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1-Hour Whitsunday Islands and Heart Reef Scenic Flight

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Overview

Available languages

Chinese
Cantonese
English

1 hour 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

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 designed scenic flight fixed wing aircraft, featuring overhead high wings and large panoramic windows ensuring unobstructed views.

Your pilot will point out land marks to ensure all on board have time to capture that special shot and take in the beauty.

Includes the Whitsunday Islands, Hill Inlet and Whitehaven Beach, The Great Barrier Reef and Heart Reef!

All passengers are Guaranteed a window seat.

Live commentary during your entire flight.

Fly Australia is committed to sustainability through responsible environmental and cultural practices and actions towards conservation and climate change.

Duration: 60 - 70 mins.

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Specialized infant seats are available

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Due to comfort and weight / balance limits of the aircraft, Maximum passengers weight is 130KG

Flight time is an estimate and dependent on weather, wind, cloud, other air traffic, air traffic control. The flight time may vary slightly as a result.

Due to comfort and weight and balance, our aircraft seats have a weight limit of 130KG and we will need to weight every passenger during the check-in process, if you are over weight at the time we are unable to take you on as a passenger on the scenic flight, and no refunds will be provided. If you are close to our aircraft seat limit of 130KG please weight yourself a few days before the flight. If you determine that you are unfit to go on the scenic flight and notify us before 24 hours of the scenic flight departure time we will be able to provide a change a date or refund.

We will try our best at accommodating passengers seating requests, however, passengers within the same booking group may not be seated together due to weight and balances of the aircraft to ensure the safety of flight operation.

This activity is a weather dependent activity.

You will receive a confirmation email after your booking. Please note a confirmation email is a notification that we have received your booking but it can be subject to change due to weather, weight and balance of our aircraft, minimum passenger requirements and opeartional requirements.

Please provide us with accurate contact information

Passengers with medical conditions that may be affected by flight should consult a doctor before booking and inform us.

Appropriate clothing and footwear must be worn

Cancellation Policy

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

What To Expect

1

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!

Admission Not Applicable
2

Whitsunday Islands

The Whitsundays Scenic Flight takes you over some of Australia's most iconic and beautiful landscapes including the World Heritage Great Barrier Reef & breathtaking islands of the Whitsundays. You will enjoy panoramic sights from the comfort of our seat in our specially designed scenic flight aircraft. This is a must do!

Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

GST (Goods and Services Tax)

All taxes, fees and handling charges

Courtest bus pick up and drop off service available on request from 2 locations in Airlie Beach

Landing and facility fees

Airport/Departure Tax

Live commentary on board

Options

1-Hour Whitsunday Islands and Heart Reef Scenic Flight

Pickup included

Reviews

4.78

787 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Worth every penny!...

    Izzie N,Mar 16, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Worth every penny! Amazing views with commentary. Pilot was great!! I couldn’t recommend this enough!!

  • Amazing

    Pauline B,Mar 12, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Just fabulous from start to finish. I was the co pilot, great view Pilot was amazing, the staff were excellent

  • Incredible!

    Janet K,Mar 5, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    This was an incredible experience! Sam our pilot was great in explaining about the reef, all the islands we saw, clear explanations of everything we passed, and alerting us of any upcoming turbulence. (Turbulence was minimum but in small areas) I was a bit concerned about air sickness but no problem at all. I have had many travel experiences and this plane ride definitely gets 5 stars. We were on a cruise, picked up right at the port, and returned easily. Our van driver was Alex (also a pilot) was super friendly. Honest from pick up to drop off we could not have had better service.

  • Fly over the reef

    JamesV D,Mar 5, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Fun time flying over the Great Barrier Reef and interesting narration on islands. Pilot was great. Great way to see the reef if you have motion sickness on boats.

  • Stunning views of the Whit Sundays and reef, a great pilot who gave us lots of commentary. Very comfortable & unique.

    Susie B,Mar 4, 2026

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    I had a great time with my family, amazing experience.

  • Most unique way to experience the Reef!

    Kevin T,Mar 2, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    You gotta do this! The color and reef formations were unbelievable! We all had excellent views the entire flight. I've snorkeled lots of reefs but have never seen anything like this from a birds eye view.

  • A fabulous experience. A...

    Bryan C,Mar 2, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    A fabulous experience. A fantastic way to see the Great Barrier Reef. Great communication and well worth the money. Safety briefings add to the experience.

  • Amazing experience

    Janine B,Feb 27, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Great experience all round. Clear safety demo before the flight. Pilots very knowledgeable and the islands and the Great Barrier reef were amazing.

  • Amazing experience. Very...

    Kevin T,Feb 23, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Amazing experience. Very professional set up. The views where formed a once in a lifetime experience. Thanks

  • Bit disappointing and over priced

    sharont757,Feb 23, 2026

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    3.00

    The trip did not start well. Email said meet 30mins before trip, however I read wrong my fault, it was 35min before for pick up, 30min if travelling with own car. Driver would not wait therefore we got taxi to airport which was fine, got there and made to wait 45 mins before take off! We were sat at the back, could not hear what the pilot was saying :( Flying over Whitsundays was amazing however I could not really see as I was sitting on left side of plane. Pilot did say on the way back we would pass it again and have photo opportunity but he did not. Overall was a bit disappointed as the trip was a lot of money and in my opinion not worth it

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