Port: Moorea, Society Islands
Duration: 2 Hours
Take control of your Cessna 172 plane, together with a professional instructor and experience an amazing hour scenic flight over Moorea and Tetiaroa. No prior flight experience is required to fully enjoy this unique Flight Initiation Tour. Your tour starts with a drive from the pier to the local Airport – Temae, where your airplane is waiting. After a brief lesson on how to control the plane, your dream will finally come true: pilot your own plane. View from above the beautiful Cooks and Opunohu Bays, Mount Rotui and the crater area. Continue south and see the less developed part of the island. During your flight you might also spot dolphins, sharks and stingrays in the crystal clear waters of the lagoon.
Lying just 30 miles North of Moorea, Tetiaroa is the breathtakingly beautiful atoll comprised of a dozen idyllic islands surrounding a spectacular lagoon. Fly over the graceful atoll and spot The Brando, an exquisite private resort as well as the pristine natural landscape hosting many different types of birds, coral and marine life.
Finally, you will land back at Temae Airport where your transfer will return you to the pier. Don’t forget to ask your instructor to do a horizontal 360 degrees turn and experience the increase in gravity.
Please note: Only one guest pilots the plane from the start to the end of the flight and no seats exchange is allowed. The maximum number of guests per flight is 1 instructor, 1 pilot (guest) and 2 passengers, the maximum combined weight per group is 210Kg/460 lbs. Minimum age not required, however to fly the plane, children must be accompanied by an adult and be able to reach the plane pedals. Booking deadline is 4 days before the date of the flight. The transfer from the pier to the airport and back depends on the number of guest attending the flight and is not included in the tour price. Transfer cos is $30- per person round trip. Not recommended for pregnant women, guests with heart problems, and no diving allowed 24 hours before the flight.
Excursion Code: MOO-1791