Published on Oct, 2024
This is a spectacular trip, a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I went alone but met a lovely group of people and we had the best day ever. The tour starts at 9.30am with a lovely welcome glass of sparkling wine, a safety briefing and then on board the 007-style Cessna 208 Caravan on floats.
The scenery on the way to Margaret River is stunning, beautiful coastlines and we flew low enough to see quite a few pods of migrating humpback whales from the plane. Upon arrival we visited Beyond Distillery, where the very charismatic founder Greg led us through a variety of home-made gins and limoncellos.
For lunch we visited Aravina vineyard for a wine tasting and delicious lunch. The food took some time to arrive (perhaps only one course would have been better as the serving sizes were enormous!) and therefore we missed our second vineyard but no one was complaining, as the company and food and wine were all outstanding.
A beautiful journey home to Perth in the late afternoon sun. Dean from the Swan Rover Seaplanes is very helpful and knowledgeable, and even went out of his way to drive me back to my hotel as the road closures for the running festival meant it was difficult to get back.
Overall a highly recommended adventure tour, excellent service, and an amazing way to see Margaret River in one day, if you don't have time for an extended visit. Thank you Swan River Seaplanes!