Soar over the majestic Southern Alps on a 50-minute breathtaking helicopter flight from Queenstown.
Discover the mystery of Lake Wakatipu's northern shores, before experiencing a snow landing on the distinctive Jura Glacier. Stand in snow surrounded by high mountain peaks and bush covered valleys as you admire unparalleled views of Mount Aspiring and the mighty Rees and Dart River valleys.
Posted By : yan_l
The helicopter ride was amazing. Our pilot was very informative. Landing on glacier is definitely worth doing.
Pick up and drop off were smooth and on time. All the staff were very friendly.
The only reason I’m giving this a 4 stars is because there were three of us including a 4 years old child. But the pilot let a “large”stranger sit in the backseat by the window before letting my daughter get on the helicopter. This made her unease from the very beginning of this trip. My daughter wanted a window seat as she is very little and anyone sit next to her would have no trouble look over her and enjoy the view. We did raise this issue with our pilot straight the way at the beginning of this trip, but was declined. Instead, she was put on the back middle seat next to a “large” stranger. She was basically “burried” by the adults around her and could not see much view at all. So all the noises and movements surrendering her without seeing what’s happening was making her very stressed. She was crying and being upset the whole trip. She wouldn’t even want to get off the flight when we landed on glacier.
This tour was actually for my mother’s 70s birthday celebration. But one of us had to stay on the helicopter with my daughter to comfort her, which really impacted on our experience of this trip. It was quite disappointing considering this cost us way over NZ$1,000.
There were three flights departing at the same time on the day. I’m sure the tour operator could have arranged the seating a bit better considering they were very experienced and must come across young children often. In fact, there were other young families riding on a different helicopter. When they called out the groups, one of the child was sitting with her father at the front next to their pilot.
Nevertheless, I would still recommend this tour especially if you are not travelling with young children.
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Posted On : 2024-07-16 15:37:10 
Posted By : Anne_R
There are no words. It was spectacular. If you are even thinking about doing this- absolutely do it.
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Posted On : 2024-06-21 15:47:41
Posted By : Jannat_B
The entire experience was amazing! Loved being on a helicopter!
The change in scenery was great to see from above - from farms, to the mountains, snow scapes and then suddenly the sea!
The hidden areas were the best. 😊 The lakes, the valleys, the glaciers that could only be seen and accessed from above were amazing to land on. Definitely felt like a rare and secret location. Can’t wait to do this again. 😊
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Posted On : 2024-06-21 06:20:07
Posted By : belindao893
This was one of the best experiences we have ever done as a family. We did the "pilot's choice 20 min" and it was plenty of time for us with 3 kids, our pilot Jono was fantastic and we got amazing photos on the top of a snow patch of Mt Cecil. Highly recommend this for everyone.
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Posted On : 2024-06-03 05:16:40 
Posted By : Craig B
Our helicopter cruise was cancelled but this 90 minute tour was just fine. Two stops including the top of a mountain. Our guide did a great job and we felt 90 minutes was plenty of time
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Posted On : 2024-05-23 18:24:59
Posted By : 665kate
Great experience
We booked the southern glacier experience with our young family
We had to reschedule due to weather so make sure you book in at the start of your trip to allow for this
Our pilot Bill was fantastic! Very informative and even pointed out the goats for the kids.
Enjoyed our landing on the glacier and got some great pics (thanks Bill)
Scenery is amazing!
Highly recommend. Felt like a very professionally run operation 🚁 will come back next year
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Posted On : 2024-04-16 22:03:28
Posted By : jeffb
The entire trip was amazing, staff was very professional and the trip was great. We would do it again.
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Posted On : 2024-03-21 17:42:12
Posted By : Nmaisuria22
It was a great trip and a well experienced that gave descriptions of the landscape along the way. Would highly recommend.
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Posted On : 2024-02-15 19:31:17
Posted By : Bianca_M
Just do it!
We had the best time and Bill the pilot was very knowledgeable and easy going. The views are nothing like you’ll see.
You won’t regret it!
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Posted On : 2024-01-07 21:08:39
Posted By : Peter_F
Was an excellent flight, Bill was an amazing pilot, he got us nice and close to the mountains to see how beautiful the scenery was, and was a wealth of knowledge on the area. The whole staff were amazing as well and I will definitely be taking another flight with these guys when I return later in the year.
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Posted On : 2024-01-07 17:01:28
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