Tasman Experience

Quick Details

  • Duration: 35 minutes
  • Availability: 7 days a week
  • Helicopter or Ski Plane: We're the only place in the Southern Hemisphere where you get to choose. The choice is yours!

Enjoy a glacier & snow landing experience on the Tasman Glacier

The Southern Alps of New Zealand’s South Island offers one of the most visually spectacular glacier environments in the world. Experience the adventure of flying through the towering mountains of the Southern Alps in a ski plane or helicopter.

Exceptional views of Aoraki Mt Cook and the Hochstetter Icefall as you fly up the Tasman Valley. Explore the flawless and pristine Tasman Glacier and experience this unique alpine environment with 600 metres of glacier ice beneath your feet. Reserve your choice of ski plane or helicopter. Both offer a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Tasman Glacier

The Tasman Glacier is New Zealand’s largest glacier and flows from the Southern Alps southeast to the Mackenzie Basin. It is an unforgettable experience to view this glacier both from the air and on top of it, especially when the aircraft shuts down its engine, leaving you in the serene silence that this breathtaking beauty has to offer.

Highlights

  • Beautiful views right from takeoff
  • Tasman Terminal Lake
  • Aoraki/Mt Cook
  • Mt Tasman
  • Hochstetter Icefall
  • Grand Plateau and Plateau Hut
  • Landing in the mid-Tasman Glacier snowfields
  • Snow/ice all year round
  • Includes glacier/snow landing

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