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Top five locations for a scenic flight in the Australian Outback
We’ve seen so much of Outback Australia, so here are our five top destinations to take a scenic flight over. How many have you checked off your list?
Fine Food Flights
Kirkhope Aviation in conjunction with the Restaurant & Caterers Association is delighted to be offering our first Fine Food Flight to King Island, featuring King Island Dairy and Wild Harvest Restaurant. This 2 day tour, designed for hospitality professionals, offers an insight into some of the best produce and cuisine on offer in Tasmania. Departing…
6 Things To Do When You Visit Birdsville, Queensland
Birdsville, Queensland, is a long way from anywwhere. Situated in the far south-western corner of the state on the border of the Simpson Desert, even Mt Isa is a 12 hour drive away, and Brisbane a whopping 25 hours on the road. Despite it’s remote location, it attracts tens of thousands of visitors annual. Here…
Accessible outback travel by air
Has Accessibility always been a problem when you think about travelling to the Australian Outback? Australia is a HUGE country. It can be difficult to get around, and it’s not the most accessible place. We’ve got more than 34,000km of coastline. To drive from one side to the other (Perth to Brisbane) takes more than 45…
A Day in the Life of an Outback Touring Pilot
We like to think our Outback Touring pilots have a pretty amazing job, and on most days, they might even agree with us. We spoke with one of our touring pilots, Nick, about what a typical day away from home entails. He was on the third day of our four-day Taste of the Outback Tour….
Five reasons why your next holiday should be in your backyard
With more and more Australians heading overseas, we’re always reminding people why our backyard, Outback Australia, should be the destination for your next holiday! With so many options on the table, it can be easy to look past the amazing destinations sitting right here in Australia. Here are our top five reasons to leave your passport…
Why the Piper Chieftain is our choice of aircraft for Outback Air Touring
Published: Often I’ve had questions from guests before a tour about the aircraft they’ll be spending time in while Outback Air Touring. They tend to fall into two categories, either they’re worried about travelling on an aircraft smaller than an airliner or they want to know a bit more about how comfortable the aircraft is…
Birdsville Races Flights Package 2017
Kirkhope Aviation has Birdsville Races 2016 Flights Packages. Return flights from Moorabbin Airport (Melbourne) Twin engine, air conditioned luxury aircraft, take 15kg baggage for camping equipment, camping space at Birdsville.
Tale of a Recent Lake Eyre and Outback Trip
Ron Webb’s Tale of his recent Lake Eyre Trip and Outback S.A. “We reach Lake Eyre and what a sight, its vast expanses reach all horizons to the East, West and South. Many photos taken but they cannot capture or express…”