Scenic Flight: Whitsundays and Great Barrier Reef

Experience the breathtaking beauty of the Whitsunday Islands and Great Barrier Reef on a 70-minute scenic flight. See the iconic Heart Reef and capture stunning photos from your guaranteed window seat.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Airlie Beach - Arriving at the Fly Australia Passenger lounge you will be met by your local experienced pilot who will fill you in on the tour ahead. We will board the aircraft and take off for our tour over the beautiful Whitsundays and Great Barrier Reef. Remember to bring your camera, there will be unlimited photo opportunities!
What's Included
  • Bus pick up and drop off service available on request from 2 locations in Airlie Beach
  • Bottled water
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Landing and/or facility fees
  • Goods and Services Tax (GST)
  • Airport and departure taxes
  • Live commentary on board
Additional Information

An amazing and unforgettable experience.
This is our most popular flight and with great reason! Combining both the Whitsunday Islands and Great Barrier Reef in one including the world famous Heart Reef!
Departing from the iconic Shute Harbour airport, only 9 mins drive from Airlie Beach main street.
Enjoy the iconic scenery as you soar in our specially…

Location
12 Air Whitsunday Rd
Air Whitsunday Road
Fly Australia Charter, Whitsunday Airport (Shute Harbour Airport) Meeting Time is 30 minutes before your booked flight departure time. Please arrive on time as we do not wait if you are late. There is free car parking at the airport while you take the scenic flight.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(597 Ratings)
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Christa_s
Feb 21, 2025
Wonderful experience - In port for the day on a cruise ship and found this amazing tour. It was easy to find our meeting point as we were picked up directly across from the exit at the cruise terminal. Our pilot was Alex was amazing! He was very knowledgeable about the islands and the reef. Would definitely recommend this tour.
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Dianecq4203ro
Feb 16, 2025
Great flight - A marvellous flight over the great barrier reef. A guaranteed window seat was brilliant so we could both enjoy the stunning views of the heart of reef and the spectacular beaches
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Whliu2001
Feb 16, 2025
Fabulous tour - A smooth ride on fixed wing aircraft with fantastic view of Hill Inlet Lagoon, whithaven beach, and heart reef. Everyone got a window seat.
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Claudiar6130
Feb 13, 2025
Very nice - It all went smoothly. all very friendly. great sightseeing flight with good explanations and lots of wonderful pictures and memories.
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342gerryf
Feb 5, 2025
Good service - Booked direct which is the cheapest way. Unfortunately we could not fly and had to cancel just 25 hours before trip. Full refund was paid, no fuss. Good customer service.
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Fruhline
Jan 24, 2025
Amazing views! - Run don’t walk to this amazing opportunity to see the Barrier reef from the sky. It is a once in a lifetime experience. The planes were comfortable, the pilots were safe and knowledgeable and the scenery is amazing. We had a cloudy day, but it did not affect the colors. Great day! Thank you Anthony and team!
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Carol_b
Jan 24, 2025
Flight over Great Barrier Reef - What an amazing experience! Flying over the Great Barrier Reef and Whitehaven Beach was stunning. I would highly recommend this trip.
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K
Jan 21, 2025
Barrier reef incredible view - Awesome flight with incredible views of the barrier reef off of Airlie. Great service and friendly staff and pilot. Definitely an experience you don’t want to miss.
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Madsgordon
Feb 20, 2025
Cool experience! - Flight views were amazing, so special seeing the Hill Inlet & Heart Reef from above. However we’re rating it a 4/5 as the plane was very stuffy / hot and we felt as though the pilot was almost just reciting a script with little interaction with us and we struggled to hear what he said as the other planes radios were feeding into our headphones. It would have been better with more aircon, maybe music and clearer more passionate commentary from the pilot. Still a good experience though.
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Sonia_p
Feb 18, 2025
Everything was terrible because there was no experience. - Because they sell products that they are not going to fulfill and deliver. They never answered my messages for the meeting point. I was waiting very punctually and they called me to tell me that they were not going to pick me up because the flight was cancelled. You or they cancelled on me, they wanted me to take another flight but I had just enough time for my flight to Melbourne, I didn't know what to do. They agreed to give me my money back, which they haven't done. I demand that they give it back to me, how can they sell a product that they are not going to fulfill, and they cancel on me just when they had to pick me up.
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