an unbelievable experience! It was amazing , so beautiful! You definitely should do it when you are at the whitsundays. The heart reef is amazing as well! The pilot was really nice, kind and told a lot of nice facts and info. It was such a great 2 days, I had so much fun!! The flight was definitely a bucket list thing 😍.
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Bigfamily78
Mar 22, 2024
A wonder of the world seen from above - An almost indescribable experience, you have to live it. I'm afraid in planes but here, despite the apprehension, everything went well thanks to the young woman who was piloting. She was calm and reassuring. What we flew over is just magnificent but the highlight remains the Great Barrier Reef and the famous Heart. What an emotional moment! He will remain as one of our tops, as part of our current World Tour.
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Klaudiuszp2024
Mar 14, 2024
Flight of my life! - Flight of my life!
Our pilot Tilan made great commentary and ensured we understood the safety briefing, which all enhanced the experience to be the best! Absolutely loved this 60 minute flight over the Whitsundays and Great Barrier Reef, Book ASAP!
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Steven_b
Feb 3, 2024
A must do - Flying over the reef and surrounding islands with an experienced pilot. Smooth landing and takeoff. Great local knowledge from the pilot. All round views so no one misses out.
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Trevor
May 5, 2024
Great experience - Organisation and views were terrific. Plane was cramped and overheated even with air flowing. Pilot was excellent and trip was worthwhile.
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