Experience two of our biggest glaciers before a snow landing in Southern Alps on our scenic helicopter flight!

Experience two of our biggest glaciers before a snow landing in Southern Alps on our scenic helicopter flight!

Highlights

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

Departing from Franz Josef Township this 35minute flight includes

  • Flying over the Franz Josef & Fox Glaciers; OR Franz Josef & Tasman Glaciers
  • See Mount Cook and Mount Tasman
  • 10-minute 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.

Adult $485.00
Child $485.00 (Aged 4- 17 years)

What's included

  • 35 minute helicopter flight - including snow landing

Duration

  • Allow 80 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 bad weather, safety concerns, unscheduled maintenance etc) 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.

    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 timeof 10-15minutes) 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 from17 Mar to 30 Mar 2026

All prices are shown inNZD ($)

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Real highlights, tips, and the helpful advice straight from Bookme customers who’ve actually done this experience, summarised with AI support

  • emergency令人惊叹的冰川和南阿尔卑斯山的壮丽景色(35人这么说)。
  • emergency友好且专业的工作人员,包括技术高超的飞行员(30人这么说)。
  • emergency在冰川上的降落是亮点,让人能够近距离探索(25人这么说)。
  • emergency飞行平稳安全,飞行员提供了信息丰富的解说(28人这么说)。
  • emergency体验组织良好,对于飞行时间的沟通非常到位(20人这么说)。
  • emergency总体而言,这是一个难忘的冒险,很多人都强烈推荐(40人这么说)。
  • star_shine考虑预订早上的时间段以获得更好的能见度.
    带上相机以捕捉壮观的风景.

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YONG LU from China wrote on 27 November 2023

不一样的冰川之行

服务公司服务非常到位,提前通知我们天气状况,确保我们能够顺利的成行。 冰川的景色非常美,直升机的状况也不错,飞行员非常有经验,让我们感到很安全。 一切都非常好,就是感觉游玩时间有点短。

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olgavf from Spain wrote on 07 March 2026

Nice but expensive

La experiencia estuvo bien y la piloto fue agradable. Sin embargo, durante la excursión imprimen una foto que te la venden a 50$. No tiene sentido que impriman la foto si luego la van a romper. Por otro lado, aunque la experiencia es interesante, me pareció caro para el tiempo que fue.

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Anna Turnbull from United Kingdom wrote on 05 March 2026

Franz Joseph helicopter tour

Once in a lifetime experience for us! 6 in the helicopter and blue skies. Pilot fantastic. Felt very safe and views stunning!

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Leon Van der Hout from Netherlands wrote on 03 March 2026

Very warm and nice company.

We had a wonderful trip and the people of this company are very warm and caring. We would recommend this adress to anyone who is interested and give it 5 stars!!!

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Kim Strydom from New Zealand wrote on 24 January 2026

Fantastic views!

This trip is a must do when visiting Fox Glacier or Franz Josef Glacier!

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