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Give the gift of experience at Mount Cook Ski Planes and Helicopters. Treat the best person you know to the best Ski Plane or Helicopter experience of a lifetime and let them experience one of our specific Aoraki Mount Cook products.
Indulge in the silent serenity of the Southern Alps with a Helicopter flight and glacier landing with private picnic amongst New Zealand’s tallest mountain peaks. Including Franz Josef & Fox Glacier, Aoraki Mount Cook and Mount Tasman, and West Coasts only private landing on NZ’s longest glacier, the Tasman Glacier.
- 60 minutes
A private glacier tour with the best natural landscapes in the South Island from La Perouse & Balfour Glaciers, Fox & Franz Josef Glaciers, native rainforest, and the towering peaks of Aoraki Mount Cook and Mount Tasman with an exclusive landing on New Zealand’s longest glacier, the Tasman Glacier.
- 30 minutes
Get your cameras ready for a Helicopter flight and glacier landing experience, flying from Franz Josef Heliport across the main attractions of the Southern Alps including Franz Josef & Fox Glaciers, native rainforest, and Aoraki Mount Cook to land on New Zealand’s longest glacier, the Tasman Glacier.
Land on a glacier in a Helicopter and jump out of plane!
The ultimate way to see the best views of New Zealand is to fly in a Helicopter over Franz & Fox Glacier and Aoraki Mount Cook to land on the Tasman glacier, THEN free-fall 13000ft out of a plane at Skydive Franz.
Mt Cook Tour & Heli Hike Combo, this small group, fully-guided day trip combines all of the key highlights of Mt Cook with an incredible Heli Hike on Tasman Glacier including two scenic helicopter flights.
Take the jump! On this 15,000ft dive, you enjoy a 10-minute scenic flight, up to 65 seconds of free-fall, and 3-5 minutes under the parachute.
Take the jump! On this 13,000ft dive, you enjoy a 10-minute scenic flight, up to 45 seconds of free-fall, and 3-5 minutes under the parachute.
Take the jump! On this 10,000ft dive, you enjoy a 10-minute scenic flight, up to 30 seconds of free-fall, and 3-5 minutes under the parachute.
- 3 Hour Guided Heli-Hike
Tasman Glacier Heli-hike Mount Cook
Combine the excitement of walking on New Zealand’s biggest glacier with the thrill of breathtaking scenic helicopter fly-bys of New Zealand’s largest mountain, Aoraki/Mt Cook. You will fly in to your drop off point on a remote part of the glacier.
Take off from Pukaki Airport in Twizel enjoy a 35-minute spectacular scenic experience over the Mackenzie Region’s vastly beautiful landscape, vivid turquoise lakes, golden grasslands and the canal networks.
- Allow 6 hours
Family friendly (age restriction of 10 yrs) exploration of the lower part of the Tasman Glacier where depending on snow/ice conditions you will either explore the ice caves mid glacier or the seracs of the upper Glacier Neve.
- 45 minutes
Helicopter, ski plane and freefall your way around the Southern Alps of New Zealand – the perfect combination of adrenaline and picturesque scenery.
Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail Overview
The Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail is New Zealand’s longest cycle trail that serves up epic vistas on its way from the foot of the Southern Alps all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
- Includes a glacier landing
- 90 minutes
Explore the top of the Tasman glacier with your own personal guide as they take you through a journey of the ever changing glacier. Explore the immense beauty of the upper snowfield of the Haupapa/Tasman Glacier, this is where its 23-kilometre journey begins.
- 6 hours
Enjoy complete immersion in the Southern Alps, exploring the incredible ice formations of the Tasman Glacier as you ski down New Zealand’s longest glacier, transported by the only Ski Plane operator in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Intro into backcountry skiing
- Unique NZ Skiing adventure for all ages & abilities
- Explore Ice Caves/Seracs
- Bucket List Item
- INCLUDES MOUNTAIN LANDING
- 25 minutes
Experience this 25-minute helicopter experience through the Aoraki Mt Cook National Park. This scenic flight up the Tasman Valley includes an alpine landing amongst the peaks of the Southern Alps.
- Includes a glacier landing
- 55 Minutes
The ultimate way to see the Southern Alps. Traverse the Main Divide, to the West Coast and view the breath-taking landscape of the Fox Glacier and Franz Josef Glacier, among other features.
- Includes a glacier landing
- 45 minutes
Explore the peaks and valley of the Tasman Glacier during this scenic flight. Book now to reserve your spot aboard a ski plane or helicopter.
- 45 minutes
This very special flight circumnavigating Mt Cook offers spectacular views of the Franz Josef Glacier, Fox Glacier, and other iconic geographical features that New Zealand is known for.
- WORLD EXCLUSIVE
- 45 minutes
Fly in a ski plane or helicopter to enjoy an unforgettable experience of Aoraki/Mount Cook! One aircraft will take you for your Tasman Glacier landing and an alternative aircraft will be your return flight back to the airport.