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Fox Glacier Mountain Scenic Helicopter Flight

Helicopter Tour - Fox Glacier - Starting from $480.00 per person

This premier 40-minute helicopter tour lets you experience two of New Zealand's finest National Parks, divided by the imposing Southern Alps.

Discover the gigantic expanse of the Franz Josef and Fox Glacier snowfields with a landing at around 2134 meters (7000 feet). Step out of the helicopter and experience how it feels to walk on snow. Then follow the Main Divide for fantastic views of the Tasman Glacier and Aoraki (Mount Cook) before heading back down towards the lush rainforests... More...

Full-Day Alpine Heliski Adventure

Heli skiing - Queenstown - Starting from $940.00 per person

Let us fly you deep into New Zealand's Southern Alps, where our expert guides will safely lead you through incredible, untouched terrain and pristine powder.
Choose your own package based on number of runs: are you a beginner to intermediate skier or rider? The 3 run day is a perfect introduction to heliskiing. Are you an advanced to expert skier or rider? The 8 run day provides a true back-country challenge. And of course you will be provided everything in between.
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Christchurch Helicopter Tour

Helicopter Tour - Christchurch - Starting from $199.00 per person

It is only from the air that you can only appreciate the scale of Christchurch City's devastation and recovery following the 2010 earthquake. This 20-minute helicopter tour flies over the crumbled tower of Christchurch Cathedral, the new sports stadium and other signs of the city’s rebuilding as you listen to your pilot's commentary. Your 20-minute flight also takes you to the spectacularly scenic Banks Peninsula, then back toward Christchurch over the suburbs of Sumner and Redcliffs. More...

1-Hour Mount Aspiring and Glaciers Helicopter Tour from Wanaka

Helicopter Tour - Wanaka - Starting from $550.00 per person

One of the most popular scenic flights out of Wanaka, the Aspiring and Glaciers flight affords stunning views across the Southern Alps and the icon of the Mt Aspiring National Park. Take-off from the Matukituki Valley at the gateway to the National Park. Cross the tussock covered hillsides and rise above the snow capped peaks of the alps. This flight includes two 10min alpine landings and spectacular sights of the blue ice and crevasses of the Bonar Glacier. More...

35-Minute Helicopter Flight Including Glacier Landing from Wanaka

Helicopter Tour - Wanaka - Starting from $395.00 per person

Your 35-minute helicopter flight provides a once-in-a-lifetime experience to step on an ancient Glacier at 7,000 ft (2,300m) with breathtaking views across Mount Aspiring National Park. Your flight takes you from the Matukituki Valley above extensive valleys carved out by glaciers thousands of years ago across snow capped peaks to land on a glacier with stunning 360-degree views of the surrounding Southern Alps. More...

Full-Day Doubtful Sound Flight and Cruise from Queenstown

Sightseeing Cruise - Te Anau - Starting from $930.00 per person

Doubtful Sound flights with Air Milford take you to a more remote area of the South Island’s rugged West Coast. Feel humbled, yet uplifted by the atmosphere of powerful solitude in the presence of superb physical grandeur of New Zealand’s remote Doubtful Sound. Sometimes called “the Sound of Silence” there is a cloistered serenity within Doubtful Sound that is a contrast with its near neighbor, Milford Sound. More...

Mount Cook Spectacular Helicopter Flight from Fox Glacier

Helicopter Tour - Franz Josef - Starting from $480.00 per person

Enjoy the ultimate glacial experience on this 40-minute Mount Cook spectacular helicopter flight from Fox Glacier. This flight tour covers it all including glacial icefalls and crevasses and neves. You will have views from the coast to mountain tops and you will get to see both Fox & Franz Josef Glaciers and New Zealand’s highest peak. Cross the spine of the Southern Alps and circle the top of magnificent Mt Cook. Topped off with a spectacular snow landing, this is the best helicopter... More...

Full-Day Milford Sound Walk and Cruise Including Scenic Flights from Queenstown

Air Tour - South Island - Starting from $699.00 per person

Experience the Milford Sound Track during this special tour. Fly from Queenstown to Milford Sound where you will be met by your local guide and transferred by ferry boat to the famous Milford Sound track. You will then walk on the track for 1.5-2 hours to the Giant Gate Waterfall. You will then take a 2-hour boat cruise at Milford Sound. See it all on this unique tour! More...

Milford Extended

Air Tour - Queenstown - Starting from $1095.00 per person

Departing Queenstown on this 2.5 hour experience Your pilot will be your guide and immerse you in the local history and geography of the area. See the landscape change from farmland, to high alpine glaciers, dense rainforest and rugged beaches. Enjoy a glacier/snow landing, a remote beach landing and 30minutes in beautiful Milford Sound for a short bushwalk and lots of great photo opportunities along the way.
NOTE: (Snow subject to seasonality)
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Milford Sound Helicopter Flight and Cruise from Queenstown

Helicopter Tour - Te Anau - Starting from $1275.00 per person

Allow 4 hours
2 landings: Milford Sound & Glacier
Over The Top Helicopters are pleased to offer a personal scenic helicopter flight to Milford Sound with a cruise. Your pilot, acting as your personal guide, will fly you down to Milford, over the breath-taking snow-capped Southern Alps, where we will land and shut down the helicopter. You will board the cruise boat to take one of the most memorable journeys you can imagine down Milford Sound, taking in the rainforest covered slopes and the... More...