Gold Coast Scenic Flights & Helicopter Rides
Up, up and away... if you have a hankering to be up with the birds in the clear blue sky, the Gold Coast is one of the best places in the world to do it. The view is amazing - with the deep blue Pacific Ocean in the east, the canals and highrises of the Gold Coast on land, stretching to the beautiful mountain scenery of the Gold Coast hinterland in the west and beyond, you'll never be short of things to check out.
There are a number of helicopter charter companies and scenic flight providers on the Gold Coast and most of them operate from Mariner's Cove at the Spit.
You can also get on board a scenic flight from the Gold Coast airport and other airstrips around the Coast.
A number of operators are listed below.
Gold Coast Helitours provide helicopter tours from the Mirage Heliport on Sea World Drive - 07 5591 8457- Sea World Helicopters fly from their base at Sea World - 07 5588 2224
- Tiger Moth joyflights are available from Albatross Airfield Coomera, opposite Dreamworld - 07 5502 7855
- Gold Coast Joy Flights offer sea plane tours - 0412 761 358
- Air Waves offer scenic sea plan flights - 07 5529 6222
- Brainstormers Australia offer flights in their reproduction of a classic 1935 bi plane - 0412 078 869
- Flight Experience Q1- Our simulator is now certified by CASA to FSD-2 standards. The simulator can be used for instrument flying training and recency flying. 5527 6793
Hot Air Ballooning
Balloon with HOT AIR Gold Coast
Hot Air operates the best value hot air ballooning rides in Australia, perfect for your first time if you have never ballooned before! Queensland is the country's most popular place to hot air balloon and the Gold Coast offers a wealth of amazing views to take in. Experience the wonder and romance of ballooning over such picturesque scenery.
Inflation locations are carefully chosen to ensure optimum take-offs for maximum enjoyment. There are a range of options to package your balloon ride with ranging from a gourmet Aussie breakfast, outlet shopping, Q Deck, a Conrad Jupiters show or more sightseeing at National Parks in the area.
Plane Flights
Scenic Flights by Cloud 9 Seaplanes
Cloud 9 Seaplanes offers you a unique way to experience how truly spectacular and diverse the Gold Coast is! Our aircraft are maintained to the highest standards and our pilots among the most experienced in the Industry. Enough room for 5 passengers at a time, you can enjoy the experience with your special partner, family or friends.
Tiger Moth Joy Flights
Tiger Moth Joy Flights offer scenic flights ranging from the 10 minute Experience Flight over the northern Gold Coast waterways - to the 60 minute Rainforest and Beaches Flight - and everything in between. Experience the beautiful Gold Coast beaches from above or if you are feeling adventurous, book in for the Adrenalin Rush - a 25 minute flight focusing on aerobatics over South Stradbroke Island. Aerobatics include loop the loops, spins, stalls and barrel rolls - pure excitement for adrenalin junkies!
Helicopter Flights
Sea World Helicopter Tours
Sea World Helicopters have a variety of tours ranging from 5 minutes to 30 minutes, taking in the sights of the Gold Coast from Sea World, Surfers Paradise, Burleigh Heads, Currumbin Valley and the Tweed Coast. Custom charter flights can also be arranged. For an extra small fee, a DVD video of your flight can be purchased so you can take your experience home to relive again and again!
Other Scenic Flights and Helicopter Tours
Hot Air Ballooning including Champagne Breakfast from the Gold Coast or Brisbane
View a sunrise with a difference, whilst floating in a hot air balloon over the Hinterland. Breathe in the wide-open spaces and be amazed at the colorful spectacle of other balloons in the morning sky. After landing, enjoy hot air balloon pack-up games followed by a hearty breakfast with champagne at O'Reilly's Grand Homestead and Boutique Vineyard.
Gold Coast Helicopter Flight and Jet Boat Ride
See the sights of the Gold Coast from the sea and air on this combo helicopter flight and jet boat ride package. Jump aboard a powerful Gold Coast jet boat for an adrenalin-packed 55-minute ride, full of 360-degree spins, slides and shallow-water skimming before taking to the sky on a blood-pumping 10-minute helicopter flight over the Gold Coast!
