Great Barrier Reef Scenic Heli Flight + City Sights Tour
FROM $559
Departs Mon to Sat 11.00am – 6.00pm
Experience a 30-minute Great Barrier Reef scenic flight. Takes in the highlights of the inner reef. There is simply no better way to appreciate the sheer size and scale of the Great Barrier Reef than from the air. Expect picture-postcard views of the reef and an abundance of wildlife – sharks, turtles, rays and even whales (July to Nov). Enjoy lunch on the waterfront at Dundees, before joining your afternoon guided Cairns City sights Tours.
Make your way to Cairns General Aviation Airport, 21 Bush Pilot's Avenue for 10.30am. Your 30-minute scenic helicopter tour departs at 11.00am and tracks out from the mainland with views of the city of Cairns and Trinity inlet, passing False Cape where you can see the remnants of WWII defences, Mt Yarrabah, Mission Bay and Cape Grafton. From there we strike out to the inner edge of the Reef and Green Island, a 6,000 year-old coral sand island that boasts its own native rainforest eco-system. Tracking to the north, we explore the western side of Arlington Reef, home to a diverse range of marine creatures – turtles, sharks and sting rays.
Continuing north we’ll circle Vlasoff Cay a tiny sand island in the middle of the reef that reduces to only a few hundred square metres in size at high tide. Book on the day or let your pilot know during your flight if you’d like to land, get your feet wet and sandy and capture the ultimate Instagram shot on the Cay. From Vlasoff Cay we head west, over Upolu Cay and back to Cairns taking in fantastic views of the North Queensland coastline framed by the lush rainforest-covered eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range.
You will be collected and transferred back into Cairns City to enjoy lunch at Dundees on the Waterfront. Relax and enjoy a glass of wine as you reminisce your experience before joining Cairns Discovery Tours City Sights & Surrounds afternoon tour.
Your guide will collect you from the Cairns Marina at 1.00pm where you will discover the highlights of Cairns from the ground. Visit the Cairns Museum, St Monica's Cathedral with the world's largest themed stained glass windows. (Creation Story) Cairns Botanic Gardens, delicious afternoon tea, scenic lookout, Lower Barron Gorge and Surprise Creek Falls before your final destination of Palm Cove, one of Cairns beautiful beaches. Take a stroll along the jetty before you are returned to your accommodation Cairns approx 6.00pm. Northern Beaches approx 5.30pm
- 10.30am Make own way to Cairns General Aviation Airport
- 11.00am - 30 Minute Scenic Helicopter Flight
- 11.45am - You will be collected and transferred back to Cairns
- 12 noon - Lunch at Dundees on the Waterfront
- 1.00pm - Cairns City Sights Afternoon Tour
- St. Monica’s Cathedral
- Cairns Museum
- Free re-admission to the Cairns Museum during your stay in Cairns
- Afternoon Tea.
- Cairns Botanic Garden
- Relax and enjoy the sights
- Lower Barron River Gorge National Park
- Surprise Creek Falls.
- Palm Cove
- 6.00pm Cairns & Northern Beaches Hotel drop off
- Hat
- Sunglasses
- Camera
- Sunscreen
- Water bottle
- Extra cash or credit card for additional purchases
- Small soft bag to fit on the helicopter
- 10.30am Make own way to Cairns General Aviation Airport
- 11.00am - 30 Minute Scenic Helicopter Flight
- 11.45am - You will be collected and transferred back to Cairns
- 12 noon - Lunch at Dundees on the Waterfront
- 1.00pm - Cairns City Sights Afternoon Tour
- St. Monica’s Cathedral
- Cairns Museum
- Free re-admission to the Cairns Museum during your stay in Cairns
- Afternoon Tea.
- Cairns Botanic Garden
- Relax and enjoy the sights
- Lower Barron River Gorge National Park
- Surprise Creek Falls.
- Palm Cove
- 6.00pm Cairns & Northern Beaches Hotel drop off
- Hat
- Sunglasses
- Camera
- Sunscreen
- Water bottle
- Extra cash or credit card for additional purchases
- Small soft bag to fit on the helicopter
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