Scenic Flights
"You have not seen Wilpena Pound until you see it from the air".
Taking a flight over the rugged landscape of the Flinders Ranges is the best way to see Wilpena Pound. There are a few different options available, including:
Wilpena Pound Resort
Operating from Wilpena Pound Resort, Air Wilpena offers a 20 minute scenic flight right through to full day excursions.

Rawnsley Park Station
Twenty, thirty and forty-five minute scenic flights are provided by Central Air Services, direct from Rawnsley Park Station. As well as Wilpena Pound, you can fly over Bunyeroo and Brachina Gorges, take a five-hour Lake Eyre Explorer flight or a full-day Arkaroola Adventure.
Prairie Hotel, Parachilna
Scenic flights are offered over Wilpena Pound or Lake Eyre, or an itinerary can be put together for you.
William Creek and Coober Pedy
See the vast and spectacular Australian outback from the air with Wrights Air, fly over desert areas, a remote cattle station and Lake Eyre. Wrights Air also give you the opportunity to view the secret painted hills set in the outback of South Australia - no roads exist in this area and they can only be viewed by air.
Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary
To experience Arkaoola from the ground is amazing, however, to see it from the air is a whole new experience. Soar above the famous Mount Painter country in Arkaroola's own 6-passenger Cessna 207.
More Flinders Ranges Journeys
- The Legendary Ghan

- The Ghan. It's about great railway journeys. Great desert journeys. And perhaps experiencing a sense of peace and luxury that you haven't had in a long time. Read More
- Historic Trains

- Don't miss these heritage train journeys through the Flinders Ranges and Outback. Read More


