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Aviation Adventures

There are 10, 15, 40 and 120 minute scenic tours offered – for a little excitement in your life climb aboard the bell helicopter and take a ride into the Whitsunday sky. The excitement of the flight and the stunning views out over the islands will make this the best fun ever.

If you want a day with a difference try the Picnic Rendezvous tours with two destinations to choose from. Enjoy a helicopter flight over islands and waterways then quality time on a secluded beach in the Whitsundays all to yourself with a succulent picnic hamper and ice-cold champagne. Allow up to two hours for your Aviation Adventure’s Picnic Rendezvous.

Want to go to the Barrier Reef? Fly both ways. Here are three flights in one. This trip not only includes a scenic flight to and from the reef but it also includes a stop over on beautiful Whitehaven Beach, Langford Reef and a scenic flight over Hook Hardy’s and the famous Heart Reef. Along the way the experienced pilot will point out the many unique features of the area and words just can’t explain the thrill you will experience flying over the Whitsundays and Great Barrier Reef. Your Aviation Adventure then continues at Langford Reef where you can swim and view the breathtaking coral gardens at your leisure with a gourmet champagne picnic hamper.

The Deluxe Whitsunday Unlimited tour will leave you breathless. Your flight takes you over all the high spots in and around the beautiful Whitsunday Islands including Daydream, South Molle, world-renowned Hayman Island, Hook, Whitsunday Island and stunning Hill Inlet and then touches down for a one-hour champagne stopover at Whitehaven Beach. Your return journey then takes you via Hamilton Island and the Whitsunday Passage before returning with memories you will carry with you forever.

Touring Options

Barrier Reef Adventures

See all the Whitsundays has to offer in one day! Enjoy panoramic views of all the Whitsunday islands and the Great Barrier Reef, including Hill Inlet, Whitehaven Beach and Heart Reef. First Stop in Whitehaven for champagne on the pristine silica sand. Continue out to the Great Barrier Reef, flying over Hook, Hardy’s and including world famous Heart Reef. Then return stopping at Langford reef for snorkelling and a gourmet picnic hamper.

3 Island Explorer

15 minute scenic helicopter flight.

Picnic Rendezvous – Deserted Island Picnic

This picnic incorporates a Scenic Helicopter flight over Whitsunday Islands to the Molle Group of Islands with a champagne picnic hamper lunch on your secluded beach for two hours.

Website: www.av8.com.au

Popular Activities

  • Scenic Flight
  • Sightseeing
  • Snorkelling
  • Swimming
  • Adventure
  • Beach
  • Cruising
  • Diving
  • Reef

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