25-Minute Helicopter flight including an alpine landing
- 25 minutes
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
**For Guaranteed snow landings all year round, please book our Mt Cook: Ski Plane & Helicopter Glacier flight** Experience Mount Cook National Park from the sky. Enjoy a 25-minute scenic adventure that includes an alpine landing amongst the mountains. Have exceptional views of Aoraki (Mt Cook) and the surrounding snow-capped mountain ranges right from take off. Be captivated throughout the entire flight. Explore the valleys and peaks of the national park. Journey through the Tasman Valley and over a breathtaking blue glacier lake. Experience an alpine landing in the Southern Alps. Disembark the aircraft and enjoy the elevated alpine landscape before returning to the helicopter to fly back to Mount Cook Airport. Your expert pilot will offer informative and interesting commentary throughout the flight to ensure you receive the best possible experience. *Snow landings occur approx. 75% of the year, however due to seasonality, snow landings cannot be guaranteed all year round.
Inclusions
What's included
- Headsets to hear the guide clearly
- Live commentary on board
What's not
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Itinerary
Explore the valleys and peaks of Aoraki Mt Cook National Park. Fly over the iceberg dotted Tasman Terminal Lake before landing on the beautiful Brass Peak or Liebig Dome, within the Aoraki Mt Cook National Park - viewing the surrounding snow-capped mountain ranges right from take off, you'll be captivated throughout the entire flight! Enjoy the comfort, safety and performance of AS350 Squirrel helicopters. Our pilots offer informative and interesting commentary throughout the flight to ensure you receive the best possible experience. Don’t miss this stunning and unique experience. Join this tour for a special experience that will leave you with memories you will cherish for life - as well as some incredible photo opportunities looking over Aoraki Mt Cook National Park! Check in closes 45 minutes prior to the flight time
Depart the Aoraki Mt Cook Airport and fly over the Tasman braided rivers, landing on top of a mountain top looking directly at Aoraki Mt Cook and the Tasman Valley. The landing on the mountain top is approximately 10-15 minutes long.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.3
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Ratings come from 51 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Free car parking, a 5 minute drive from the mt cook village
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 12 travellers
- Operated by
- Mount Cook Ski Planes and Helicopters
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Flights may be cancelled due to weather conditions
How it compares in New Zealand, outside the cities
- Its from-price is 67% above the median of the 124 experiences we list in New Zealand, outside the cities.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 32 of 124.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
Special offers in New Zealand, outside the cities
Was/now prices come from the operator, never from us.
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