GREAT SOUTHERN FLIGHTS
If the South Pole, Southern Lights or Antarctica are destinations you would love to gaze upon from the comfort of a Dreamliner window, then read on. What lies beyond the runways of Australia and across the Southern Ocean are some of the world’s most unique and enigmatic sights, rarely seen by humans.
Travelling on a Great Southern Flight with Chimu offers vistas to behold. All you need to do is choose your trip of a lifetime!
SOUTH POLE SCENIC FLIGHT
This adventure is ideal for the traveller keen to experience the extreme vastness of Antarctica and learn about great explorers like Robert Scott and Roald Amundsen. Our South Pole scenic flight will have you retracing their remarkable routes from a birds eye view, all the way to the South Pole and back. This flight, approx. 16 hours, is the only one of its kind, anywhere in the world!
Travelling with you will be Antarctic historians and scientists who'll educate and inspire throughout the flight with fascinating tales and updates about life on the ice, with ample opportunity to get involved, ask questions, and learn more about polar history, science, and even Antarctic photography.
Astronomy lovers and adventurers, keen on searching for the enigmatic lights of the Aurora Australis from their window, will be astounded by this experience as they fly 60 degrees south, over the Southern Ocean and directly into the Southern Auroral zone by night. We'll chase the ethereal Southern Lights and they dance just outside our window.
Each flight will include an onboard astrophotographer, helping you take incredible photos of the night sky and helping you learn more about constellations and the mysterious night sky.
A bucket-listers' favourite, travellers on these journeys are keen to gaze upon icebergs and ancient glaciers on a day flight over the coast and mountains of East Antarctica. Taking in the incredible beauty of the landscapes and learning about the history that lies below.
Your scenic flight will include fun and educational presentations and plenty of opportunities to ask questions from Antarctic researchers, experts, and professional photographers.
Great Southern Flights
Brochure Download
Download the Great Southern Fights brochure and learn more about these extraordinary journeys across the Southern Ocean and beyond.
The Southern Lights
By Flight
Fly into the night in a Qantas Dreamliner and bear witness to one of the world's most indescribable natural phenomena, the Southern Lights. Also known as the Aurora Australis, this display presents a dance of the sun's energy in our atmosphere via light and colour, backdropped by the night sky.
Antarctica
Flights from Australia
For one spectacular day, gaze upon frozen landscapes and ice formations of Antarctica from the comfort of a Qantas Dreamliner, as you learn about the last frontier from our team of Antarctica experts. Leave in the early morning and be home by bed time.
South Pole
Scenic Flight
EXCLUSIVE WORLD-FIRST JOURNEY On this approx. 16-hour return flight, we will celebrate some of Antarctica’s most illustrious history whilst experiencing the sheer vastness of this enigmatic continent, all the way to the South Pole! Hear from modern day explorers as they explain the terrain below.
Antarctica Flight - Brisbane
Antarctica Overflight
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Antarctica Flight - Sydney
Antarctica Overflight
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South Pole Scenic Flight
Antarctica Overflight
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Southern Lights by Flight - Melbourne
Southern Ocean
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Great Southern Flights
Brochure Download
Download the Great Southern Fights brochure and learn more about these extraordinary journeys across the Southern Ocean and beyond.
South Pole Scenic Flight Brochure
This is the ultimate 'bucket-lister's' journey! Not possible from anywhere else in the world. Our South Pole flight is the first and only commercial scenic flight to the South Pole directly from Australia, making it a unique opportunity for Antarctica enthusiasts and bucket-listers alike.