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Experience the magnificent glacial landscape of Franz Josef and the Southern Alps on our scenic helicopter flight!

Experience the magnificent glacial landscape of Franz Josef and the Southern Alps on our scenic helicopter flight!

Highlights

  • See the glacial ice & crevasses while flying over Franz Josef
  • Enjoy a 10 minute snow or alpine landing to fully experience the magnificent landscape
  • Incredible photo opportunities in the Southern Alps

Departing from Franz Josef Township this 25minute flight includes

  • Flying over the Franz Josef Glacier
  • See Mount Ellie de Beaumount
  • 10-minute alpine or snow landing in the Southern Alps included


Glacier Country Helicopters is a local family, owned and operated company. Husband and wife duo Poppy and Gus Gordon who are both commercial pilots started the company in 2014. You’ll find them at the hangar or flying one our helicopters most days.

Our friendly team are certified Qualmark Gold, have received the Traveller’s Choice Award several years and look forward to showing you the glaciers, rainforests and mountains that form our incredible back yard.

**Please note this 25minute flight has the highest rate of cancellation as it only has one flight route & landing site, so there are no back up options if its route is affected unlike the longer flights which have multiple options. The snow on its landing site is seasonal and varies each year so may be an alpine landing (rocky mountain with no snow).

Adult $385.00
Child $385.00 (Aged 4 - 17 years)
Infant $195.00 (Maximum 1 infant per booking)

What's included

  • 25 minute helicopter flight - including alpine or snow landing (snow levels vary seasonally)

Duration

  • Allow 70 minutes for the whole activity

Location

  • Check in 30 minutes before flight departure time : 10 Main Road, Franz Josef / Waiau West Coast 7886 New Zealand

Restrictions

  • Weight Restrictions:

    All passengers and any gear will be weighed at check in. If you are 120kg or over, you will be required to book a comfort seat (the cost is half the RRP of your flight).

    Front Seat or Executive Helicopter upgrade requests cannot be made when booking a discounted seat

    Age and Weight Restrictions:

    Infants are up to 3 years (maximum weight of 15KG)

    Children 4-17 years (or 16KGs and over)

    Health Restrictions: Do you have limited mobility e.g. injury, arthritis, or recent surgery? There are two high ladder style steps into the helicopter. This information could affect what helicopter you fly you in. Please let us know as you proceed through checkout.

Child Friendly

  • This experience welcomes families with children.

Bad Weather Refunds

  • If your experience is cancelled by the operator (because of the weather or anything else out of your control) you will be entitled to a full refund.

Notes

  • Flights require a minimum of 4 pax to depart. Solo travellers & smaller bookings are welcomed, and we will aim to pair you up with another booking.

    Bad weather refunds: If your experience is cancelled by the operator (due to weather) you will be entitled to a full refund. Your booking is only valid for the time & route you have booked and is not be able to be rescheduled or transferred to an alternative.

    Snow Landing: All routes and snow landings are subject to change at short notice including during the flight. If you are unable to snow land due to weather conditions and your flight is turned into an overflight (total time will be reduced by your snow landing time) you will be refunded the landing fee of $30 per person.

    Cancellation policy: All bookings are non-transferable, and cancellations must be made 24hours in advance or 100% cancellation fee will apply.

    For full T&Cs please see Glacier Country Helicopters website.

    *This is in addition to Bookme's T&C's

Available Bookings from6 Nov to 19 Nov 2025

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cathyz6 fromChina wrote on 27 February 2024

很不错的体验

先是行程前一晚收到邮件，通知说当天下午1点可能有云雾影响飞行，可以安排上午的。于是改定了上午11点，没想到当天路上堵车，错过了11点的飞行，到达后帮我们免费升级了35分钟的航班。全程坐到了最前排的2个座位。超出预期！！！是位女飞行员Ponny，还帮我们拍了合影， 20NZD，买买买，值得纪念！

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aparna fromNew Zealand wrote on 02 November 2025

Amazing

We were so lucky to have landed on the snow—it was absolutely a must-do experience. The pilot was excellent and shared so much knowledge with us. I highly recommend them. The whole trip felt 100% safe and incredibly fun!

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Julia fromNew Zealand wrote on 01 November 2025

Helicopter flight

Wow, what can I say we had a amazing flight it was breathtaking, everything was done so well from updating us on the weather, flights that were going ahead, adjustments when weather turned they were so professional

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Amirhossein Makki fromNew Zealand wrote on 15 October 2025

Great team

Great team

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MARISA MENCARELLI-SKILTON fromNew Zealand wrote on 04 October 2025

First-timer

Amazing team, fantastic experience, felt super safe in the helicopter the whole time. It was my first time and id do it again in a heartbeat!

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