GREAT SOUTHERN FLIGHTS
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What lies across the Southern Ocean are some of the world’s most unique and enigmatic sights, rarely seen by humans.
Whether you are a keen adventurer aching to learn about the great explorers, Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen, as you retrace their remarkable routes on an expedition flight across the continent of Antarctica?
An astronomy lover keen on experiencing the dazzling colours of the Aurora Australis from your window, as you fly directly into the Southern Auroral zone by night?
Or a bucket lister keen to gaze upon icebergs and ancient glaciers on a day flight over the coast and mountains of East Antarctica?
Travelling on a Great Southern Flight with Chimu offers vistas to beheld for a lifetime.
SOUTH POLE EXPEDITION FLIGHT
Our South Pole Discovery flight is the first and only commercial scenic flight to the South Pole from Australia, making it a unique opportunity for real Antarctica enthusiasts.
We will take you far away from light pollution, high above the clouds and weather systems to see a magical and unforgettable display with uninterrupted views of the southern lights. Along the way you will see constellations, stars, and planets as you have never witnessed them before.
Our Antarctica Flights are a completely different experience from traditional ship-based Antarctic expeditions. They provide the opportunity to experience the Great White Continent in a single day from a unique perspective. Flying over the continent, Antarctica Flights offer passengers a greater appreciation of Antarctica’s sheer size and scale compared to ship-based expeditions.
Welcome in 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. On-board you will be entertained with live music and lavished with champagne while you wonder over the enigmatic landscapes of Antarctica as she sparkles below you.
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.
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.