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Glider Flight - Christchurch Mountains and Plains

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Experience a breath-taking glider flight over the stunning Christchurch Mountains and Plains!

Highlights

Experience the thrill of flying a glider with a professional instructor by your side!
Incredible views over the Southern Alps and Canterbury foothills
Get an aero-tow to 4000 feet above ground

Located 40 minutes from Christchurch International Airport, Canterbury Gliding Club is based in the foothills of the Southern Alps, in a perfect location for soaring!

Soar above local mountains, rivers and lakes as your experienced instructor takes you on this trial instructional flight. Take control and have a go at gliding by yourself, with the instructor there to encourage you! This experience includes a full briefing about the glider, its controls and basic instruments before climbing on board and aero-towing to the local mountains. Learn how to search for lift to stay airborne and enjoy fantastic sights of the Southern Alps and Canterbury foothills with your seat up font with an uninterrupted view.

There may be on opportunity to extend the flight, depending on conditions, just talk to your instructor. It will be a truly unforgettable experience and our aim is to spark your interest in this amazing sport. We have a great club and some very experienced pilots, several of whom hold current world and New Zealand records. You may have heard of Richie McCaw or seen the fabulous New Zealand movie Chasing Great with the stunning gliding clips and a bit of rugby in it also? Well Richie is a member of our club. We can’t promise he will be out there when you are, but you never know!

Also watch the video above, it is Richie’s cousin Alex McCaw doing what he loves!

“Fly with an instructor to try viewing the world from a gliding club perspective”

100% WEATHER REFUND GUARANTEE

Per Person $485.00

Duration

Allow approximately 1 hour for the whole experience

Location

Swamp Road
Springfield 7580

Restrictions

Maximum age is 75 years old - fit and healthy.
The maximum weight of passengers for Trial Flights cannot exceed 105kg.
Passengers must be able to understand and speak English to board this flight.
Trial flights are available for NZ permanent residents or citizens only.

Notes

Please Note: No refunds are available for cancellations by the customer within 48hrs of the booked Trial Instructional Flight time.
Will the flight go ahead?
If you do not hear from anyone on the day of your flight head on out to the airfield. The duty instructorwill only call you on the day of the flight if it needs to be cancelled or the time needs to be adjusted on that day. Decisions regardingflying or not flying are made on the day of the flight so there is no need to call us prior to this. Thank you
If your flight does not proceed at the time and on the date you have booked we will refund your booking so that you can book again at another available time.

Available Bookings from16 Dec to 29 Dec 2025

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Per Person$290.00 Less than 6 at this price!

Per Person$290.00 Less than 6 at this price!

Per Person$290.00 Less than 6 at this price!

Per Person$290.00 Less than 6 at this price!

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Nina H from New Zealand wrote on 15 December 2025

Stunning day, incredible trip!

Fabulous gift, my family had the best day!

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Ashley Williams from New Zealand wrote on 14 December 2025

Glider experience

Absolutely fantastic, would love to do it again.

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Gael Gordon from New Zealand wrote on 13 December 2025

Birthday delight

Fabulous experience. Being able to watch all the start-up preperations was facinatimg. Hans was a great pilot, good humour and fun. The flight was even more than I Ihade hoped for. Would definitely recommend.

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Maria Stevens from New Zealand wrote on 09 November 2025

Incredible Glider Flight

This was a fantastic experience. The Canterbury Gliding Club offer an extremely safe and fun experience. The flight itself was 40 mins aloft and I also learnt lots before we even took off. The whole time was about my enjoyment and comfort. Thank you so much Canterbury Gliding Club and Hans.

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Kay McGowan from New Zealand wrote on 12 May 2025

Flying Kiwi

My instructor, Jenny, was a great communicator who gave me heaps of confidence. I would fly again with her in a heart beat.

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