Important notice: For all new Nautilus Aviation bookings made on or after 01 April 2026 a per person fuel surcharge has been included in the retail prices
See the very best of northern Australia from our perspective – the air.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
