Select your time slot when booking your helicopter trip. Please be at the meeting point at least 15 minutes before take off. Lift off and enjoy 30 minutes of breathtaking views soaring above the inner Great Barrier Reef. The flight path takes you past Cape Grafton, Mt Yarrabah, and Green Island. Then enjoy panoramic views of Cairns City as you head back to land.

We recommend you bring sunglasses, sunscreen and a smile. Of course, feel free to bring your camera, however, there will be four HD onboard video cameras to capture your spectacular multi-viewpoint experience.

A scenic helicopter flight over the Great Barrier Reef is absolutely worthy of being on your bucket list. It offers the magnificence of seeing it all from above which will brig you an entirely different perspective of the vast beauty of the reef.

July and August are generally the best times to see migrating whales in Cairns. This is due to the cooler water temperatures at that time, and what better way to see a Humpback or Dwarf Minke Whale than from above on your very own Cairns helicopter tour.

With an abundance of marine life on the Great Barrier Reef, it’s likely that you will see some, if not all of the following on your Cairns helicopter tour:
Sharks
Dolphins
Turtles
Manta rays
Whales – seasonal
Dugongs

We endorse the recommendation of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade that all travellers take out travel insurance. If you already have Travel Insurance please understand that it is your responsibility to ensure that your Travel Insurance covers you for all of the adventure style travel you have booked with us.
World Nomads travel insurance policies offer coverage for more than 150 activities. Get a quote, make a claim, or buy or extend your policy while on the road.

Helicopters are subject to strict weight limitations, specific to each aircraft type. Accurate individual passenger body and carry-on luggage weights MUST be advised at the point of booking. It is a legal requirement that all passengers and their luggage be weighed at check-in. Weight variances greater than 10% of that advised at the time of booking may incur additional charges and/or luggage allowances being reduced. Zoom Helicopters reserves the right to refuse travel and charge a 100% cancellation fee. The maximum single seat weight limit/payload for Zoom Helicopters’ fleet of aircraft is 130kgs.

Refunds will be processed according to the following time frames:
Cancellations within 1 Day of the start date incur a 100.00% fee.
Between 1 Day and 2 Days incur a 50.00% fee.