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Mount Cook Alpine Explorer 35-Minute Helicopter Flight
4.0
13 Ratings
Glentanner
Experience the thrill of a helicopter flight over Mount Cook and the Southern Alps. Witness breathtaking views and an unforgettable alpine landing.
Duration:
35 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Southern Alps - Soar above the Ben Ohau Mountain Range and the peaks of the Southern Alps. Step outside and take in the views from an alpine snow landing. New Zealand’s highest mountain seen from a truly magnificent viewpoint. - Aoraki Mount Cook National Park (Te Wahipounamu) - Aoraki/Mount Cook was named the cloud piercer by Māori. You’ll see for yourself on this flight over the Ben Ohau Mountain Range and peaks of the Southern Alps that surround this storied mountain. Your helicopter will manoeuvre you to an alpine vantage point where it’s safe for a snow landing and time to take it all in.
What's Included
- Scenic helicopter flight
- Alpine landing (snow subject to season) 5-10 minutes
- Pilot guide
- GST (Goods and Services Tax)
What's Not Included
- Items of a personal nature
Additional Information
Aoraki / Mount Cook was named the cloud piercer by Máori. You’ll see for yourself on this flight over the Ben Ohau mountain range and peaks of the Southern Alps that surround this storied mountain. Your helicopter will manoeuvre you to an alpine vantage point where it’s safe for an alpine landing and time to take it all in. *Snow landings are not guaranteed and are subject to season.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult, Children under 15kgs are required to sit on a parents lap.
- It is recommended that warm clothing and suitable footwear be worn on this tour due to cold temperatures.
Location
The Helicopter Line, Mount Cook
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.0
(13 Ratings)
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David_s
Feb 20, 2024
Very happy - We did the 35min flight with the landing, we were pleased it took the alternative route as this was much closer to Mt Cook. Weather was great, views, commentary and landing made all the difference. If doing it again, we would do the 40min flight or go from the Mt Cook airport.
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Charles_n
Jun 18, 2023
Good even for kids! - Professionally run, with friendly and helpful staff. There was a fog at Glentanners and we were told to go Mt Cook aerodrome where weather was better. Our pilot, Dan was knowledgeable and experienced, landing and take off was smooth. I traveled with my kids and they loved it, playing with the snow on top. If going with a young kid may want to have small sweets with u to comfort them, if they have problems with the air pressure in their ears. But otherwise, it’s perfectly fine for young kids. Highly recommended!
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Kombiculture
Jul 27, 2020
Top trip top people - What a magic trip, we hired two helicopters to do a snow landing to celebrate an event, they were so accommodating to what we were after.
Thanks to Michael and Simon our pilots and to all the staff for the friendly and fun environment throughout our experience.
Making our event so memorable and showing us some of the most beautiful and surreal views in the country.
This is not only a bucket list trip but a must do!
Again thanks to the team.
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Traveljunkiesf
Mar 3, 2018
Second Time in 30 years - this is a must do! - Amazing flight! I first did this flight with the same company 30 years ago with my father. I did this again 30 years later, this time with my spouse and I really enjoyed it again 30 years later. I even showed the employees the photo that was taken of me and my father. The helicopter looked the same except for the URL (we didn't have internet or websites 30 years ago). The flight is not cheap, but well worth the money and thrill. I liked this more than bungy jumping or shotover jet in Queenstown, New Zealand.
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Matthew
May 10, 2015
Amazing sights, friendly crew, but... - <p>Amazing sights, friendly crew, but be warned minimum numbers required to fly, so you may end up sitting around waiting for late tourists!</p>
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Rachel
Feb 3, 2007
We had a fantastic time! The weather... - We had a fantastic time! The weather, the views, the helicopter it was all fantastic. The guide was great too, he told us what we were seeing and made sure we all had photos taken on the glacier. Well worth it! Thank you.
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Jenny_k
Feb 26, 2024
No snow landing - Third time lucky Gorgeous day great flight - but I flew with my friend from Australia and booked this for a “snow landing” since he never seen snow - not a happening thing at this time of year - this should have been explained as we could’ve paid less just for a scenic flight which is all we got really
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Robert
Apr 22, 2010
We think it would have been amazing if... - We think it would have been amazing if we had been able to walk on a glacier; however, we did get to walk on some snow.
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Benjaminp_w
Feb 9, 2024
Disappointed - I appreciate that it was necessary to cancel all flights today because of the weather. What I find piss poor is the lack of notification advising of this, when you made the decision to ground all helicopters. We incurred a 400km round trip unnecessarily as a result of your poor customer service.
Not the surprise birthday present I was hoping to give my wife.
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Elva
Mar 16, 2016
We did not go on this flight. It was... - <p>We did not go on this flight. It was too windy all day- Sun 6th Mar. All helicopters were grounded. We re-booked for Fox Glacier on Sun 13th Mar. but no helicopters were flying that afternoon. Finally we got our flight at Franz Joseph. I wouldn't book this way again because I didn't have the flexibility to do something different when nothing was flying. I was very pleased with the flight we did go on, however every one else paid just 310 NZD PP for the flight we paid 336.80 AUD PP</p>
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