Queenstown Glacier Express Helicopter Flight - 50 Minutes
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November 2024
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What you can expect
Experience the ultimate adventure on a Glacier Helicopter Flight in Queenstown! This thrilling tour takes you soaring above the stunning landscapes of Queenstown into the Mt Aspiring and Fiordland national parks, offering breathtaking views of glaciers, mountains and alpine lakes. The highlight of the 50-minute glacier helicopter flight from Queenstown is a spectacular landing on a remote alpine glacier.
Your once-in-a-lifetime journey begins by boarding a state-of-the-art helicopter at Heliworks Queenstown and taking to the skies to start your unforgettable experience. Throughout this Queenstown glacier tour, your expert pilot will guide you over the spectacular scenery, providing informative commentary as you enjoy the view.
A glacier helicopter flight from Queenstown is the perfect way to experience a glacier up close in a short amount of time. The 50-minute Heliworks Queenstown glacier tour follows a scenic flight path from Queenstown over Skippers Canyon, an area famous for its gold mining heritage. You will then continue towards the iconic peak of Mt Aspiring and onwards into Fiordland National Park. Here, your glacier awaits. Touch down on the ice and marvel at the incredible ice formations and blue ice phenomena. Make sure to bring your camera so you can capture this unbelievable moment. After 5-10 minutes on the ice, you'll start the return journey on your glacier helicopter flight back to Queenstown
Don't miss out on the opportunity to land on a remote glacier on this 50-minute helicopter flight from Queenstown. Book your glacier helicopter flight today and prepare for an unforgettable adventure in New Zealand.
Location
What you need to know
- 50-minute scenic helicopter flight with glacier landing
- Land on a remote glacier in Fiordland National Park
- Informative pilot commentary
- This experience departs at 9:15am and 11:45am daily
- Please allow 50 minutes for this experience (1 hour 20 minutes with Queenstown transfers included)
- This experience includes pick up from central Queenstown or meet at Heliworks Queenstown base, 64 Grant Road, Frankton
- Wear sensible comfortable covered/closed toed shoes
- Bring along or wear warm clothing, including a jacket
- Remember to bring your camera, sunscreen, sunglasses and insect repellent
- Participant changes are fine as long as the passengers are a similar weight
- Spectators are welcome wait and watch you flight take-off and land from the hangar
- Flights are weather dependent. Weather checks are to be made one hour prior to departure. If we cannot operate due to weather and as a result, passengers are unable to fly, no cancellation fees will apply
- There are wheelchair access and facilities
- A minimum of two passengers are required for most scenic flights
- Children must be accompanied by a full fare paying adult
- Experience provider reserves the right to up-grade passengers or merge flights for operational reasons or flight management purposes if required
- Occasionally flight paths or landing locations may alter at the pilot’s discretion
- For the purpose of aircraft weight and balance and in accordance with the Civil Aviation Authority rules and regulations, we require all passenger weights at the time of booking. Once we have received and reviewed this information we will be able to confirm the booking
- Change your booking up to 24 hours before the start time of your experience
- Changes are not permitted within 24 hours of your experience
- Late arrivals or no shows may result in you forfeiting your experience
- Confirmation in the form of a tour voucher will be received at time of booking
- Upon completion of purchase, please print the voucher and present on day of the experience
- Vouchers can also be presented on your mobile device for this attraction
- Availability was accurate at the time of booking however, is subject to change due to circumstances out of our control
- For your information, complete Tour Operator Information including contact details is included on your tour voucher
- We strongly suggest reconfirming your booking with the tour operator within 24 hours of making your booking and prior to making other travel arrangements
Need help?
- Email us at enquiry@experienceoz.com.au
- Help code: D2B-61EE
- This experience is supplied by Heliworks Queenstown
