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Scenic Flights

See the very best of northern Australia from our perspective – the air.

Scenic Flights

Make memories you will never forget with a stunning scenic flight in Northern Australia.

Experience the very best scenic spots whether it is the Great Barrier Reef, the Wet Tropics rainforest or Kakadu and much more. Our scenic helicopters tours take you to the best spots in comfort, allowing you to sit back and soak up the view.

The Great Barrier Reef
Scenic Flight Options

Take a scenic flight over vast areas of the reef and rainforest that you otherwise couldn’t access.

Cairns
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30-Minute Reef Scenic Flight 
This scenic helicopter flight over the reef includes incredible photo opportunities of picturesque Green Island, Arlington Reef and Upolu Sand Cay.
Cairns
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45-Minute Reef & Rainforest Scenic Flight
This is our most popular scenic flight combining the beauty of our 30-minute reef scenic flight with a bird’s eye view of the oldest continually surviving tropical rainforest on Earth.
Cairns
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60-Minute Reef & Rainforest Scenic Flight
Our most comprehensive scenic flight, combining all the highlights of the 45-minute Reef & Rainforest scenic flight with a 15-minute extension along the rainforest-covered escarpment of Lamb Range and Lake Morris.
Horn Island
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Tip of Australia Scenic Flight
Visually spectacular and historically significant, this 40-minute flight takes you over the northernmost point of the Australian mainland. Fly over the strikingly turquoise waters of the Arafura Sea, along deserted white beaches, volcanic rainforest covered peaks and seasonal waterfalls.
Townsville
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Magnetic Island Scenic Flight & Sailing
An affordable, yet luxurious, all-inclusive helicopter scenic flight and small group sailing experience showcasing spectacular Magnetic Island. From above enjoy views of the turquoise waters before sailing to one of the islands.
Townsville
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90-Minute Scenic Flight – Hinchinbrook Island
The most comprehensive scenic flight experience in the region, it combines all the incredible highlights of our 60-minute Palm Island group scenic flight plus a circuit of Australia’s largest island national park, Hinchinbrook Island.
Port Douglas
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60-Minute Scenic Flight – Reef & Rainforest
Experience our most epic scenic flight experience from Port Douglas. View the lush rainforest covered peaks and seasonal waterfalls of Daintree National Park as well as to the very best of the outer Great Barrier Reef.
Townsville
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60-Minute Scenic Flight – Palm Island Group
This stunning scenic flight takes you across the strikingly turquoise waters of the Coral Sea. Palm Island group is a visually spectacular archipelago of 13 individual tropical islands that deliver one of the most photogenic scenic flight experiences in the region.
Townsville
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45-Minute Scenic Flight – Magnetic Island & Cape Cleveland Lighthouse
This diverse scenic flight combines the highlights of our 30-minute Magnetic Island flight with an extension to the heritage-listed Cape Cleveland Lighthouse along a 40km stretch of Cleveland Bay.
Port Douglas
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45-Minute Reef Scenic Flight
Enjoy all the highlights of our 30-minute reef scenic flight before travelling over the best of the outer Great Barrier Reef. In the distance see Snapper Island before flying along the entire length of the spectacular Tongue Reef.
Port Douglas
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30-Minute Scenic Flight – Reef
Departing over Port Douglas and famous Four Mile Beach, enjoy picture-perfect views of stunning Low Isles, comprised of two coral cay islands and 55 acres of fringing reef. Many of the larger marine species are most easily spotted from the air.
Cairns
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Heli Experience
Nautilus Aviation are giving you the chance to have a taste before upgrading to one of our 30-,45- or 60-minute reef and rainforest experiences.
Port Douglas
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30-Minute Scenic Flight – Rainforest
Our 30-minute flight showcases the lush rainforest covered mountains of Mossman and Syndicate at the southern end of Daintree National Park including the famous Mossman Gorge.
Townsville
  • Scenic Flights
30-Minute Scenic Flight – Magnetic Island
Our Magnetic Island scenic flight commences over Townsville’s waterfront precinct and picturesque Cleveland Bay before showcasing the pristine secluded beaches, rugged coastline, fringing reefs, and turquoise waters that surround this island paradise.
Darwin
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30-Minute Darwin Scenic Flight
The perfect orientation to Darwin and its diverse natural landscapes, enjoy sweeping views of the city centre, waterfront precinct and northern beaches as well as pockets of monsoon forest, extensive mangrove systems and more.
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