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Auckland Seaplanes - Gulf Island Scenic Flight

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Experience a slice of paradise and take a mesmerising flight over the beautiful islands of the Hauraki Gulf.

Experience a slice of paradise and take a mesmerising flight over the beautiful islands of the Hauraki Gulf.

Highlights

  • Spectacular sights over Auckland City, Hauraki Gulf, Rangitoto, Waiheke Island and the Pacific Ocean
  • Learn the history of the region from your experienced pilot
  • Exhilarating take-off and landing in the water onboard our De Havilland Beaver floatplane!

Experience a slice of paradise and take a mesmerising flight over the beautiful islands of the Hauraki Gulf.

Fly over Rangitoto’s crater and enjoy a birds-eye view of Motutapu Island.

Soar high above Rakino Island and explore Waiheke Island from a breath-taking perspective aboard our unique seaplane.

Fly over the City of Sails before experiencing an exhilarating water landing in the Auckland Harbour.

Our experienced pilots can speak German, Japanese, Spanish and French helping international visitors make the most out of their flight experience.

Come and enjoy the flight of your life on this one-of-a-kind experience!



Duration: 1 Hour Experience (30min flying)


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Adult $330.00 (Aged 12+)
Child $250.00 (Aged 2 - 11 years)

What's included

  • Scenic flight in an 8-seater, De Havilland Beaver floatplane.

Duration

  • Allow approximately 1 hour for the whole experience

Location

  • We are currently operating from Viaduct Marina with a 10 minutes tender transfer to the seaplane.

Child Friendly

  • This experience welcomes families with children.

Bad Weather Refunds

  • If your experience is cancelled by the operator (because of the weather or anything else out of your control) you will be entitled to a full refund.

Notes

  • Location:We are currently operating from Viaduct Marina with a 10 minutes tender transfer to the seaplane.

    Please Note Minimum numbers apply; Flight Confirmed with a minimum of 4 passengers. Smaller bookings waitlisted to confirm.

  • Children under 2 are free of charge.

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

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Callum from New Zealand wrote on 18 July 2017

Fabulous experience

Extremely friendly and accommodating staff on cold but sunny winters day. Had my elderly father with a repairing broken hip, and the staff couldn't have been more helpful getting him on and off the plane. Got a bonus landing and take off to drop some passengers onto a Waiheke beach - James Bond style :) Pilot kept us very well entertained and was very informative, even to a local!! Highly recommend this trip to everyone... Thank you

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From Auckland Seaplanes - Gulf Island Scenic Flight

Hello Melanie, Thank you very much for your feedback! It was a pleasure having you and your dad on the flight and he did really well! Perhaps we see you and him again, our oldest passenger to date was 4 months shy of his 100th birthday!

Tit King from Singapore wrote on 17 June 2017

Fantastic view! Awesome experience!

Thanks flight experience was awesome. The best view to see from a bird's eye. 100% worthy.

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Jennifer Beaudry from Australia wrote on 15 June 2016

Best birthday surprise!

I booked this for my partner's birthday, and he absolutely loved it. The team at Auckland Seaplanes worked with me to ensure that he had an awesome experience, including upgrading us to a flight to Kawau Island for a gourmet lunch overlooking the beach.

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Hi Jennifer, Thanks for your review it was our pleasure to have you and your partner on board for his birthday.

Pip from New Zealand wrote on 04 May 2016

Awesome personal service

Thanks for making my husband's birthday so special.

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Sadhvi from New Zealand wrote on 21 April 2016

Worth it

It was a fantastic experience for my parents and they loved it!

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