Experience the magnificent glacial landscape of Franz Josef and the Southern Alps on our scenic helicopter flight!
Departing from Franz Josef Township this 25minute flight includes
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).
All prices are shown in NZD ($)
My son and I did this it was amazing got a snow landing and throw snow balls at each
Everything was well arranged, we enjoyed it a lot.
Had the best 25 min of my life, flying the helicopter.
Was great as they contacted us to get an earlier flight in case clouds and winds picked up. Pilot Mike was great as we were nervous flyers. An amazing experience and day
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lizh27 from New Zealand wrote on 31 May 2025
Awesome experience!
The weather for the day of our flight wasn't the best so the team accommodated us for an earlier flight. Landing wasn't safe due the weather conditions so we got to see both glaciers instead. Super friendly staff made for a fantastic experience, definitely a "must do"