Duration:
30m
Escape to Magnetic Island: just a six minute flight from Townsville, and enjoy the views from the air conditioned comfort of our luxury Helicopters. The perspective you’ll have of Magnetic Island from up at 1,000ft is unbelievable.
Operated By:
Soar Above Paradise
Explore Magnetic Island’s stunning sandy bays, fringing reefs, lush peaks, and headlands topped with giant granite boulders. Enjoy a breathtaking view usually only experienced by the island’s own Brahminy Kites and Ospreys. 🚁
An Unforgettable 30-Minute Scenic Flight
This premium tour is one where you don’t just see the beautiful Magnetic Island: if you get lucky, you might also spot dugongs, sea turtles, manta rays, and dolphins from the comfort of your private, air-conditioned helicopter! 🌊
Tour Highlights
- Shipwreck from Above: Get a unique aerial perspective of the historic shipwrecked City of Adelaide.
- Pristine Coastlines: Enjoy spectacular views of major bays, beaches, and hidden, isolated sandy coves. 🏝️
- Exclusive Experience: We guarantee that your booking is for a private tour – you will not be sharing a helicopter with other bookings.
Aircraft & Passenger Information
- Robinson R44 Helicopter: Perfect for up to 3 passengers (strict weight limit of 130kg per person applies).
- AS350 ‘Squirrel’ Helicopter: Ideal for larger groups of up to 5 passengers.
- Accessibility & Guidelines: Adults and children are the same price. We cannot accommodate children under the age of 3. If you have any accessibility needs, please make a note of any requests in your booking.
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Thanks Townsville Helicopters; you brought the joy to our scenic flight of Townsville. Great flight.
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Glenda
22 Jan 2026
Little girls birthday 🎂 Dana was awesome, she kept her very entertained with site seeing ☺️ perfect start to the morning , Thank you ! You made one little girl very happy 👌
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Kj
17 Sep 2025
Lovely flight with Dana. Certainly puts you at ease. Very informative commentary throughout the flight.
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Kirrilie
06 Jun 2025
We had a wonderful flight over TSV - what a privilege to fly with Dana. Her enthusiasm for her job and her professionalism were inspiring ! Thank you for being flexible around the weather - what a great gift the trip was - cheers !
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Judith
18 Mar 2025
First time helicopter flight and have fear of heights!... Great value! Fantastic experience ( 15 minute Townsville city flight) with calm, friendly, informative, excellent pilot! Highly recommended! Definitely want to do one of their longer experiences ( e.g. fly over Maggie Island). Thank you!
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Darryn
23 Feb 2025
I did the 9 islands scenic tour. Such an amazing experience and the pilot Marco was so knowledgeable.
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Ellen
15 Jun 2024
What a wonderful memorable birthday! ???? flew out to Havana island with a cabana champagne and gourmet platter lunch. Kingsley our pilot ????✈️ was knowledgeable professional and amazing. Thank you for such a wonderful day with everything taken care of. Beautiful ???? ????????.
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LR
08 Dec 2023
My husband and I had relatives from Mackay visit and thought this would be a great experience having never flown before. My husband also had not been in a helicopter before and has a fear of heights. All three, began nervous and excited, ended in wanting to fly again. Thanks to our friendly pilot, Cory, who alleviated any fears.
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Susan
30 Nov 2023
Thanks Townsville Helicopters.
Little Will loved his flight with Pilot Will “the best helicopter pilot in the world!” ????
Little Will loved his flight with Pilot Will “the best helicopter pilot in the world!” ????
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Rob
20 Sep 2023
Had a one hour introductory to flying a helicopter . Well you get what you pay for a great pilot Isaac and a great time . Townsville helicopters were great to deal with from start to finish answering all question . Short intro on what the helicopter controls do and 1 hour in the air of flight time , it was only a short time after take off and Isaac lets you take control with his help . Out to the coast and marsh land , over city , up the beach . One of the best experience ever , Issac wants you to have a great time so you can do as much or little as you want . Would definitely do it again when I’m up this way . Well done to Townsville Helicopters and Isaac .
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Rob
14 Sep 2023
First flight with Townsville Helicopters over the weekend, Will was our pilot, he was fantastic polite and well presented. Can not recommend these guys enough.
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Rebecca
10 Sep 2023
I have flown with Townsville Helicopters now for the 3rd time. I can not rate them high enough. The most recent trip was over to Havannah island, I would highly recommend this to anyone thinking of going. Will took us over there he was fantastic and also has smouldering good looks. I will definitely be back in the near future
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Jamie
10 Sep 2023
The Townsville Helicopters Pub Run was by far one of the best days of our lives, and 100% the best day of our holiday in QLD. Highly recommend for anyone visiting the area (or even if you're a local, you should jump on board too). Cory was an outstanding pilot! He went out of his way to collect us from Magentic Island and dropped us off there on our way home. We joked that next time we do this that we will get another pilot so Cory can have a few beers with us too :-)
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Shaun
03 Sep 2023
Thank you for an awesome experience.
Very friendly staff and very professional.
Very friendly staff and very professional.
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Alex
07 Jul 2023
Great service and information re a booking I was wanting to make.
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ANNETTE
15 Mar 2023
Great service and information re a booking I was wanting to make.
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ANNETTE
15 Mar 2023
Brilliant team, great service. Thanks to Graham and Isaac.
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Nick
08 Feb 2023
Absolutely bloody amazing. 100% recommend. All the staff are friendly, helpful and great knowledge. All staff went over and beyond. Thank you all so much for making hubby's birthday a great experience.
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Mel
21 Dec 2022
What a life time experience a beautiful person bought me for my birthday.
A Introductory flight to helicopters.
A dream come true at 60!
Issac the pilot was awesome a great guy to boot, made the experience so enjoyable and you can see he loves what he does. A great asset to the company. I couldn’t have wished for a nicer guy to take me on my flight.
Thanks again Townsville helicopter’s and Issac for a experience of a life time.
Cheers Shane Trueman.
A Introductory flight to helicopters.
A dream come true at 60!
Issac the pilot was awesome a great guy to boot, made the experience so enjoyable and you can see he loves what he does. A great asset to the company. I couldn’t have wished for a nicer guy to take me on my flight.
Thanks again Townsville helicopter’s and Issac for a experience of a life time.
Cheers Shane Trueman.
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Shane
13 Dec 2022
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thommomelb
03 Dec 2022
Awesome pilot. Great fun. Wonderful views.
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Josh
04 Nov 2022
The team have been amazing!
Honestly went above and beyond to meet our needs - would highly recommend!
Honestly went above and beyond to meet our needs - would highly recommend!
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James
22 Sep 2022
Great function venue.
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Matthew
02 Sep 2022
Scenic flights over the Palm Islands and Magnetic Island were spectacular. Highly recommend Townsville Helicopters - friendly staff, comfortable helicopter flight, great views - what more could you ask for!!
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Anita
01 Aug 2022
Amazing experience, totally recommend! Good value too! Lady in the office is lovely, she was very helpful when making the booking. My husband and son went on a short flight for Father's Day. I didn't book myself in as I'm scared of flying but as soon as we got there I regreted it. I will definitely join next time. The whole experience, from the time of booking, was great :) Thank you all, we will come back!
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Pilar
07 Sep 2020
A Grande Barreira de Corais ,visto de cima,como a exotica e diferenciada Ilha
Magnética,e outras paisagens incríveis ,vistas do ar ,apresentam sua beleza na totalidade,e aí fica se sabendo ,porque foram consideradas algumas das maravilhas do mundo.
Eles pousam em algumas praias,para quem quer pisar na areia,ou em ilhas privativas para quem tomar banho de mar,mas cuidado com as águas vivas,são perigosíssimas e estão por quase toda parte,menos nos ares,graças a Deus .
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Carlos
01 Jan 2019
Thanks to our Volunteers As well
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Ray
24 May 2018
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Management response: - 2017-06-20
It's was a pleasure to take you on this flight, I am glad you enjoyed it and got to see dungeons on the way home.
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Lucinda
16 Jun 2017
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Management response: - 2017-06-20
Thanks Mate, maybe next time we can get you in the water with a spear gun.
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Nathan
14 Jun 2017
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Management response: - 2017-05-31
Thank you for your review and your recommendation.
Regards,
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HaileyG73
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