Top Ten Scenic Flights in Australia

Australia is home to so many beautiful scenic places, so we have made a bucket list for you. This way you can ensure you have seen the best places around our breath-taking nation and the best thing, you can see it all from the air!!

10. Wineglass Bay

Wineglass Bay, located within the Freycinet National Park is an iconic part of the area. There are also stunning beaches, awesome cliffs and granite peaks as well as an array of birdlife. Scenic helicopter flights over the National Park and Wineglass Bay are a must if you are in the area.

9. The Great Ocean Road and 12 Apostles

The Great Ocean Road is a tourist attraction in Victoria that attracts a lot of people to travel it by car and visit the 12 Apostles from the lookouts. It is a totally different experience by air and there is option to jump in a helicopter from both Melbourne and the 12 Apostles information center.

8. Uluru

The world famous and Australian icon, Uluru is another natural formation that is commonly only seen from the ground. Though the option to see it from all angles is now available. Scenic flights give you a birds-eye-view of Ayres Rock, which looks quite different from the air.

7. Sydney Harbor

The Sydney Harbor is next on the list with Scenic Flights over the World-Famous Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbor Bridge.

6. Wilpena Pound

The amazing amphitheater in a crescent like shape is an amazing part of the landscape. Due to its massive size, the best way to view how big it actually is with a scenic helicopter flight. Flights depart from the Wilpena Pound Airstrip.

5. The Bungles

The scenic flights over Bungle Bungle Range in North West of Western Australia. Scenic flights from Kununurra with HeliSpirit travel over the Purnululu National Park and give a great perspective of the unique domes.

4. Yarra Valley Balloon Flight

A different kind of flight but the still one of the most sensational views. Flying in a hot air balloon allows you to receive total 360 degree views of the valley as you drift through it. The balloon baskets can hold up to 24 people as you enjoy looking over the wineries of the Yarra Valley.

3. Great Barrier Reef

It's well known how amazing the Great Barrier Reef is below the water, but seeing it during a scenic flight is a whole other experience. To witness the colours and the sheers size and distance that the reef covers is awesome!

2. Horizontal Falls

The Horizontal Falls are one of Western Australia's most fascinating tourist attractions. With Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventures, you will fly over the spectacle and then land on the water to transfer to a jet boat to experience it all up close.

1. Mitchell Falls

On this tour, you fly in a scenic plane from Kununurra up to the Mitchell Plateau where you transfer to a helicopter to get an amazing view of Mitchell Falls and surrounds. You then get another scenic flight back to Kununurra. This is one of the best scenic flight from Kununurra, in WA