Scenic Flights – Ceduna

Ceduna is a town of 2100 people. The town is located on the shores of Murat Bay, and is 770 kilometres West of Adelaide on Highway One. Local industries include wheat farming, gypsum mining, salt mining, mineral sand mining, and commercial fishing. Local catches include the popular King George Whiting, Snapper and Garfish.
Nearby, the oysters of Denial Bay and Smoky Bay means Ceduna is rightfully known as the Oyster Capital of Australia.
Extend your stay in Ceduna by exploring the pristine beaches and coastal waterways. If you choose to travel inland, the sand dunes and scrub lands of Yellabinna Regional Reserve make for challenging 4WD experiences. Nearby, Goog’s Track is one of Australia’s top 4WD tracks.
Please note: The Bunda Cliffs, on the edge of the Nullarbor, are 300kms to the West of Ceduna. They can be seen only on the Nullarbor & Cliffs flightseeing tour.

For all experiences, we ask you to take only photographs, and leave only footprints

Available Flights:

20 min scenic flight

$190 per adult
Children aged 3 – 13 years fly for half price with two adults.
(Price rise on 1 April, 2024: $200 per person).

Highlights:
• Ceduna township
• Port of Thevenard
Please note:
Flights depart with a minimum of 2 passengers.

 

30 min scenic flight

$220 per person
Children aged 3 – 13 years fly for half price with two adults.
(Price rise on 1 April, 2024 – $230 per person).

Highlights:
• Laura Bay
• Ceduna township
• Port of Thevenard
• Davenport Creek
Please note:
Flights depart with a minimum of two passengers.

45 min scenic flight

$300 per person
Children aged 3 – 13 years fly for half price with two adults.
(Price rise on 1 April, 2024: $320 per person.)

Highlights:
• Smoky Bay
• Coastline to Davenport Creek
• Port of Thevenard
• Ceduna township
Please note:
Flights depart with a minimum of 2 passengers.

The Mysteries of Maralinga

(Full Day)

2024 Rates:
$1025 per person for 6 – 4 passengers.
$1100 per person for 3 passengers.
$1520 per person for 2 passengers.

From 1956 until 1963, the British military tested nuclear bombs of varying sizes at a place called Maralinga. Located in the Great Victoria Desert, the testing program displaced the Indigenous owners, and was kept hidden from the Australian public. The effects have been long-lasting, and wide spread.

For those who don’t like to drive, Chinta Air offers a one day tour from Ceduna.

Depart Ceduna at 7am, and fly North West. We will cross the Trans Australian railway line and fly over the testing site for an birds eye view before landing at Maralinga.
After a quick toilet stop, we will join the Maralinga Tours bus tour for a guided tour of the testing site. After a picnic lunch (included), we will return to the Maralinga Village for a quick tour of the museum before returning to the airstrip.
On departure, we will fly over Watson on the Trans Australia Railway Line before returning to Ceduna.

At the end of the day, you will be stunned as you reflect on what you have learned this day.

Please note:

Only operates on Tuesdays & Thursdays, between

1 April and 31 October.

Availability:

Tuesday, 2 April, 2024 – 4 seats available
Tuesday, 14 May, 2024 – 3 seats available
Tuesday, 6 August, 2024 – 4 seats available
Tuesday, 17 September, 2024 – 4 seats available

This is a full day tour.

A minimum of 2 people required (costs vary depending on passenger numbers.)

Nullarbor & Cliffs Explorer

(Full Day)

Departures every day.
Bookings essential.
2023 prices:
$725 per person for 4 – 6 passengers.
$800 per person for 3 passengers.
$1195 per person for 2 passengers.
(NB: Price rise on 1 April, 2024.
$760 per person for 4 – 6 passengers.
$840 per person for 3 passengers.
$1255 per person for 2 passengers)

Includes:

Flights / refreshments at Nullarbor Roadhouse.

The Far West Coast of South Australia contains some of the most spectacular coastal scenery of anywhere in Australia. Miles of beaches, steep cliffs, and secluded rockpools make for amazing scenery.

Combine this with stories of our pioneering past and interesting present, and you will have a memorable day out.

Between late May and early October, you may see Southern Right Whales at Fowlers Bay and the Head of the Bight Marine Park. The most whales (over 150 whales) will be seen in July & August.

Availability:
20 June, 2024, 4 seats available

Please note:

Operates all year round.

Southern Right Whales may be seen during winter (late May to early October)

Flights depart with a minimum of two passengers. (costs vary depending on passenger numbers.)

Local Coast scenic flight:

60 min

$400 per person
Children aged 3 – 13 years fly for half price with two adults.

Highlights:
• Point Brown and Smoky Bay
• Coastline to Point Bell
• Davenport Creek
• Port of Thevenard
• Ceduna Township

Please note:

A minimum of 2 people required

Salt Lakes of South Australia:

Duration: 3 hours (no landings)

$495pp for 4 people.
$660pp for 3 pax.
$990pp for 2 people.

Highlights:

Lake Everard – once part of an inland sea that stretched all the way to the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Lake Gairdner – Australia’s fourth largest salt lake, and the site of numerous land speek record attempts.
Lake Acraman – formed when a meteorite hit the planet.

Please note:

A minimum of 2 people required

Pink Lake scenic flight:

60 min

$400 per person
Children aged 3 – 13 years fly for half price with two adults.

Highlights:

The ever-changing colours of Lake MacDonnell, and the coastline West of Ceduna, including Point Peter, Rocky Point, Point Bell and Point Sinclair / Cactus Beach.

Please note:

Flights depart with a minimum of 2 passengers

Maralinga and the Bunda Cliffs

Duration: 6 hours, with a lunch stop at the Nullarbor Roadhouse.

$800 per person for 4 – 6 passengers.
$1065per person for 3 passengers.
$1595 per person for 2 passengers.

Highlights:

The Great Victoria Desert
The Trans Australian railway line
The former nuclear bomb testing site at Maralinga (no landings or tour is included)
The true Nullarbor.
Lunch at the Nullarbor Roadhouse (from menu, with a choice of tea / coffee, water / juice / soft drinks)
The Bunda Cliffs
The stunning Far West Coastline of South Australia.

Please note:

Flights depart with a minimum of two people.
Meet at 9am for a 9.30am departure. Returns to Ceduna at approximately 3pm.
Bookings essential.

Salt Lakes of South Australia:

Duration: 3 hours (no landings)

$495pp for 4 people.
$660pp for 3 pax.
$990pp for 2 people.

Highlights:

Lake Everard – once part of an inland sea that stretched all the way to the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Lake Gairdner – Australia’s fourth largest salt lake, and the site of numerous land speek record attempts.
Lake Acraman – formed when a meteorite hit the planet.

Please note:

A minimum of 2 people required