Enjoy a 60 minute scenic flight over the Whitsunday Islands and Great Barrier Reef, including Heart Reef, Whitehaven Beach and Hill Inlet!
See the Whitsundays from above with a stunning Whitsunday 60 minute scenic flight over the islands and Great Barrier Reef, including famous Heart Reef and Whitehaven Beach.
Enjoy a bird’s eye view of many of the 74 Whitsunday Islands, fly over Whitehaven Beach and picture postcard Hill Inlet before heading out to the Great Barrier Reef and experiencing one of the most photographed reef locations, Heart Reef. The comfortable fixed wing aircraft offers big window viewing, pilot commentary and the best views of the Whitsundays!
Ocean Rafting’s scenic flights depart from Whitsunday Airport, located at 12 Air Whitsunday Drive, Flame Tree, between the popular tourist destinations of Airlie Beach and the Whitsunday Islands and just 8 minutes drive from the main street of Airlie Beach.
Departs daily at 7am, 8.30am, 10.00am, 11.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm
Posted By : Mark_H
The flight out over the Reef was absolutely spectacular and most memorable. Our pilot was very informative and made the trip even more pleasurable. I would highly recommend this flight when you visit Airlie beach.
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Posted On : 2024-07-14 01:54:46 
Posted By : 856darrylt
Absolutely the best way to get a good appreciation of the reef. Visited the reef many times but the flight made me appreciate what we have to share with the world.
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Posted On : 2024-07-08 23:20:43 
Posted By : helenjlean
We had an amazing flight.
Very smooth.
Spotting whales was an unexpected bonus.
Exceptional commentary from our pilot.
Was a highlight of the trip.
Highly recommend.
A must do.
Helen & Greg
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Posted On : 2024-07-01 02:30:33
Posted By : Theo_K
Great experience, highly recommended and superb value for money! Pilot was experieced, thorough and was considerate of every passenger on board to provide the ultimate experience!
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Posted On : 2024-06-19 02:07:50
Posted By : lauracT1967BC
Incredible experience that you must do at least once in your life!!
Note you are assigned seats based on your weight I believe so you can’t choose your own.
They provided free pickup from Airlie town at a few different spots. From the airport we were straight onto a flight with Beau our pilot who was wonderful. He provided commentary on what we were seeing and the views were fantastic! Apparently if we came a few weeks later we would have seen whales migrating up the reef so I would definitely come back to see that!
The flight goes far too fast and I’d say just record videos on your phone instead of worrying about pictures. Just take it all in as it’s an incredible experience.
The shuttle driver, Gary, was incredible. I was the last person on the shuttle after a few stops and he gave me some amazing recommendations and also took me to his favourite viewpoint in the town. Absolutely went above and beyond what his duties were and I can only thank him hugely.
If you need a company to go with for your flight I would 100% recommend this one!!
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Posted On : 2024-06-07 21:14:35
Posted By : 39meabhh
Most amazing experience I have had since landing in Australia. We flew with Tilan for the scenic flight and he was so informative and made the whole experience a breeze (considering I usually don’t like flying on the best of days I felt so at ease). I’m still in awe of the views throughout the whole flight and will remember this experience forever. Can’t thank the ocean rafting flyraft team enough, definitely recommend as a must do when in Airlie beach.
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Posted On : 2024-05-24 07:33:21
Posted By : Trevor W
Organisation and views were terrific. Plane was cramped and overheated even with air flowing. Pilot was excellent and trip was worthwhile.
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Posted On : 2024-05-05 02:53:46
Posted By : Jeff A
What a sensational scenic flight - Ocean Rafting scenic flight amazing - clean aircraft, friendly and informative pilot - and wow wow wow the views of Whitehaven Beach, the Islands, the Great Barrier Reef and Heart Reef, the colours of blue and turquoise breathtaking. This is a MUST DO experience, we really are blessed to have this in Australia and the experience from booking with Nathan through to the entire team, very easy and seamless, right through until when we landed (smooth landing) was without fault. What a great day - thank you.
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Posted On : 2024-04-30 01:11:37
Posted By : kylbourgogne
Top organization, extremely well respected schedules, kindness and professionalism of all the staff on land or in flight!
And the icing on the cake, a magnificent experience with flying over the Great Barrier Reef!
Our pilot Alex was great!!!
Experience and agency highly recommended
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Posted On : 2024-04-14 01:55:09
Posted By : Anthony_G
Superb views of the Whitsunday Islands and Great Barrier Reef. Super safe. Extremly comfortable. A magnificent and rather spiritual experience.
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Posted On : 2024-04-07 19:00:00
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