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30 minute Rainforest Scenic Flight

5.03 reviews

  • 30 minutes
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • Guided in English
  • Instant confirmation

Highlights

Extend your Cairns rainforest scenic helicopter flight to 30 minutes and we start this experience by climbing quickly with a clearance to 2,500 ft over the City of Cairns headed West for the Great Dividing Range. Ascending the lush eastern slopes, we arrive over beautiful Lake Morris which attracts an abundance of birdlife to its pristine waters. Passing over Copperlode Dam we’ll track along the range, overflying the Kuranda Scenic Railway at Stoney Creek. We continue on, flying into the mighty ‘Instagram’ worthy Barron Gorge. Here we’ll gently climb, passing through 1,000 ft over the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway and then circle over the Barron Falls and nearby Kuranda rainforest village where the famous Skyrail and Kuranda Scenic Railway begin their return journey back to Cairns. From Kuranda, your Cairns helicopter tour turns for the coast over the lush eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range with views of Double Island, Palm Cove, over Cairns city and out to the Reef.

Inclusions

What's included

  • All Fees and Taxes
  • 30 minute rainforest scenic flight
  • Informative, in-flight commentary

What's not

  • Unique, collectable 'Zoomy' Merchandise - optional
  • Personalised 'in-flight' video - optional

Itinerary

  1. Climbing over the city of Cairns we cross the Great Dividing Range taking in Lake Morris, the waterholes of Crystal Cascades and the Barron Gorge with Barron Falls. We circle the rainforest village of Kuranda and descend the lush eastern slopes of the range, passing Double Island, Palm Cove and the Northern Beaches of Cairns.

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Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

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Know before you go

Meeting point
Turn off the Captain Cook Highway into the General Aviation entrance to Cairns Airport, turn right and you will find us opposite the Aviation Skills Centre on the left hand side of Bush Pilots Avenue.
Pickup
Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group size
Up to 6 travellers
Operated by
Zoom Helicopters
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in Cairns & the Tropical North

  • Its from-price is 93% above the median of the 255 experiences we list in Cairns & the Tropical North.
  • It is shorter than most of them.
  • By number of reviews it ranks 185 of 255.
  • The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Cairns & the Tropical North

Cairns is the gateway to Far North Queensland, with the Great Barrier Reef offshore, Daintree rainforest to the north and the Atherton Tablelands inland.

Cairns sits on Trinity Bay between the sea and a wall of forested ranges. The Esplanade has a public saltwater swimming lagoon and a long boardwalk beside mudflats where wading birds feed, and the Botanic Gardens hold tropical plants and a rainforest boardwalk. The city is the departure point for boats to the Great Barrier Reef, including the coral cay of Green Island and the rocky Fitzroy Island, and for flights over the reef.

Top-ranked sights in Cairns & the Tropical North: Great Barrier Reef, Barron Gorge National Park, Green Island.

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