Fly high over the Flinders Ranges
A great way to see Wilpena Pound is from the air. This puts it into perspective and enables you to appreciate the vastness of its formation. Scenic flights operate daily from the Wilpena Pound Airstrip and are the "must do" experience for all visitors.
Request a booking online or call Air Wilpena direct (08) 8648 0048
Flight 1: 20 Minute Flight
The 20mins scenic flight provides a fantastic view of our surrounds where you will see Wilpena Pound from the air with the resort nestled in among the River Red Gums just near the Pound Gap. You will also see the Elder Range, Edeowie Gorge, Lake Torrens, the Heysen Range and St. Mary Peak.
$145 per adult (min 2 people)
$100 per child (13 yrs and less)
Flight 2: 30 Minute Flight
The 30mins scenic flight takes you slightly further and completes a circuit of Wilpena Pound where your pilot will point out the Elder Range, Edeowie Gorge, Heysen Range, Lake Torrens, Bunyeroo Gorge, Brachina Gorge, St Mary Peak and the Pound Gap. You will clearly see how the Flinders Ranges appear to be a backbone on the landscape. An extraordinary sight and great for photographers.
$165 per adult (min 2 people)
$120 per child (13 yrs and less)
1 Hour Flight
For a more extensive insight of the Flinders Ranges region, the 1 hour scenic flight will take you beyond Wilpena Pound over the Western Plains, Parachilna Township, Parachilna Gorge, Blinman Township and Copper Mine, the Bunkers Range and Skytrek 4WD track. This is a unique opportunity to truly see the varying colours and textures of this ancient and beautiful landscape.
$250 per adult (min 2 people)
$220 per child (13yrs and less)
Extended Flights
Flight 3: Arkaroola
(View Flight Plan)
With a flying time of about 1 hour each way, this flight takes you over Wilpena Pound, the Northern Flinders Ranges and Lake Frome. On arrival at Arkaroola, we join the Ridge Top Tour that takes us over the rugged and arid mountains of the Northern Flinders Ranges. Arkaroola is privately owned by the Wildlife Sanctuary and is a geologist’s dream.
$690 pp (2 passengers)
$595 pp (3 or more passengers)
Flight 4: Under ‘n’ Over - Coober Pedy & Arkaroola
(View Flight Plan)
Day 1 - Depart Wilpena at 10:00am and enjoy a scenic flight over Wilpena Pound before heading north. The flight time to Coober Pedy is just over 2 hours in our comfortable 4 seater Cessna 182. Arrive Coober Pedy at 12:30pm an transfer to the Desert Cave Hotel. Stop for lunch at the Crystal Cafe before embarking on an afternoon tour of the township at 1:45pm. After seeing the wonders of Coober Pedy, you will arrive back at the hotel about 6:30pm. Dine at Umbertos Restaurant this evening before settling down for the night in your underground room.
Day 2 - An early start in the morning will ensure we fit everything in for the day! We'll kick it off with breakfast in the Cafe at 7:00am, then catch a ride to the airstrip to depart at 8:30am. We'll depart over the town to get a bird's eye view, then fly over the Painted Desert, William Creek, Lake Eyre and the Gammon Ranges before arriving at Arkaroola airstrip at approx 11:30am. Check in and lunch is next. Before you know it you'll be on a 4 hour 4WD tour taking you over the spectacular ridge tops of Arkaroola. Almost exhausted from all your adventures, you'll recover with a delicious dinner in the Native Pines Restaurant. Then if the sky is clear, at 8:00pm its off on an Observatory Tour to gaze into infinity. A night in the Mawson Suite will be well deserved.
Day 3 - Breakfast in the morning at about 7:30am. We'll catch a ride to the airstrip for our planned departure time of 9:00am. A quick flight back to Wilpena over the Southern Gammon Ranges, Chambers Gorge and the Bunkers Range arriving you back at base around 10:00am.
After being UNDER ground in Coober Pedy and OVER the ridge tops at Arkaroola, you'll have certainly seen it all!
$2590 pp (2 passengers)
$2165 pp (3 or more passengers)
Flight 5: William Creek / Lake Eyre
(View Flight Plan)
This flight taken about 4 and a 1/2 hours (allow 6 hours round trip) and offers excellent views of Outback South Australia. Beginning with a scenic flight over Aroona Valley and Brachina Gorge, you pass over the Leigh Creek Coal Fields, Marree (the start of the Birdsville Track) and Lake Eyre. Landing at remote William Creek (population 10 at last count), you’ll refresh yourself at the pub with lunch then return flying over Andamooka and Lake Torrens.
$1000 pp (2 passengers)
$850 pp (3 or more passengers)
Flight 6: Coober Pedy - 2 Day trip
(View Flight Plan)
Day 1 - Depart Wilpena at 10.00am for a scenic flight over Wilpena Pound and the Gorges. Fly across the Western Plains, Lake Torrens and Andamooka/Roxby Downs on to Coober Pedy for lunch. After lunch, we take a tour of the surrounds and opal mines, finishing at the Desert Cave Hotel, the world's only underground international hotel. Dinner will be at Umberto’s Restaurant in the hotel.
Day 2 - After breakfast, depart Coober Pedy at 10.00am for a flight over the Painted Desert and back to Wilpena Pound.
$1750 pp (2 passengers)
$1390 pp (3 or more passengers)
To pre-book a scenic flight before you arrive, please complete the tour booking form.
Request a booking online or call Air Wilpena direct (08) 8648 0048
Flight 1: 20 Minute Flight
The 20mins scenic flight provides a fantastic view of our surrounds where you will see Wilpena Pound from the air with the resort nestled in among the River Red Gums just near the Pound Gap. You will also see the Elder Range, Edeowie Gorge, Lake Torrens, the Heysen Range and St. Mary Peak.
$145 per adult (min 2 people)
$100 per child (13 yrs and less)
Flight 2: 30 Minute FlightThe 30mins scenic flight takes you slightly further and completes a circuit of Wilpena Pound where your pilot will point out the Elder Range, Edeowie Gorge, Heysen Range, Lake Torrens, Bunyeroo Gorge, Brachina Gorge, St Mary Peak and the Pound Gap. You will clearly see how the Flinders Ranges appear to be a backbone on the landscape. An extraordinary sight and great for photographers.
$165 per adult (min 2 people)
$120 per child (13 yrs and less)
1 Hour Flight
For a more extensive insight of the Flinders Ranges region, the 1 hour scenic flight will take you beyond Wilpena Pound over the Western Plains, Parachilna Township, Parachilna Gorge, Blinman Township and Copper Mine, the Bunkers Range and Skytrek 4WD track. This is a unique opportunity to truly see the varying colours and textures of this ancient and beautiful landscape.
$250 per adult (min 2 people)
$220 per child (13yrs and less)
Extended Flights
Flight 3: Arkaroola
(View Flight Plan)
With a flying time of about 1 hour each way, this flight takes you over Wilpena Pound, the Northern Flinders Ranges and Lake Frome. On arrival at Arkaroola, we join the Ridge Top Tour that takes us over the rugged and arid mountains of the Northern Flinders Ranges. Arkaroola is privately owned by the Wildlife Sanctuary and is a geologist’s dream.
$690 pp (2 passengers)
$595 pp (3 or more passengers)
Flight 4: Under ‘n’ Over - Coober Pedy & Arkaroola
(View Flight Plan)
Day 1 - Depart Wilpena at 10:00am and enjoy a scenic flight over Wilpena Pound before heading north. The flight time to Coober Pedy is just over 2 hours in our comfortable 4 seater Cessna 182. Arrive Coober Pedy at 12:30pm an transfer to the Desert Cave Hotel. Stop for lunch at the Crystal Cafe before embarking on an afternoon tour of the township at 1:45pm. After seeing the wonders of Coober Pedy, you will arrive back at the hotel about 6:30pm. Dine at Umbertos Restaurant this evening before settling down for the night in your underground room.
Day 2 - An early start in the morning will ensure we fit everything in for the day! We'll kick it off with breakfast in the Cafe at 7:00am, then catch a ride to the airstrip to depart at 8:30am. We'll depart over the town to get a bird's eye view, then fly over the Painted Desert, William Creek, Lake Eyre and the Gammon Ranges before arriving at Arkaroola airstrip at approx 11:30am. Check in and lunch is next. Before you know it you'll be on a 4 hour 4WD tour taking you over the spectacular ridge tops of Arkaroola. Almost exhausted from all your adventures, you'll recover with a delicious dinner in the Native Pines Restaurant. Then if the sky is clear, at 8:00pm its off on an Observatory Tour to gaze into infinity. A night in the Mawson Suite will be well deserved.
Day 3 - Breakfast in the morning at about 7:30am. We'll catch a ride to the airstrip for our planned departure time of 9:00am. A quick flight back to Wilpena over the Southern Gammon Ranges, Chambers Gorge and the Bunkers Range arriving you back at base around 10:00am.
After being UNDER ground in Coober Pedy and OVER the ridge tops at Arkaroola, you'll have certainly seen it all!
$2590 pp (2 passengers)
$2165 pp (3 or more passengers)
Flight 5: William Creek / Lake Eyre(View Flight Plan)
This flight taken about 4 and a 1/2 hours (allow 6 hours round trip) and offers excellent views of Outback South Australia. Beginning with a scenic flight over Aroona Valley and Brachina Gorge, you pass over the Leigh Creek Coal Fields, Marree (the start of the Birdsville Track) and Lake Eyre. Landing at remote William Creek (population 10 at last count), you’ll refresh yourself at the pub with lunch then return flying over Andamooka and Lake Torrens.
$1000 pp (2 passengers)
$850 pp (3 or more passengers)
Flight 6: Coober Pedy - 2 Day trip (View Flight Plan)
Day 1 - Depart Wilpena at 10.00am for a scenic flight over Wilpena Pound and the Gorges. Fly across the Western Plains, Lake Torrens and Andamooka/Roxby Downs on to Coober Pedy for lunch. After lunch, we take a tour of the surrounds and opal mines, finishing at the Desert Cave Hotel, the world's only underground international hotel. Dinner will be at Umberto’s Restaurant in the hotel.
Day 2 - After breakfast, depart Coober Pedy at 10.00am for a flight over the Painted Desert and back to Wilpena Pound.
$1750 pp (2 passengers)
$1390 pp (3 or more passengers)
To pre-book a scenic flight before you arrive, please complete the tour booking form.
