Scenic Flight: Birdsville & Channel Country Flood Extraordinaire

Our 2025 Channel Country flight tour schedule is now complete! Thank you to everyone who joined us. Head to Birdsville and join our spectacular half-day flight over Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre as the 2025 flood events continue to unfold across the outback.

Witness the Outback come alive in 2025 with the Eyre Creek, Diamantina, Cooper Creek, Coongie Lakes & Goyder Lagoon in flood.

  • 5 days / 4 nights
  • $4,995 pp twin share / $465 pp Single Supp
  • Tour Departure Dates (12 passengers per tour):
    • Tour 1: 28th April | BOOKINGS CLOSED
    • Tour 2: 2nd May | BOOKINGS CLOSED
    • Tour 3: 6th May | BOOKINGS CLOSED
    • Tour 4: 10th May | BOOKINGS CLOSED
    • Tour 5: 14th May | BOOKINGS CLOSED
    • Tour 6: 19th May | BOOKINGS CLOSED
    • Tour 7: 23rd May | BOOKINGS CLOSED
    • Tour 8: 27th May | BOOKINGS CLOSED
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    Latest Views from the Air

    Videos and photos from May 8th, 2025

    Videos and photos from April 4, 2025

    Tour Highlights and Inclusions

    • See the Cooper Creek in full flood at levels not seen since 1974 or prior. The expanse of water has to be seen to be believed
    • Witness the Eyre Creek, Georgina River, Lake Machattie and Diamantina River systems all in full flood – a spectacle rarely seen in tandem
    • Enjoy 3 nights at the famous Birdsville Hotel in upmarket hotel rooms with full facilities and one night at Longreach Motor Inn
    • An exclusive four wheel drive ½ day through the Munga-Thirri Simpson Desert to the Eyre Creek
    • Over 8 hours of spectacular scenic flights aboard the state- of-art- Cessna Grand Caravan. Offering superior comfort, visibility and and turbine reliability – they’re the ultimate in scenic flight aircraft.
    • All dinners a-la-carte in the historic dining room of the Birdsville Hotel with evening talks on the area’s history and heritage
    • All lunches and morning teas supplied by the Birdsville Bakery
    • Superior Pilots and Guides with extensive industry experience – all operated by Birdsville Aviation out of Birdsville (owned by the Birdsville Hotel)

    Your Itinerary

    Please note: a maximum of 12kg of baggage per person (including hand luggage) is permissible for this tour.

    DAY 1: Home - Longreach

    The tour officially starts from Longreach, so today is the day to make your way there. We recommend departing from your home ports to Brisbane in time to rendezvous with the daily Qantas Link service to Longreach. Please note: Your transport to Longreach is not included in the tour price. 

    Arrive in Longreach at 2.25pm (operated most days depending on schedule) where you'll be met at the airport by friendly professional guides and meet your fellow travellers.

    Transfer to the Longreach Motor Inn for your overnight stay (hotel room included in tour) and this evening over dinner enjoy a brief by your pilots on what to expect over the next 3 days.

    Meals: Dinner.

    Aircraft

    Birdsville Aviation operate 2 aircraft including a Cessna Grand Caravan which features high wing, air-conditioning, 14 seats and turbine engine reliability. It also operates a Cessna 210 which is a 6 seater, high wing aircraft utilised for smaller parties.

    Our 2025 Channel Country flight tour schedule is now complete! Thank you to everyone who joined us. Head to Birdsville and join our spectacular half-day flight over Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre as the 2025 flood events continue to unfold across the outback.

    Terms & Conditions

    The Terms and Conditions under with Birdsville Hotel operate are detailed below. Payment for the tour represents an acceptance of the Terms and Conditions.