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Stop At: Mount Cook Ski Planes & Helicopters by Inflite, Mount Cook Rd Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, Mt. Cook Village, Aoraki Mount Cook National Park (Te Wahipounamu) 7999 New Zealand
A world exclusive flight including a glacier landing, with BOTH aircraft ski plane and helicopter! Change over of aircraft on the glacier. A 45 minute flight including a glacier landing, flying past Aoraki Mt Cook over the Tasman braided rivers and over the lake landing on the Tasman glacier. Aircraft shut down so you can enjoy the silence and serenity of the glaciers
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Aoraki/Mt. Cook, Mt. Cook Road, Mt. Cook Village, Aoraki Mount Cook National Park (Te Wahipounamu) New Zealand
A world exclusive flight including a glacier landing, with BOTH aircraft ski plane and helicopter! Change over of aircraft on the glacier. A 45 minute flight including a glacier landing, flying past Aoraki Mt Cook over the Tasman braided rivers and over the lake landing on the Tasman glacier. Aircraft shut down so you can enjoy the silence and serenity of the glaciers
Duration: 45 minutes
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Mount Cook Airport, Mount Cook Road, Canterbury 7999, New Zealand
45 minutes(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Flights may be cancelled due to the weather
Wheelchair accessible
Minimum of 4 people per flight applies before the flight will operate
Check in closes 45 minutes prior to flight time
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Infant seats available
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : michielh354
This was a truly great flight. We'd booked a flight from Mt Cook airport to view the local peaks, the Tasman glacier, and the Franz Josef and Fox glaciers. However the weather on the west of the Alps was not playing ball, so the flight was changed to one viewing the peaks and landing on the Tasman glacier. We flew out in a chopper, and back in the ski plane. The whole process was managed on the ground by a very friendly and efficient team, and the flight to the glacier was superb. We spent 15 minutes there engulfed in the beautiful views, taking pictures and then boarded the ski plane for the trip back. Another superb flight. I loved the downhill take-off from the glacier! My wife and I had every confidence in the pilots, who both gave us a good amount of information without overwhelming us.
Go do this!
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Posted On : 2024-04-13
Posted By : Gadam F
This was the e highlight of our week long visit to New Zealand! Weather unpredictability means it is a hit or miss with this activity. We were lucky to find a booking the night before our visit to Mt Cook and in fact it turned out to be a beautiful sunny morning. We enjoyed the 45 min tour. The ski plane to go up to Tasman glacier was a thrilling experience and the helicopter on the way down passes within a few hundred feet of Mt Cook. Between the two, coming down in the helicopter was the more enjoyable experience because it is easier to get a view. But the total experience is well worth the money. Very well run and efficient operations and we felt safe. Morris and Mark were our pilots and both were fantastic. Landing on the Tasman pass and spending 15 minutes on the glacier was truly memorable. A must do activity.
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Posted On : 2024-04-03
Posted By : ConversationStarters
Having done a previous helicopter trip to the Mendenhall Glacier, this was a “must-do” trip during our visit to New Zealand. The Mt Cook region is spectacular and the views from the air even more so.
Great service and crew, very safety conscious and a wonderful experience beginning to end.
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Posted On : 2024-03-27
Posted By : G3818EDgregd
Booked, but this tour was cancelled : "Due to the weather conditions on the Glacier, our skiplane pilot has cancelled the flight for safety purposes."
We were offered and accepted the 25 minute tour instead, which was great and we were provided with a refund of the difference in price from Tripadvisor - but unfortunately Tripadvisor keeps prompting us for a review of the 45 minute Combo tour which didn't happen. Lift your game Tripadvisor.
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Posted On : 2024-03-24
Posted By : SteveB6395
This sort of trip has been on my bucket list for a while. I missed out on a ski plane trip in Alaska 2 years ago but I wasn’t missing out this time. We left on the ski plane & returned on the chopper & it was sensational. This is a must do experience. You’ll love it.
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Posted On : 2024-03-02
Posted By : Denise_G
The flights in the ski plane and helicopter were different but both were amazing! But we had to wait 20 minutes in very hot sun before loading at the airport and for that I took off a star.
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Posted On : 2024-02-23
Posted By : Joane_W
It was a wonderful trip with clear weather. Beautiful with a great landing on the snow. Would do it again in a heartbeat!
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Posted On : 2024-02-01
Posted By : Elise_P
Going by plane and coming back by helicopter was great, 2 différents experiences . The weather was great, and both our pilots were very nice and interesting. It is a tour to remember for a long time, with awe
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Posted On : 2024-01-17
Posted By : Vishnu_V
The pilots were very friendly and knowlegeable about the place. It was nice to hear them share insights. Had a great and memorable time :)
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Posted On : 2024-01-06
Posted By : Barbara_D
Views of glaciers and mountains from helicopter and plane provided exceptional variety. Staff was extremely helpful and made up for the fact that the experience was not as handicapped assessable as described
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Posted On : 2023-12-08
