• See the city of Townsville, The Strand Esplanade and rock pool as you depart Townsville airport on helicopter flight.
• As you make your way to Magnetic Island the first sight should be the ship wreck of the City of Adelaide.
• Your 30 minute scenic helicopter flight will do an anti-clockwise circumnavigation of Magnetic Island ensuring you see all the major bays and scenic locations.
• Magnetic Island is one of the most scenic and beautiful islands on the Great Barrier Reef and is a must see on a helicopter flight.

Take a helicopter flight from Townsville for 30 minutes to see the sights of Magnetic Island on our circumnavigation flight to see all the forests, ship wrecks, bays and beaches.

As we lift off from the airport at Townsville we make our way over the city and across the famous Strand Esplanade and swimming pool.

Take photographs of Castle Hill the pink monolith mountain that dominates Townsville city’s skyline before we swing the helicopter to the right and head out across the Great Barrier Reef to Magnetic Island.

Our helicopter circumnavigation flight of Magnetic Island will be simply spectacular as we point out interesting items like the sunken wreck of the ship City of Adelaide and the sighting of possibly some of the other 19 ships that lay submerged in the water.

We fly over Horseshoe Bay, the magnificent pine forests in amongst the granite boulders and see Mt Cook, waterfalls (in the green season), Nelly Bay, Geoffrey Bay and many more of the 23 bays on the island.  

During the months of July to September keep your eyes peeled for the annual migration of the humpback whales as they find a safe place to calve amongst the coral reefs.

This Townsville and Magnetic Island helicopter flight is a perfect cruise ship passenger shore tour that allows you to see the beauty of this Far North Queensland town in the most perfect of ways

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What You Will See

Explore Magnetic Island's stunning sandy bays, fringing reefs, lush peaks and headlands topped with giant granite boulders, and enjoy a view usually only experienced by the island's own Brahminy Kites and Ospreys.
This 30-minute tour is one where you don't just see the beautiful Magnetic Island: if you get lucky, you might also see dugongs, sea turtles, manta rays, dolphins... the list goes on. And all from the comfort of your private, air-conditioned helicopter!
Your scenic lap of the island begins with views of the shipwrecked City of Adelaide - and the perspective is one that you can only get from a helicopter. As we continue around Maggie Island, you'll have great views of all the major bays and beaches as well as lesser-known isolated beaches which are pristine and exquisite - and you'd hardly know they existed, if not for this flight.
We can also depart from and drop off at Magnetic Island with slight alternations to the tour.Explore Magnetic Island's stunning sandy bays, fringing reefs, lush peaks and headlands topped with giant granite boulders, and enjoy a view usually only experienced by the island's own Brahminy Kites and Ospreys.

This 30-minute tour is one where you don't just see the beautiful Magnetic Island: if you get lucky, you might also see dugongs, sea turtles, manta rays, dolphins... the list goes on. And all from the comfort of your private, air-conditioned helicopter!

Your scenic lap of the island begins with views of the shipwrecked City of Adelaide - and the perspective is one that you can only get from a helicopter.

As we continue around Maggie Island, you'll have great views of all the major bays and beaches as well as lesser-known isolated beaches which are pristine and exquisite - and you'd hardly know they existed, if not for this flight.
We can also depart from and drop off at Magnetic Island with slight alternations to the tour.

 

Tour Languages Offered

• English

Departs From

Townsville city

Departure Time

As per confirmed bookings

Departure Instructions

Accommodation transfers are not offered at our Townsville base. Taxi transport is recommended due to limited parking at General Aviation.

Destinations

• Magnetic Island
• Townsville city
• Magnetic Island
• Great Barrier Reef
• The Strand
• West Point
• City of Adelaide ship wreck
• Many Peaks Range

Months of Operation

January - December

Days of Operation

Daily

Closed Christmas Day

Duration

30 minutes

Fitness Level Required

Low

Restrictions

Weight: Up to 136 Kg / 300 Lb

Additional Information

The supplier reserves the right to refuse anyone who in the opinion of the pilot is in a state of intoxication, or is not fit to fly.

Bag not weighing more than 5kg

Minimum age is 3 - Subject to body weight - Please enquire

• At the discretion of the pilot; changes or cancellation of flight times may be necessary due to weather, aircraft availability, air traffic restrictions, or force majeure.
• If the client has provided weights and these are found to be inaccurate on the day, to the point that an aircraft would be outside of safety limitations, Townsville Helicopters reserves the right to cancel the flight. In such a case, 100% of the charter fee is payable by the client.
• No charge if cancellation occurs up to 48 hours before the agreed departure time.
• 50% of the total charter fee will be charged if the charter is cancelled between 24 and 48 hours before the scheduled departure time.
• 100% of the charter fee is payable if the charter is cancelled less than 24 hours before the planned departure time.