Scenic Flights – Lake Eyre / Kati Thanda
Available Scenic Flights over Lake Eyre / Kati Thanda
Photo: View from the office – Madigan Gulf, Lake Eyre North. Seen on every one or two-day tour to Lake Eyre from Rawnsley Park Station in the Flinders Ranges. Credit: Chinta Air/Felicity Brown (Pilot)
One Day Tour, ex Rawnsley Park / Flinders Ranges
Full Day Tour
Departs: 9.30am.
Please be at the Rawnsley Park Station airstrip at 9am.
Returns: 5pm (approximately)
$1045 per person for 4 passengers,
$1140 per person for 3 passengers,
$1515 per person for 2 passengers.
Family rate: $3420 for 2 adults & 2 children (aged 3 – 13 years).
Private tour: $1370 per person for 3 people / $2035 per person for 2 people.
Includes:
After departure, the morning flight takes you over:
- Wilpena Pound & Ikara / Flinders Ranges National Park.
- Leigh Creek, both the town and coalfields.
- Marree Man, the largest geoglyph in Australia.
- Lake Eyre South and North.
- Lunch at William Creek Hotel (included).
- Includes lunch from menu, and a choice of tea / coffee, water / juice / soft drinks
After lunch, the afternoon flight includes:
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- Anna Creek, the largest cattle station in the world.
- Andamooka
- Lake Torrens
Optional Extras:
Warburton Inlet: Fly to the Northern tip of the Lake for the best chance of seeing birdlife and to see if any water is flowing in to Lake Eyre / Kati Thanda from the Warburton Creek. Extra – $160 per person.
Painted Hills: Fly over the Painted Hills on Anna Creek Station (the Hills are not accessible by road).
Extra – $220 per person.
Note:
We are unable to welcome on board any passenger who weighs 130kgs or more.
Photo: In 2018, the views in 2018 from a Lake Eyre / Kati Thanda scenic flight were stunning. Credit: SA Tourism Commission / Lachlan Swan, 2018
Two Day Tour, ex Rawnsley Park / Flinders Ranges
Tour dates:
**FULL** 17 / 18 May, 2025
**FULL** 20 / 21 June, 2025
**1 seat available** 12 / 13 July, 2025
15 / 16 August, 2025
12 / 13 September, 2025
10 / 11 October, 2025
Departs: 8.00am, day one – Please be at the airstrip at 7.30am.
Returns: 4.30pm, day two.
2025 Rate:
$2495 per person (with four passengers)
$3325 per person (with three passengers)
$4990 per person (with two passengers)
Day One Includes:
Morning flight over:
- Wilpena Pound & Ikara / Flinders Ranges National Park
- Northern Flinders Ranges
- The Birdsville Track crossing the Cooper Creek
- Cooper Creek, East of Lake Eyre / Kati Thanda to Innamincka.
- Lunch stop at Innamincka (lunch included).
After lunch:
- Flight from Innamincka over Coongie Lake System to Birdsville.
Accommodation: dinner (two courses, from menu), bed (double or twin share rooms) at the Birdsville Hotel.
Optional extra: Seats on a shared sunset tour to Big Red (must be requested at the time of booking).
Day Two Includes:
Breakfast at the Birdsville Bakery to kickstart the day.
After breakfast (included):
- Board the aircraft, to follow the Diamantina South to Goyders Lagoon.
- From Goyders Lagoon, follow the Warburton Creek South to Lake Eyre / Kati Thanda.
- Fly down the full length of Lake Eyre (North and South).
- Track over the Marree Man for Marree. Lunch stop at Marree (lunch included). Includes lunch from menu, and a choice of tea / coffee, water / juice / soft drinks.
After lunch, fly over the Flinders Ranges to return to Rawnsley Park Station.
Note:
Maximum of 6 passengers.
Every passenger gets a window seat, and a headset to hear the pilot’s commentary pointing out scenic highlights.
We are unable to welcome on board any individual who weighs 130kgs or more.
Terms:
10% deposit on booking.
Full and final payment 30 days prior to departure.
Photo: View from the office – Madigan Gulf, Lake Eyre North. Seen on every one or two-day tour to Lake Eyre from Rawnsley Park Station Credit: Chinta Air/Felicity Brown (Pilot)
Photo: The views from a Lake Eyre / Kati Thanda scenic flight, in 2018. Credit: SA Tourism Commission / Lachlan Swan, 2018
One Day Tour, ex Ceduna
Full Day Tour
Departs: Ceduna Airport, 7.30am – please be at airport at 7am.
Returns: Ceduna Airport, 5.30pm.
$1045 per person for 4 adults
$1350 per person for 3 adults
$1995 per person for 2 adults
Availability:
2 seats, 6 May 2025.
1 seat, 1 October, 2025.
Morning flight:
- Depart Ceduna for Mount Finke, and onto Coober Pedy.
- After a quick re-fuelling stop, depart Coober Pedy for the centre of Lake Eyre / Kati Thansa. Then turn South and fly down to Belt Bay.
- Lunch at William Creek Hotel: Included
- Includes lunch from menu, and a choice of tea / coffee, water / juice / soft drinks
Afternoon flight:
- Depart William Creek and fly over the Marree Man, then turn for Ceduna
Photo: View from the office – Madigan Gulf, Lake Eyre North. Seen on every one or two-day tour to Lake Eyre / Kati Thanda from Rawnsley Park Station Credit: Chinta Air/Felicity Brown (Pilot)
Two Day Tour, ex Ceduna
Departs: 8am, day one, Ceduna Airport – please be at airport at 7.30am.
Returns: 5.30pm, day two, Ceduna Airport.
2025 departures, from Ceduna
**3 seats available** 13 & 14 May, 2025
**3 seats available** 10 & 11 June, 2025
16 & 17 September, 2025
14 & 15 October, 2025.
2025 Rate:
$2495 per person for four passengers.
$3325 per person for three passengers
$4990 per person for two passengers.
Day One Includes:
Depart Ceduna for Mount Finke, and onto Coober Pedy.
After a quick re-fuelling stop, depart Coober Pedy to fly the full width of Lake Eyre / Kati Thanda from West to East.
On the Eastern side of Lake Eyre / Kati Thanda, follow the Cooper Creek from the lake to Innamincka.
Lunch stop: Innamincka, (included). Lunch from menu, with a choice of tea / coffee, water / juice / soft drinks.
After lunch, flight from Innamincka over Coongie Lake System to Birdsville.
Optional extra: Watch the sun set over the Simpson Desert from the top of Big Red, one of the largest sand dunes in the desert.
Overnight:
Dinner and Bed at Birdsville Hotel.
Day Two:
Kickstart the day with a Birdsville Bakery breakfast (included) before departing Birdsville to follow the Diamantina to Goyders Lagoon.
Follow Warburton Creek to Lake Eyre / Kati Thanda.
Fly down the full length of Lake Eyre / Kati Thanda to Belt Bay Turn West for William Creek.
Lunch stop: William Creek Hotel. Lunch included, with a choice of tea / coffee, water / juice / soft drinks.
Afternoon flight, depart William Creek over Marree Man, then turn for Ceduna.
Every passenger gets a window seat, and a headset to hear the pilot pointing out scenic highlights.
Terms:
10% deposit on confirmation.
Full and final payment 30 days prior to departure.