Tour – Australia – Pitch Black – July 2026 – 4Aviation

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Tour - Australia

Pitch Black – July 2026

Information

In 2026 the Royal Australian Air Force will host the exercise Pitch Black at RAAF Darwin in the Northern Territories. Provisional dates for the exercise are 17 July – 7 August. Besides a large number and variety of RAAF aircraft, you can expect an equally large number of foreign aircraft taking part in this ever increasing exercise.

Mentioned (amongst others) in a long participants list for the 2026 edition; Brunei (C-295), India (Rafale), Indonesia (F-16, C-130), Japan (F-35, E-2), Malaysia (Su-30), Philippines (FA-50), Papua New Guinea (PAC-750), Singapore (F-16, G-550), South Korea (F-16), Thailand (F-16), USA (F-35, MV-22, C-130). We believe this is a very impressive line up.

4Aviation intends to organise a tour to this event again. The reports of two earlier tours can be found below.

NOTE: An important NOTE regarding the following is that the tour prices are based on the airfares we are currently able to obtain. We cannot possibly say how long these can be maintained (given the actions of the US/Israel against Iran).

Tour status

  • Open for booking

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Intensity level

Discount

For existing customers:

€ 50,-

Reports of comparable tours

Australia & Singapore (2018)

Australia (2022)

Itinerary

The itineraries that follow are to be considered as preliminary.

We offer 2 variants for this tour;

  • The long variant is a tour to and from Amsterdam, starting with about 5 days in the south of Australia. We spend two days at RAAF Williamtown, visit the Historic Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) and RAN Nowra for a day, and then have Friday and Saturday left for RAAF Richmond and some sightseeing activities in and around Sydney. After that, we fly to Darwin on Sunday to then spend the entire week for exercise Pitch Black and the display over Mindil Beach. The return journey begins on Saturday 25 July. The plan is to depart from Amsterdam to Sydney on Sunday 12 July 2026 (arrival on Monday 13 July) and land back in Amsterdam on Sunday 26 July 2026.
  • The short variant is a tour to and from Düsseldorf. This tour focuses entirely on exercise Pitch Black. From Monday 20 July to Friday 24 July we can attend this exercise and the display above Mindil Beach. The plan is to depart from Düsseldorf to Darwin on Saturday 18 July 2026 (arrival very early Monday 20 July) and land back in Düsseldorf on Saturday 25 July 2026.

Tour cost

Price for the long tour is € 4995,- per person. This price includes:

  • Flight from The Netherlands to Australia
  • Flight from Australia to The Netherlands
  • The domestic flight in Australia
  • Hotel accommodation (middle class hotels, twin share room basis, two beds and ensuite bathroom)
  • All transportation in Australia
  • € 9,- contribution to GGTO

You can also book this tour without the airline tickets. In that case you will have to take care of the transportation to and from Australia and within Australia. The price for the tour without airline tickets is € 2795,- per person. The single-room supplement for this tour is € 695,-.

Price for the short tour is € 3995,- per person. This price includes:

  • Flight from Germany to Australia
  • Flight from Australia to Germany
  • Hotel accommodation (middle class hotels, twin share room basis, two beds and ensuite bathroom)
  • All transportation in Australia
  • € 9,- contribution to GGTO

You can also book this tour without the airline tickets. In that case you will have to take care of the transportation to and from Australia. The price for the tour without airline tickets is € 2195,- per person. The single-room supplement for this tour is € 495,-.

Not included in both tours:

  • individual travel insurance
  • entrance fees for museums or airshows
  • all meals
  • all personal expenditures

Insurances (Dutch conditions apply)

It is possible to arrange a travel and/or cancellation insurance via 4Aviation. We can only offer these insurances to residents of The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

Insurance is provided by a.s.r. and Allianz Global Assistance. We mediate in insurance policies and receive commission from a.s.r. and Allianz Global Assistance. Their complaints handling can be found here: a.s.r. and Allianz.

Note: prices and insurance tax are subject to (governmental) changes.

Dutch only; personenhulp + bagage + geneeskundige kosten + ongevallen + reisrechtsbijstand

Insurance Product Information Document: https://verzekeringskaarten.nl/ikkieszelf/kortlopende-reisverzekering

(€ 2,45 per person per day in Europe, € 3,60 per person per day World coverage + € 3,50 costs)

Insurance Product Information Document: https://verzekeringskaarten.nl/ikkieszelf/kortlopende-annuleringsverzekering

(5,5% of the tour cost plus € 3,50 costs and 21,0% insurance tax)

Covers 75% of the tour cost, also when an event is cancelled for instance

Insurance Product Information Document: https://verzekeringskaarten.nl/ikkieszelf/kortlopende-annuleringsverzekering

(7,0% of the tour cost plus € 3,50 costs and 21,0% insurance tax)

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After application you will be sent a confirmation and an invoice. As soon as your payment is registered you will receive a confirmation by E-mail. The list of people joining the tour is determined by the date the payment is received. By paying you agree to the terms.

The combination of travel services offered to you is a package within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2015/2302. Therefore, you will benefit from all EU rights applying to packages. 4Aviation will be fully responsible for the proper performance of the package as a whole.

Additionally, as required by law, 4Aviation has protection in place to refund your payments and, where transport is included in the package, to ensure your repatriation in the event that it becomes insolvent.

More information on key rights under Directive (EU) 2015/2302.

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