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Fly Raft Package: Whitehaven Beach, Snorkel and Scenic Flight
4.9
249 Ratings
Airlie Beach
Experience the best of the Whitsunday Islands and Great Barrier Reef in one day with a scenic flight and Ocean Rafting adventure. Explore stunning locations like Heart Reef, Whitehaven Beach, and Hill Inlet on this action-packed day trip!
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Heart Reef - Scenic flight over famous Heart Reef.
- Hill Inlet - View famous Hill Inlet from the air on a scenic flight followed by an Ocean Rafting tour to Whitehaven Beach and Hill Inlet, where you will enjoy a guided bushwalk to the spectacular Hill Inlet Lookout to view and capture photographs of the stunning swirling silica sands and aqua water.
- Whitehaven Beach - View Whitehaven Beach from the air on a 60 minute scenic flight followed by an Ocean Rafting adventure to Hill Inlet and Hill Inlet Lookout at Whitehaven Beach. The Southern Lights tour also visits the South End of Whitehaven Beach to swim and relax on this world famous beach.
- Whitsunday Islands - Experience the best view from above, on and below the water in the Whitsundays!
- Whitehaven Beach - View Whitehaven Beach from the air on a 60 minute scenic flight followed by an Ocean Rafting adventure to Hill Inlet and Hill Inlet Lookout at Whitehaven Beach. The Southern Lights tour also visits the South End of Whitehaven Beach to swim and relax on this world famous beach.
- Whitsunday Islands National Park - Experience the best view from above, on and below the water in the Whitsundays!
What's Included
- Guided National Park walks
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- Tour to Whitehaven Beach and Hill Inlet
- 60 minute reef and island scenic flight
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and/or taxes
- Lunch
- Inner fringing coral reef snorkelling and sunsuit/wetsuit
What's Not Included
- Assorted Alcoholic and NON Alcoholic Drinks and snacks (available to purchase - Cash or Credit Card)
- Prescription Mask Hire - AUD20 payable direct on day of travel
- A QLD public holiday surcharge of $20 per adult, $10 per child and $50 per family (2ad,2ch)
- If you are on cruise ship, the timings of this tour DO NOT align with cruise ship schedule.
- This tour does not pick up or depart from Hamilton Island. You can join this tour from Airlie Beach.
Additional Information
Savor the best that the Whitsunday Islands and the Great Barrier Reef have to offer in one day with a panoramic Whitsunday flight and Ocean Rafting escapade! Discover the ultimate sites of the Whitsundays… Heart Reef, Whitehaven Beach, Hill Inlet, and hidden snorkelling spots.
From an aerial perspective, admire many of the 74 islands of the Whitsundays, soar over the picturesque Whitehaven Beach and Hill Inlet before making your way to the Great Barrier Reef and the widely photographed Heart Reef. The cozy fixed-wing aircraft features large windows for a greater viewing experience, informative pilot narration and prime views of the Whitsundays!
Following your aerial adventure, plunge into an Ocean Rafting journey that feels like three days packed into one, featuring a thrilling ride to Whitehaven Beach and Hill Inlet, untouched snorkelling reefs, and guided walks in the Whitsunday Island National Parks. The Southern Lights tour promises more time on the beach, while the Northern Exposure tour allows more time for snorkelling.
- Please bring: swimmers, a beach bag with a towel, hat and shoes, a jacket during winter to protect you from wind and for warmth after snorkelling, camera in a waterproof case or Tupperware, cash for water, soft drinks, fruit juices and chocolates for sale on board, everything you need for the day as you will not return to your accommodation between tours.
- Please note: For legal and safety reasons all passengers are weighed prior to boarding. Maximum per seat weight is 120 kgs. Full names and exact weights per passenger must be advised when booking due to flight weight availability.
- Air con Airport Lounge, Cafe, Charging Port and secure lockers
- Guaranteed window seats with big window viewing
- Whitsunday Airport only 8 mins drive from main street of Airlie Beach
Location
Whitsunday Airport (Shute Harbour) - Airlie Beach
Air Whitsunday Road
Courtesy coach transfers are included from Airlie Beach accommodation or you may choose to meet at Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour. Transfers are also included from the airport to Coral Sea Marina for the vessel.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(249 Ratings)
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D7506hrdanielb
Jul 30, 2024
Well arranged tour. Good location. Nice enthusiastic guides - Basically, you got exactly what you booked. First mooring piece was the beautiful whitehaven beach. Second mooring piece they had food for the fish so you swam in the middle with all the fish around you. Second piece was mostly coral reef, beautiful. Lunch was fine, we got another snack and a piece of fruit, nice addition. The tourguides, kevin and eve, could give a lot of explanation about the whole tour, fun drifting over the water, and also did it with a lot of fun. Well arranged too, wetsuites are available but we got these for free because of the weather and the bad temperature.
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685luukr
Jul 24, 2024
Beautiful experience despite rain and strong winds - Although the day started with rain and strong winds were forecast it was a fantastic day.
From plane good view of beaches islands and reef.
During the raft we did not stay dry!
Snorkeling was for us the first time, but it was explained and guided fine.
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Chengyu_s
Jul 22, 2024
Great experience - It was a fantastic experience, love the scenic fly experience, great view of the beach and the reef, definitely recommend.
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Mlambert5
Jul 14, 2024
Awesome experience - don’t miss! - This experience was AWESOME. Definitely a top experience of a life time. Loved the flight and views, we went early morning in July so even caught some whales! Then did the ocean raft and crew was awesome, loved the snorkeling, boat, beach time and we even caught more whales playing! Such an awesome experience all around. Didn’t catch the pilots name but he was great. For the raft and snorkel, Hailey, Taylor and Benny did fantastic. Great crew and time! Thank you!
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Sophierj8666sw
Jul 4, 2024
AMAZING - No words for this tour was incredible soooooo worth the money!! From start to finish was an amazing day! The staff on black Betty were super friendly and so helpful!! Love it!!
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922robyna
Jul 3, 2024
Amazing day out, cannot recommend enough - An amazing day out cannot recommend enough. We did the whole northern exposure, scenic flight followed by the boat day. Heith and Ash were amazing, very good at their jobs providing a great and entertaining day out!
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Connor_s
Jul 1, 2024
Amazing - Amazing experience. Definitely worth the money spent. Staff really looked after us, cel and Adrian were super friendly and informative. Seeing the Great Barrier Reef from above and snorkelling with the fish is once in a a lifetime. Would definitely recommend
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Keyu_s
Jul 1, 2024
highly recommend - nice Staff nice trip
Amazing beautiful view
10/10
will be really nice memory for us
Highly recommended
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Aoifer136
Jun 27, 2024
Best trip to do - The Fly and Raft tour was the highlight of our trip! We got picked up from our hotel and were driven to the nearby airport for our flight. The flight over the Whitsundays and the reef was incredible. One thing though was it was hard to hear the pilot pointing things out.
After the flight we were driven to the boat. Scottie and Cel looked after us so well. Special mention for the cracking tunes (would love to know the Playlist). We saw whales on the way to Whitehaven beach and Cel and Scottie provided plenty of local knowledge of the islands.
When we got to Whitehaven we had plenty of time at the lookout and when we got back to the beach lunch was provided for us which was really good.
It was my first time snorkeling and the crew really reassured me and made sure I was OK.
Overall it was an incredible trip - probably the best day of my life. I highly recommend it.
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Wietskej2018
Jun 24, 2024
The best day! - We've just come back from our Fly 'n Raft trip, and it's been the absolute best day. I wanted to show my family the best spots in Australia and why I've been living in this country for the last 4 years, and after today, I think they finally fully understand why. Or crew Celeste and Hayley and our captain Mez were unreal. I've done quite a few boat trips in Oz, but this was the first time I had an all female crew, and what a powerful one as well! So bloody inspiring. So professional and focused on safety, whilst also making sure we had the most fun day ever, it was just unreal. Finishing first in the race back to the harbour was a great end to an already stellar day. Big up the girls! I will be recommending Ocean Rafting to everyone I meet, keep up the incredible work. Thanks again for everything, it's been the highlight of our 3 week family trip. Lots of love from the family from Belgium! X
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