For your private Melbourne VIP Helicopter Flight, you will be picked up from your Melbourne hotel in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle and driven to Essendon Airport, a journey of about 20 minutes. An alternative pick-up location is available at Russel Street Extension, near Federation Square, Melbourne.
At the Airport you can relax in the Private VIP Lounge and sip a complimentary glass of Australian sparkling wine (or soft drink) while your pilot gives you a pre-flight briefing (in English).
Helicopter loading takes about 30 minutes and then you will be off on your fantastic luxury private 30-minute flight.
You will first fly down the home straight of the legendary Melbourne Cup horse race and then take an aerial tour of all Melbourne's great sporting venues, and city and coastal sights. These include:
• Docklands: Waterfront area on the banks of the Yarra River, now undergoing extensive renewal.
• Williamstown: An historic port with old buildings and antique ships.
• St Kilda Foreshore: Much loved district now undergoing renovation.
• Grand Prix F1 Track: A street-based circuit around Albert Park Lake. Used once a year as a racetrack for the Australian Grand Prix.
• Rod Laver Arena: Multi-use venue hosting a wide range of sports and entertainment events, from Grand Slam tennis matches to international rock stars, and motorbike super-cross action to conferences, dinners and classical performances.
• Royal Botanical Gardens: Internationally renowned botanical gardens on the south bank of the Yarra River. Widely regarded as the finest botanical gardens in Australia, and among the best in the world.
• Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG): One of the world's oldest and most famous cricket grounds.
Your flight ends with a city sweep giving you stunning coastal and skyscraper vistas, and a thrilling flight past the 300m Eureka Tower.
Back on the ground you will be picked up by vehicle and dropped back at the starting point (approximately 20 minutes).