Scenic Flights
See Tasmania differently
Not the usual angles. Not the crowded lookouts. Glide over coastlines that bite the waves, forests older than roads, and bays that keep their secrets.
Lift off from Hobart’s waterfront with Tasmania’s only seaplane. Locally owned and operated through and through. Shared scenic flights make it lighter on the pocket, but big on the views – a taste of Tasmania’s wild side in every 30-minute (or longer) experience.
Call 1300 338 303 or email hello@aboveandbeyond.flights to chat with a local and plan your flight.
City Scenic
Port Arthur & Three Capes Panorama
Bruny Island Explorer
Kunanyi / Mount Wellington Alpine Scenic
Seaplane Taster
City Scenic
Lift off from Hobart’s waterfront, where fishing boats, ferries and tall ships cross paths. Trace the eastern shore south past North Bruny Island, skimming Iron Pot Lighthouse — Tasmania’s oldest keeper of the channel. Sweep back along the western shore for breathtaking views of the wild slopes of Kunanyi/Mt Wellington, the city, and the graceful span of the Tasman Bridge. Conclude with a seamless yet exhilarating river landing at Franklin Wharf — Tasmania from an angle few ever see.
Port Arthur & Three Capes Panorama
Depart Franklin Wharf and trace the coastline south-east to the dramatic Tasman Peninsula. Sweep over the towering cliffs of the Three Capes and Tasman Island — some of Australia’s tallest and most awe-inspiring sea cliffs, with the Southern Ocean crashing against rugged, untamed headlands few ever see from above. Circle Port Arthur from the water, the UNESCO World Heritage convict site framed by dark forest and sea. Then lift towards Cape Raoul, its fortress-like cliffs rising from the Southern Ocean, before returning north with wide views of Hobart, the Tasman Bridge, and the wild silhouette of Kunanyi/Mt Wellington.
Kunanyi / Mount Wellington Alpine Scenic
Depart from the Hobart waterfront and rise toward the wild, much-loved silhouette of Kunanyi / Mount Wellington. Your pilot will trace the winter slopes and snow-dusted ridgelines of the Wellington Range, revealing the mountain's sheer dolerite faces, alpine tarns and weather-shaped contours in full scale. Circling back, your view will shift: the mountain's broad shoulders, the river systems below and the city drawing closer as you descend.
Bruny Island Explorer
Lift off from Hobart’s waterfront and follow the River Derwent south, past estuaries fringed with black gums and melaleuca, to Bruny Island. Glide over The Neck, the island’s spectacular isthmus, before touching down on the still waters of Barnes Bay. Enjoy a short taxi across the bay without disembarking, surrounded by hidden coves, wind-whipped cliffs and secret beaches. From the air, take in the sentinel Iron Pot Lighthouse, the jagged Alum Cliffs and Kunanyi/Mt Wellington rising above Hobart. Watch for dolphins threading through the estuary or a white-bellied sea eagle gliding overhead. Bruny Island’s bays, inlets and headlands reveal themselves from an angle few ever see.
Seaplane Taster
Step aboard Tasmania’s only seaplane, the amphibious Cessna Caravan, and take to the skies from either Cambridge Airport or Hobart’s iconic waterfront. With the ability to lift off and touch down on both water and land, this short flight offers a rare glimpse of Tasmania that lingers long after you land. Tasmanian-owned and multi-award-winning, Above & Beyond’s seaplane seats up to 10 passengers in all-leather comfort, giving you a taste of the island’s wild side in just 10 minutes. One-way flight. Transport at the other end is your own arrangement.