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Pilots Choice - 35mins 2 Glaciers Scenic Flight

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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 $450.00

Child $450.00 (Aged 4- 17 years)

Infant $225.00 (Maximum 1 infant per booking)

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 from 8 Aug to 21 Aug 2025

All prices are shown in NZD ($)

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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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shernando from New Zealand wrote on 24 July 2025

Amazing experience

We had an amazing experience! Ground crew were friendly and kept us updated with any flight time changes. Transport coaster was very comfortable. Our pilot, Mark was the best! Smooth take off and landing, he made sure we are all comfortable. He’s very knowledgeable of the Southern Alps and gave us info while flying.

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Leigh Goodall from New Zealand wrote on 05 July 2025

Franz Josef Helicopter flight

Great flight and experience. The whole team were helpful and informative. Mike did an excellent job, we both really enjoyed it.

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Dara Cassidy from Australia wrote on 15 May 2025

Amazing

Absolutely loved our helicopter ride. Great communication, the team messaged us the day before to advise us the weather is better early in the day and asked if we were able to make an earlier time slot, we were and were so grateful, as the weather did take a turn. We were so lucky to be able to land, it was the best 35 mins.

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nicolasc11 from France wrote on 27 April 2025

Incredible

The flight in heli was magic. The view was incredible on the landscapes, the mountains and the glaciers since the helicopter. The landing on the glavier was a moment so ouf. Thanks Poppy for the heli trip

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Infant ^* Maximum 1 infant per booking

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