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Helicopter Pub Crawl is the latest trend for visiting a pub in Australia with style and elegance. Whether you want to go for a beer or to taste wine, you can hop on a helicopter and fly over great distances, viewing the picturesque landscape, wildlife, flora, and fauna until you land at the pub of your choice. With the increasing popularity of this pub crawl concept, many helicopter firms are making this a good business opportunity catering to a new trend of consumers who place higher value on experience over material things.

Only in Australia are pubs so remote that to do a bar crawl, you need a helicopter, and many such airlifts offer this service.

Airborne Solutions

Airborne Solutions is a Darwin-based company that offers such service for a pub crawl. It has a three-passenger R44 aircraft that lifts off to and fro. As you steer towards the pint-sized city center, you pass Charles Darwin National Park's coastal wetlands and wartime bunkers before veering across Darwin Harbour to the empty and unspoiled Cox Peninsula. Below, you can find eucalyptus woodlands peppered with termite mounds that stretch unbroken to every horizon.

Re-joining the coast, you can spy a huge crocodile lurking in the shallows; then follow a great sweep of beach to reach the first stop, the Lodge of Dundee, a pub with accommodation in cabins, some of which look like shipping containers.

Tours are currently conducted over Darwin, Kakadu, Arnhem Land Litchfield National Parks, and Lost City (Cape Crawford). For bookings and inquiries, contact them here.

V2 Helicopters

V2 Helicopters offers pub crawls for special occasions, Hens/Bucks parties, spending time with that special person in your life, or with a group of friends. They have teamed up with three great venues: The Veresdale Hotel, The Bearded Dragon Hotel, and the Eagle Heights Mountain Resort, all offering superb food and great settings. You can visit one, two, or three pubs on this amazing adventure of a lifetime.

With their extensive range of exciting Brisbane Helicopter Flights, they have a flight to suit everyone! Whether you want to see the hustle and bustle of Brisbane City from above, the beautiful beaches of Moreton Island, or maybe wine tasting is your thing, you can even design your own flight. Just tell them where you want to go and when. Give them a call on 07 3274 6666. Or contact them here.

Pterodactyl Helicopters

Pterodactyl Helicopters also offers excellent flights to join a country pub crawl through the picturesque Scenic Rim, Ipswich, and Lockyer Valley regions west of Brisbane.

The day involves a flying visit to around five country pubs with Ipswich-based Pterodactyl Helicopters. A pint at each pub and a delicious lunch are included, but it should be noted here that this is not an opportunity to get merry at 5,000 feet. Safety is paramount, and one beer per venue is limited. The pubs include Sundowner Saloon, Dugandan Hotel, Royal Hotel Harrisville, Mulgowie Hotel, Peak Pub, The Glamorganvale Hotel, Pumpyard Bar and Brewery, Porters Plainland Tavern, The V Hotel Veresdale, The Bearded Dragon, and The Scenic Rim Brewery.

If the site is suitable, they can even pick you up from your house by helicopter. Contact them if you wish to enjoy it.

Kakadu Tours

Kakadu Tours offers a pub crawl service that includes arriving at iconic outback watering holes in style with a rock star landing in your helicopter. You will be sure to hear your fair share of tall tales & meet interesting critters, laid-back locals, and the charismatic publicans that define each of the establishments, all whilst on your quest for the Top End's coldest beer at Goat Island Lodge, Humpty Doo Hotel, Litchfield Pub, Crab Claw Island, and The Lodge of Dundee. Contact them for more information.

Melbourne Helipad

Melbourne Helipad offers a pub crawl experience focusing on classic Australian pubs in out-of-the-way places, combined with boutique restaurants and wineries. The journey begins at their Melbourne Helipad, and then it is time to lift off to begin one of the best days any beer lover could ever imagine. The tour will see you fly over some of Victoria's most pristine and picturesque views on the way to Mt Dundee Estate, Napoleone Brewery, and the Flying Brick Cider Co. Contact them here for bookings.

Hunter Valley Helicopters

Hunter Valley Helicopters is a locally owned and operated company based at Cessnock Aerodrome in the Heart of the Wine Region. They offer a range of helicopter flights, including scenic flights, picnics, breakfast and lunch tours, weddings, airport transfers, and even flights over the coast. Contact them for more details.

Other helicopter services offer pub tours, such as the Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands, Adventuresnet, etc.