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Embark on one of the world’s most breathtaking alpine excursions and get up close and personal to the remarkable beauty and awe-inspiring environment of the Franz Josef Glacier.
Highlights
- Breathtaking helicopter flight to Franz Josef Glacier
- Glacier Landing included in your experience!
- Approx 2 hour hike amongst ancient glacial formations
This once in a lifetime experience gets you to the very heart of this incredible glacial environment - exposing the most spectacular ice formations, mighty pinnacles, and pristine alpine terrain.
You’ll have the opportunity to experience this ancient glacial environment from astounding aerial view before exploring by foot, and even descending into the glacier itself!
A truly immersive experience that will be treasured for a lifetime, the Franz Josef Glacier Heli Hike is the ultimate journey into New Zealand’s alpine paradise!
Tue 28 Jun
Wed 29 Jun
Thu 30 Jun
Fri 1 Jul
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Mon 4 Jul
- Adult$455.00
- Child$455.00
- Adult$387.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$455.00
- Adult$455.00
- Child$455.00
- Adult$455.00
- Child$455.00
- Adult$387.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$455.00
- Adult$455.00
- Child$455.00
- Adult$455.00
- Child$455.00
- Adult$455.00
- Child$455.00
Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
Highly recommended!!!!
Jess from
United Kingdom
Highly recommended!!!!
Jess from
United Kingdom
Highly recommended!!!!
Jess from
United Kingdom
Fantastic!
Ping from
Australia
Fantastic!
Ping from
Australia
Worth the gamble!
Meryl from
Philippines
Worth the gamble!
Meryl from
Philippines
Amazing!
Jazz from
Australia
Amazing!
Jazz from
Australia
Rare and awesome experience
HP from
Malaysia
Worth it!
Talmage from
NZ
Worth it!
Talmage from
NZ
Magic
Marine Lafont from
NZ
Magic
Marine Lafont from
NZ
Spectacular experience
Gracy from
NZ
Spectacular experience
Gracy from
NZ
Spectacular experience
Gracy from
NZ
Awesome
Lu from
NZ
Awesome
Lu from
NZ
Awesome
Lu from
NZ
Amazing experience
Jenny Jenny from
NZ
Amazing experience
Jenny Jenny from
NZ
Unique Experience!
taenj from
Germany
Unique Experience!
taenj from
Germany
Unique Experience!
taenj from
Germany
We had a wonderful time
simonw6 from
NZ
Excellent
claur from
NZ
Excellent
claur from
NZ
Excellent
claur from
NZ
Spectacular experience
Amy from
NZ
Spectacular experience
Amy from
NZ
Best experience ever!
Yubelly Monroy from
NZ
Best experience ever!
Yubelly Monroy from
NZ
Best experience ever!
Yubelly Monroy from
NZ
Heli Hike
Helen Jones from
NZ
great experience ... unforgettable and memorable
stevenf from
NZ
great experience ... unforgettable and memorable
stevenf from
NZ
loved it!
ruzzel from
NZ
loved it!
ruzzel from
NZ
loved it!
ruzzel from
NZ
Do the Heli-hike!! Worth every penny!!
sonyab1 from
NZ
Totally worth it
Ameya from
NZ
Outstanding, if you’re hesitating just book!
Alesha Stefanissin from
NZ
Outstanding, if you’re hesitating just book!
Alesha Stefanissin from
NZ
Outstanding, if you’re hesitating just book!
Alesha Stefanissin from
NZ
Awesome experience
Bronwyn Cameron from
NZ
Awesome experience
Bronwyn Cameron from
NZ
Heli-hike 2020
Shilpa Verma from
Australia
Bluebird!
Bailey from
Australia
AWESOME & INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE
jiayunk from
Singapore
AWESOME & INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE
jiayunk from
Singapore
AWESOME & INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE
jiayunk from
Singapore
不值得
Yuk ki Tong from
China
Had so much fun and adventure with our guide Lewis!
Steven from
Malaysia
Glacier heli hike
Fei Fei from
Malaysia
Outstanding view
Mai from
Japan
Great experience
kingkaewp from
Australia
Great experience
kingkaewp from
Australia
Great experience
kingkaewp from
Australia
Amazing experience
ginam4 from
Australia
Amazing experience
ginam4 from
Australia
The greatest experience you’ll ever have!
Ben from
Australia
The greatest experience you’ll ever have!
Ben from
Australia
老人小孩也適合，很棒的體驗
chiachenlilyh from
Taiwan
Amazing experience
Rakshit from
India
Amazing experience
Rakshit from
India
Amazing experience
Rakshit from
India
Must Do
Margaret from
Australia
Must Do
Margaret from
Australia
Must Do
Margaret from
Australia
Experience of a lifetime.
Michael from
Australia
Experience of a lifetime.
Michael from
Australia
Amazing heli hike experience!
Tessa from
Netherlands
Amazing heli hike experience!
Tessa from
Netherlands
Amazing heli hike experience!
Tessa from
Netherlands
Amazing expirience
Ondrej David from
Czech Republic
Amazing expirience
Ondrej David from
Czech Republic
Astonishing view & awesome glacier hike
Wai Kent from
Malaysia
Astonishing view & awesome glacier hike
Wai Kent from
Malaysia
Astonishing view & awesome glacier hike
Wai Kent from
Malaysia
Amazing experience
芊瑩 from
Taiwan
Worth the wait
Emma from
United Kingdom
Worth the wait
Emma from
United Kingdom
Worth the wait
Emma from
United Kingdom
Unforgettable experience!!
Louise from
NZ
Unforgettable experience!!
Louise from
NZ
Unforgettable experience!!
Louise from
NZ
Experience of a lifetime!
Lisa Burns from
Australia
Breathtaking!
Daniel from
Australia
非常好的體驗
娜 from
Taiwan
非常好的體驗
娜 from
Taiwan
非常好的體驗
娜 from
Taiwan
Cold Ice, Warm Smiles.. One Hot Ticket
Justin Wong from
Malaysia
Cold Ice, Warm Smiles.. One Hot Ticket
Justin Wong from
Malaysia
Amazing!! Once in a lifetime experience!
Gillian from
Australia
Amazing!! Once in a lifetime experience!
Gillian from
Australia
Amazing!! Once in a lifetime experience!
Gillian from
Australia
Awesome trip
Hung from
Taiwan
Awesome trip
Hung from
Taiwan
A life experience
Raquel Rodrigues from
Portugal
A life experience
Raquel Rodrigues from
Portugal
Amazing experience
Lucy Hill from
United Kingdom
Amazing experience
Lucy Hill from
United Kingdom
Amazing experience
Lucy Hill from
United Kingdom
Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
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From Helicopter Line - Franz Josef Glacier HELI HIKE (Ex Franz Josef)
Hi Moh'd, Thank you for your feedback. We are so thriled you were able to experience our Heli Hike with us. The weather does play a major role in our operations. We do wash our socks and gloves after each trip so that they are going out fresh and clean for the next trip. Our jackets and trousers are washed often however we are unable to wash after every trip as they are made of a specific waterproof material. Frequent washing can deteriorate the effectiveness of the material in keeping guests dry on the ice if the weather were to change while guests are on the ice. Health and Safety go hand in hand. Both equally important here and are our top priority. We hope you enjoy the remainder of your trip around New Zealand. Kind regards, The Helicopter Line, West Coast
Shilpa Verma from Australia wrote on 03 March 2020
awesome experience
Had experience of our lifetime with heli-hike. The assistance provided by the staff was fantastic. Luke our guide was super fun and very informative. Loved the helicopter ride. Really a must-try
Bailey from Australia wrote on 26 February 2020
Bluebird!
Our first trip got cancelled due to low lying cloud, so flew the following and had an absolute bluebird! Well run company, organized, would have been nice to fly a little further or over the glacier before or after the hike just to really take in how big it truly is! Tom our glacier leader was incredible, very enthusiastic
From Helicopter Line - Franz Josef Glacier HELI HIKE (Ex Franz Josef)
Hi Bailey, Thank you for your lovely review. We are so thrilled you were able to re-book with us and experience our Heli Hike. We are unfortuantely unable to fly you higher up the glacier for the Heli Hike tour due to the high amount of scenic flight air traffic. The Heli Hike flight is direct transport to the ice. We do offer different scenic flight option to see more of the glacier. We will pass on your feedback to Tom and let him know you enjoyed your Hike with him. Wishing you all the best with your New Zealand Adventure. Kind Regards, The Helicopter Line, West Coast.
jiayunk from Singapore wrote on 09 January 2020
AWESOME & INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE
It's definitely worthed the money!! We were super lucky and blessed with good weather, clear blue sky and sun out. All staffs were super friendly and all equipments provided. I was super lucky to get front seats on the helicopter as well based on weight. I am super thankful for our guide kailie and brett for guiding us on our hike up the glacier. Overall, i loved this experience and would come back again for ice climbing maybe if i'm back in NZ! Thank you everyone!
From Helicopter Line - Franz Josef Glacier HELI HIKE (Ex Franz Josef)
Hi Jia Yun, Thank you for your wonderful review. We are so thrilled the weather co-operated and you were able to experience the thrills are Heli Hike can offer. We are pleased that your found our staff friendly and the Kailie and Brett gave you an experience that has left you wanting to come back. We wish you a safe journey home. Kind Regards, The Helicopter Line, West Coast
Talmage from New Zealand wrote on 24 June 2022
Worth it!
Can’t describe how amazing the trip was! We were lucky to get great weather in morning and we spent almost 2 hours on the glacier and did a decent hike! Stunning!! and the guides were awesome! By far the most amazing trip I’ve experienced and I have done a few! They give you pants, jackets and crampons. Heli ride is about 3-4minutes and they land on the glacier itself! You get partial refunds if you don’t get the full time spent on the glacier due to weather conditions which is great. But we spent the whole time up there! Don’t listen to the bad reviews! This was worth it!
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Moh'd from United Arab Emirates wrote on 25 February 2020
Great Experience
It was a great experience although it was cancelled the first time due to weather. The only drawback that they need to work on is the hygeine of the socks, jackets and trousers. They need to have them cleaned before every session as they were not. Health comes before safety.