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Scenic flights
Thirty minutes to ninety, doors on or doors off. The route is planned around the light and your seat.
Experiences that transcend the journey.
Scenic flights and private charter, arranged by a pilot.
Safe landings. Lasting memories.
Safe landings. Lasting memories.
Safe landings. Lasting memories.
Curated for you. Attention to detail by us.
Established routes and customised charters.
Thirty minutes over the coast for the view, or a direct run to a lodge, a boardroom or a wedding.
Connect Aviation
City. Coast. Island. Bush and Safari.
Where are you flying?
Experiences that transcend the journey.
Scenic flights and private charter across southern Africa and Southeast Asia, arranged by a commercial helicopter pilot.
Where are you flying?
A word from our founder
Aviation has kept me at every altitude.
I started in air traffic control, spent years arranging charters, and I fly many of them myself. That is what you get on the phone: someone who knows what the aircraft can do, what the operator will say, and what the afternoon wind will do to your view.
A scenic hour or a whole day built around one occasion, either way you are through to a person, not a desk. From first contact to arrival, every detail is considered with safety, experience and discretion in mind.
Christian Kheswa Commercial helicopter pilot
- In aviation
- 9 years
- Selling charter
- 6 years
- Licence held
- Commercial helicopter
- Additional services
- Fixed-wing charter and VIP vehicle transfers
The map
Global by design.
I move between markets instead of selling one of them, so where you are flying matters more than where I am based. Every waypoint below is somewhere I can put you in the air.
Cape Town
33°55'S 018°25'EThe Peninsula, Cape Point, the Twelve Apostles. Scenic flying with the light planned around your seat.
33°55'S 018°25'EThe Peninsula, Cape Point, the Twelve Apostles. Scenic flying with the light planned around your seat.Durban
29°51'S 031°01'ECoastline and harbour scenics, plus transfers up the north coast.
29°51'S 031°01'ECoastline and harbour scenics, plus transfers up the north coast.The Drakensberg
28°57'S 029°12'ECathedral Peak and the escarpment by air, a full day out of Durban with lunch in the mountains.
28°57'S 029°12'ECathedral Peak and the escarpment by air, a full day out of Durban with lunch in the mountains.The Wild Coast
31°38'S 029°32'ECharter into places a road takes most of a day to reach.
31°38'S 029°32'ECharter into places a road takes most of a day to reach.Johannesburg
26°12'S 028°02'EThe base for charter across the interior, fixed wing included.
26°12'S 028°02'EThe base for charter across the interior, fixed wing included.Vilanculos
21°58'S 035°19'EThe Bazaruto archipelago. Sandbars, reef and island lodges by helicopter.
21°58'S 035°19'EThe Bazaruto archipelago. Sandbars, reef and island lodges by helicopter.Private reserves
Southern AfricaLodge transfers straight to the helipad instead of a transfer road.
Southern AfricaLodge transfers straight to the helipad instead of a transfer road.Phuket
07°53'N 098°23'EIsland hops across the Andaman Sea and transfers to the resorts.
07°53'N 098°23'EIsland hops across the Andaman Sea and transfers to the resorts.Bangkok
13°45'N 100°30'ECity transfers and the connection out to the coast.
13°45'N 100°30'ECity transfers and the connection out to the coast.SeychellesOpening
04°37'S 055°27'EThe next market. Ask now and I will tell you honestly what is possible today.
04°37'S 055°27'EThe next market. Ask now and I will tell you honestly what is possible today.What I arrange
Ways we get you airborne and to your destination.
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Helicopter charter
Lodge transfers, island hops, and the places a road takes six hours to reach.
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Fixed-wing charter
Longer legs and bigger groups. I broker the aircraft and stay on the booking until you land.
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Ground and transfers
Luxury vehicles at both ends, so the day is handled from your hotel door to the aircraft and back again.
Explore
Pick a country. Then pick a flight.
Scenic prices are for the whole aircraft, up to six passengers and subject to weight. Charters are priced per trip, because the aircraft, the route and the day all move the number.
Country
What kind of flight
The Cape Peninsula
Table Mountain, the Twelve Apostles, Camps Bay and Cape Point, flown so the light is behind you and the view is on your side of the aircraft.
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0130 min
Peninsula Explorer. Out over Camps Bay and the Twelve Apostles, along the Atlantic seaboard to Hout Bay, across Chapman's Peak and back.
Robinson R44 3 seats R17,400 $1,085£805€935 Airbus H120 4 seats R23,200 $1,445£1,075€1,250 Airbus H130 6 seats R34,800 $2,170£1,610€1,870 -
0250 min
Full Peninsula. The whole loop, down the Atlantic side to Cape Point and back up the False Bay coast. The only route that shows you both sides of the peninsula, the Atlantic and False Bay, in one flight.
Robinson R44 3 seats R29,850 $1,860£1,380€1,605 Airbus H120 4 seats R39,800 $2,480£1,840€2,140 Airbus H130 6 seats R59,700 $3,720£2,760€3,210
Durban and the Dolphin Coast
The beachfront, the harbour mouth and the run up the coast. Between June and November you are flying over the whale migration.
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0130 min
Ballito Scenic. Up the coast past Umhlanga and the lighthouse to Ballito, over water where whales, sharks and dolphins are a regular sight.
Robinson R44 3 seats R5,600 $350£260€305 Robinson R66 4 seats R7,160 $450£335€385 Bell 206L3 6 seats R11,550 $720£535€625 -
0245 min
Adventure Tour. The long run along the Dolphin Coast and back over Durban harbour, taking in the beaches and the marine life on the way.
Robinson R44 3 seats R8,970 $560£415€485 Robinson R66 4 seats R11,440 $715£530€615 Bell 206L3 6 seats R18,370 $1,145£850€990
The Bazaruto Archipelago
Dune islands, turquoise channels and sandbars that change shape with the tide.
Bazaruto is priced per flight rather than off a list, because the route depends on the tide, the season and where you are staying. Tell me your dates and how many of you there are.
Scenic prices are per aircraft, not per seat. Dollar, pound and euro figures are a guide, converted at R16.07, R21.67 and R18.61 on 3 September 2026. The final cost is confirmed in rand at booking.
Flights built around an occasion
Sometimes the flight is the point. Sometimes it is the way you arrive, or the place you land for an hour. These are put together one at a time, so there is no list price.
- A landing somewhere you cannot drive to. A sandbar, a mountain shoulder, a private stretch of beach, with an hour on the ground and a picnic set up before you land.
- Arrivals. A wedding, a birthday or a proposal where the helicopter is part of the day rather than the transport.
- Winelands and lunch. Out to an estate, lunch, and back before the afternoon wind comes up.
- Photography flights. Doors off, planned around the light, flown slow with the side you need facing the subject.
Tell me the occasion, the date and how many of you there are, and I will come back with the aircraft, the timing and the cost.
Coast
- 011 hr 30 each way
Umngazi and the Wild Coast. Down the Transkei shoreline by way of Margate to the river mouth lodge, over country a road takes most of a day to cross. An overnight for the aircraft and crew is extra.
from R45,000about $2,805 · £2,080 · €2,420
- 02On request
Bazaruto and Vilanculos. Island lodges in Mozambique, reached over the archipelago rather than around it.
Quoted per triptide and season dependent
Berg
- 011 hr 30 each way
The Drakensberg. Into the escarpment at Cathedral Peak, with a ridgeline picnic and a light lunch at the hotel before the run back to Durban.
from R43,000about $2,680 · £1,985 · €2,315
- 021 hr each way
Isandlwana and the Battlefields. An hour in the air each way and four hours on the ground, which reads very differently from the air than it does from a car park. Light lunch included; a guide is extra.
from R35,000about $2,180 · £1,620 · €1,885
- 0340 min each way
Abingdon Wine Estate. Out over the Midlands to the estate for a tasting, and back before the afternoon turns. Wine tasting included; lunch is extra.
from R21,000about $1,310 · £970 · €1,130
Bush
- 011 hr 30 each way
Thanda Safari. Up the Dolphin Coast and straight to the reserve helipad, so the game drive starts the same afternoon. Accommodation and an overnight for the crew are extra.
from R40,000about $2,490 · £1,850 · €2,150
- 021 hr 20 each way
Phinda. Into the reserve over the Zululand coast, with dolphins and whales below on the way. Accommodation and an overnight for the crew are extra.
from R41,000about $2,555 · £1,895 · €2,205
- 031 hr 10 each way
Nambiti. Big Five country inland of the Berg, reached by way of the Tugela River in a little over an hour instead of half a day. Accommodation and an overnight for the crew are extra.
from R40,000about $2,490 · £1,850 · €2,150
- 04Half day
Tala. The short one. Twenty minutes each way, a two hour game drive and lunch, close enough to Durban to be a morning and far enough to feel like the bush.
from R13,500about $845 · £625 · €730
City and interior
Johannesburg
The base for charter across the interior, fixed wing included.
Seychelles
Opening next. Ask and I will tell you honestly what is possible today.
Berg, Bush and Coast prices are for the whole aircraft on a return trip from Virginia Airport in Durban, quoted from the smallest helicopter that suits your group. A larger aircraft, an overnight stop for the crew or more time on the ground moves the number, and I confirm it before you commit. Dollar, pound and euro figures are a guide only, converted at R16.07, R21.67 and R18.61 on 3 September 2026.
Phuket and the Andaman Sea
Five programmes from the Phuket base. Limestone towers, hidden lagoons and the Phi Phi islands on one side, the Big Buddha and the west coast on the other.
- 0140 min
Thalang, the Heroine Monument, Phuket City, Big Buddha, Promthep Cape and the west coast.
THB 69,550about $2,095 · £1,555 · €1,810
- 0240 min
The mangroves, the limestone cliffs, the floating village, Kayak Cave and James Bond Island.
THB 69,550about $2,095 · £1,555 · €1,810
- 0360 min
Programmes one and two flown together: the mangroves and James Bond Island, then Thalang, Big Buddha, Promthep Cape and the west coast.
THB 101,220about $3,050 · £2,260 · €2,635
- 0470 min
Thalang, Khai Noi and Khai Nai islands, Phi Phi Don and Phi Phi Leh, then Big Buddha, Promthep Cape and the west coast.
THB 116,200about $3,500 · £2,595 · €3,025
- 0590 min
The longest run. The mangroves, the floating village and James Bond Island, out to Phi Phi Don and Phi Phi Leh, back over Big Buddha, Promthep Cape and the west coast.
THB 138,950about $4,185 · £3,105 · €3,615
Prices are per aircraft and include 7% VAT. Dollar, pound and euro figures are a guide, converted at THB 33.21, 44.79 and 38.46 on 3 September 2026, and move with the exchange rate. The final cost is confirmed in baht at booking.
Flights built around an occasion
The Andaman coast rewards being on the water and above it on the same day. These are arranged one at a time rather than sold off a list.
- Island arrivals. Straight to a resort or a beach club instead of the pier, the road and the transfer boat.
- Proposals and celebrations. Timed to the light, with the aircraft part of the occasion.
- Photography flights. Doors off over the limestone, flown slow and on the side you need.
Tell me the occasion and the date and I will come back with the aircraft, the timing and the cost.
Coast and islands
Phuket and the islands
Resort transfers and island hops across the Andaman Sea.
City
Bangkok
City transfers and the connection out to the coast.
Charters are quoted per trip. Send me the route, the date, how many of you there are and each person's weight, and I will come back with the aircraft, the operator and the cost broken out.
Australia
I do not sell scenic flights here. What I do is find the right operator and the right aircraft for a specific trip, and stay on the booking until you land.
Tell me the route, the date, how many of you there are and each person's weight. I will come back with the operator named, the aircraft and the cost broken out, before you commit to anything.
Ask about AustraliaUnited States
I do not sell scenic flights here. What I do is find the right operator and the right aircraft for a specific trip, and stay on the booking until you land.
Tell me the route, the date, how many of you there are and each person's weight. I will come back with the operator named, the aircraft and the cost broken out, before you commit to anything.
Ask about the United StatesUnited Arab Emirates
I do not sell scenic flights here. What I do is find the right operator and the right aircraft for a specific trip, and stay on the booking until you land.
Tell me the route, the date, how many of you there are and each person's weight. I will come back with the operator named, the aircraft and the cost broken out, before you commit to anything.
Ask about the UAENot in this country yet
I arrange charters here through operators, but I do not sell scenic flights or experiences in this market.
Switch to Curated charters above, or tell me what you had in mind and I will tell you honestly whether I can do it well.
Ask anywayThe aircraft
Which one do you need?
The honest answer is usually decided by weight rather than by seats. Pick an aircraft and I will tell you what it carries, and what that means for your group.
Three passengers. The most economical way to fly a scenic route.
Piston engine, two blades, and the aircraft most affected by weight. Right for a couple, or two friends with a camera.
Four passengers. Turbine powered, quieter, and noticeably smoother.
The step up from the R44 that most people are glad they took on a longer route, with real luggage space behind the seats.
Four passengers. A shrouded tail rotor, so it is quiet on the ground and in the cabin.
Right for a family, or a four who want to hear each other without shouting. Flown in Cape Town.
Six passengers. The LongRanger. A long cabin with facing seats.
The workhorse for groups on the Durban coast, and the aircraft with the most room to absorb weight.
Six passengers. The widest cabin and the biggest windows.
The one to ask for if photography matters. Flown in Cape Town, and the quietest of the group.
Every one of these is limited by weight before it is limited by seats. Send me each person's weight with your enquiry and I will confirm the right aircraft, and who sits where, before you pay, not after.
How it works
Three steps, no deposit to see it.
STEP 01
You tell me the day.
Where you are, how many of you, and what you want to see. A sentence is enough.
STEP 02
I plan it and price it.
Aircraft, route, timing and seat, with the operator named and the cost broken out.
STEP 03
You fly.
I stay on the booking until you are on the ground. If weather moves it, I move it.
The honest answers
The questions people actually ask me.
How do I know the money reaches the operator?
You pay on terms you can see, and I name the operator and the aircraft before you commit to anything. If you would rather pay the operator directly, say so and I will set it up that way.
What happens if the weather turns?
We move it. Scenic flying in Cape Town and Vilanculos depends on weather, and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling you a disappointment. If a day cannot be moved, the operator's weather terms apply, and you see those before you pay.
Will I actually get a view, or the wrong side?
Seating is planned before you arrive, and on a scenic flight I will tell you which side to ask for and why. The wrong seat is the complaint I hear most often, and it is entirely avoidable.
Do you fly the aircraft yourself?
Sometimes. Every flight is operated by a licensed operator under its own approvals. I hold a commercial helicopter licence and fly many of these routes myself. Where I do not, I have chosen the operator and the crew, and I know exactly what to ask them.
Which markets can you cover?
Cape Town, Durban, the Drakensberg, the Wild Coast, Johannesburg, Vilanculos, private reserves across southern Africa, Phuket and Bangkok today, with Seychelles next. Charters in Australia, the United States and the UAE go through operators I know there.
How far ahead should I book?
For scenic flights, a few days in peak season. For charter and lodge transfers, as early as you can. Aircraft in these markets are few, and the good dates go first.
Book a charter
Tell me the day. I will tell you what is possible.
No deposit to see a plan. I will come back to you personally with the aircraft, the route and the cost broken out.