Bert's Pride Plane

Overview

Looking for an extravagant WorldPride experience filled with iconic hallmarks of Sydney and plenty of main character energy? Merivale and Absolut have teamed up to deliver exactly that with Bert's Pride Plane. With the southern hemisphere's first-ever WorldPride in full swing, you can now book a luxurious four-hour aerial adventure that includes unbeatable views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House, top-notch food and an essential dose of drag.

Available for $699 per person until Sunday, March 5, the experience starts in Rose Bay where you'll enjoy a welcome cocktail with your hilarious host, Sydney drag queen Jackie Daniels. From there you'll board a seaplane decked out in rainbow hues, which will take you along Sydney's famous coastline, past the city skyline and Circular Quay, and all the way up to the Northern Beaches.

Once you've arrived up north, you'll feel just like James Bond as you take a boat to shore, disembarking at The Newport. Venture through the beer garden and you'll be shown to your seat at the pub's luxury brasserie Bert's where you'll be treated to a four-course lunch.

The bespoke set menu is overflowing with lavish exuberance. You'll start with oysters, and warm brioche fingers topped with salmon and fennel pollen. The starters will keep rolling with anchovies soaking in lemon thyme oil and paired with fried bread, as well as steak tartare.

You'll move onto the garlicky taglioni served with a lobster tail before you have to make the unbearable decision between a Brooklyn Valley grass-fed 800-gram rib-eye on the bone or a whole fish covered in caviar and champagne. Yes, you are reading that right.

Rounding out the meal is your choice of dessert, with a frozen peach and sheep yoghurt slice with toasted marshmallow offered alongside a dark chocolate tart paired with malt ice cream.

Following your meal, you'll hop back on the plane for more sky-high views across Sydney before being dropped back in Rose Bay.

Limited spots are on offer, with bookings available via the Sydney Seaplane website.

Steven Woodburn