• 50 - 60 minute scenic aeroplane flight to world famous Heart Reef via Hamilton Island, Whitehaven Beach and Hill Inlet returning via Bait Reef and the Hayman Island Passage to Whitsunday Airport, Airlie Beach.
• This airplane scenic flight from Airlie Beach takes you on a low level scenic flight over the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef of Australia and around the beautiful lush green islands in the Whitsundays  
• Sitting in your aircraft seat you will see some of the most photographed and most iconic landmarks in the Whitsundays. 

Enjoy a 50 – 60 minute scenic flight from Airlie Beach over the top of the world famous Great Barrier Reef icon Heart Reef and then onto Whitehaven Beach and Hill Inlet before returning back to the Whitsunday Airport.

Heart Reef is a naturally formed coral reef that was formed over many hundreds of years in a lagoon near Hardy Reef on the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef in Australia just a short scenic flight from Airlie Beach.

This coral reef gets it’s name as it grew perfectly in the shape of a love heart and guests love to fly above it for the great photo opportunities.

Some of our airplane guests even take the opportunity to use this Heart Reef flight as a romantic and memorable moment to ask their partners to marry them.

When on this scenic flight your camera will be snapping away as we make our way to Hamilton Island, Whitehaven Beach, Hill Inlet and back to the Whitsunday Airport at Airlie Beach via Bait Reef and the Hayman Island Passage.

This airplane flight offers 50 – 60 minutes of brilliant scenery enabling you to see the islands and coral reef formations of the Great Barrier Reef just as you have seen in the glossy travel brochures and websites.

Tour Languages Offered

• English

Departs From

Airlie Beach

Departure Time

Various departure times throughout the day

Departure Instructions

Make own way to Whitsunday Airport, Airlie Beach

Destinations

• Whitehaven Beach
• Heart Reef
• Hill Inlet
• Bait Reef
• Hayman Island Passage

Months of Operation

January - December

Days of Operation

Daily

Closed Christmas Day

Duration

50 – 60 minutes

Fitness Level Required

Low

Restrictions

Weight: Up to 130 Kg / 287 Lb

Additional Information

Minimum of 4 guests needed to fly

Touring luggage restriction, 1 bag not weighing more than 5kg’s p/p.

• Infants are welcome and are carried at the discretion of the airline; however, our tours are designed predominantly to accommodate adults.
• Some Tours are not suitable for infants, if in doubt please ask. Infants are classified as 0-2 years, one infant may travel free of charge on a parents lap in the rear of the aircraft.
• Please note that only one infant may travel FOC per aircraft, two infants may occupy 1 seat, the seat price applies.
• Children are classified as 3 – 13 years of age inclusive, must be accompanied by an adult on the flight.

• Flights cancelled with over 24 hours notice – cancellation fee applies
• Flights cancelled by 7:00pm the day prior to departure – 50% cancellation fee
• Flights cancelled on the day of departure – 100% cancellation fee
• If passengers elect not to travel due to weather conditions but flights are still operational, 100% cancellation fee will apply
• For legal and safety reasons all passengers are weighed prior to boarding – individual weights in excess of 110kg will incur an extra seat surcharge.
• Combined body weights per two passengers booking’s in excess of 180 kg’s will incur an extra seat surcharge.
• Maximum per seat weight is 130 kg’s.
• Touring luggage restriction, 1 bag not weighing more than 5kg’s p/p.