Experience the magnificent glacial landscape of Franz Josef and the Southern Alps on our scenic helicopter flight!
Our friendly team welcome you aboard our helicopters for an unforgettable experience flying over the stunning glacial landscape of Franz Josef including a 10 minute snow landing.
We are a family owned and operated company who are passionate about what we do and we look forward to showing you the glaciers, rainforests and mountains that form our incredible back yard.
The Pilots Choice flight includes views of Franz Josef Glacier and Fox Glacier; or Franz Josef Glacier and Tasman Glacier, Southern Alps, Mt Cook and Mt Tasman.
You’ll be flying in one of our two great types of machines either an AS350 B2 Squirrel or MD520 Notar, we take off from our private helipad and you are in capable hands with our experienced pilots (often with Gus our owner operator). Get up close with the local glaciers including the Franz Josef, Fox & Tasman depending on your flight choice, you’ll be amazed at the size of them and their crevasses, fly amongst the Southern Alps before a snow landing with plenty of time for photos, snowballs and to admire the views from the Tasman Sea to Mt Cook.
We do live in a pretty awesome part of the world, so glad you got to experience it!
All I imagined it would be and better
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review Denis, so glad we got to show "our backyard" in its full beauty!
Was the highlight of our South Island tour. Pilot gave us a great commentary throughout the flight. Would highly recommend this as a South Island must do!
Thanks Louise! We love sharing our remote part of the country with others, so glad you enjoyed it as much as we do!
Amazing experience with absolutely beautiful scenery. Gus was awesome - highly recommend
Thanks for the review Kirstyn, I'm happy we were able to turn the weather on for you!
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Sarah Harrison from New Zealand wrote on 17 April 2021
What a difference a day can make, Clear skies
After missing out on our planned flight day due to the bad West coast weather (heavy rain all day), we were so lucky to be leaving late in the next morning which meant we were able to reschedule, and how much difference a day can make, clear blue skies & no wind, perfect weather for a scenic flight. Great flight over the Fox & Franz Josef glaciers and a great view of Mt Cook (from the western side). Sad to see how much the glaciers have retreated, but an awesome adventure.
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