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!
SOLAR ECLIPSE FLIGHT
Join us on a unique celestial experience and witness the total solar eclipse over Antarctica. This exclusive scenic flight from Australia will fly into the path of totality of the solar eclipse, providing lucky passengers with unparalleled viewing of this incredible phenomenon, far above cloud cover, from the comfort of a Dreamliner 787.
SOUTH POLE SCENIC FLIGHT
For the traveller keen to experience the extreme vastness of Antarctica and learn about great explorers, Robert Scott and Roald Amundsen. This flight will have you retracing their remarkable routes from a birds eye view, all the way to the South Pole and back. This, approx. 16 hour flight, is the only one of its kind, anywhere in the world!
Astronomy lovers and adventurers, keen on experiencing the enigmatic lights of the Aurora Australis from their window, will be bedazzled by this experience as they fly 60 degrees south, over the Southern Ocean and directly into the Southern Auroral zone by night.
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.
Curated for anyone who wants to experience New Year's Eve in the midnight sun, merrymakers will witness the dazzling landscape of Antarctica below them, whilst sipping on champagne and listening to live entertainment, as they welcome in the New Year.
Solar Eclipse flight
THE ONLY FLIGHT FROM AUSTRALIA to fly into the path of totality of the Solar Eclipse. On this flight we will position the plane for our lucky travellers to view the powerful, natural and rare phenomenon far above cloud cover, in the comfort of a Dreamliner 787.
2021-22 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
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. Whether you chose an East Antarctic scenic journey or an expedition flight over the South Pole, you won't be disappointed!
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.
New Years Eve
over Antarctica
SPECIAL DEPARTURE Welcome the New Year at the end of the earth in the midnight sun. Departing in the evening, this unique flight will have you celebrating at dizzying heights over the most unique landscape on our earth.
Australian Antarctic Festival Aurora Flight - MEL to Hobart
Southern Ocean
Ship:Southern Lights by Flight