Mount Cook Heli Hike with Flight from Queenstown

Highlights

• Full day scenic flight & heli hike experience
• Return scenic flights from Queenstown to Mt Cook
• Helicopter flight from Mt Cook Airport to Tasman Glacier
• Up to 2 hours hiking on the Tasman Glacier

Description

Enjoy a one hour scenic flight from Queenstown to Mount Cook/Aoraki and take in the incredible landscape of valleys, breathtaking lakes and the highest mountains in New Zealand. Once you arrive in Mount Cook it's time to jump in the helicopter for a heli hike adventure in Mount Cook National Park. You will fly from the Mount Cook airport over the Tasman Glacier to a location 3000m above sea level before landing on the glacier and exploring the icy terrain on a two hour hike. Feeling like you are in another world your experienced guide will show you the way before returning back to Queenstown by plane. On the return flight you will fly by the 1000 metre high Hochstetter Icefall on the eastern face of Aoraki/Mt Cook.

Trip Includes

• 1 hour scenic plane flight from Queenstown to Mount Cook
• Scenic helicopter flight
• Glacier landing & 2 hour glacier hike
• Professional & experienced guides
• All equipment
• 1 hour scenic plane flight from Mount Cook to Queenstown
• Complimentary hotel transfers

Duration

• Allow 6 hours (includes 2 hours hiking on the glacier)

Departures

• Departs 10:30am 
• Pick up from your central Queenstown accommodation or meet at True South located at Hawthorne Drive, Frankton
• Operates daily all year

Other Information

• Moderate fitness required
• Minimum age is 10 years
• Minimum numbers are required to confirm a trip
• Heli Hike trips are weather-dependent. We will do our best to accommodate you, but occasionally cancellation may be unavoidable (fully refunded)
• Flights, landings & routes may vary due to weather & are at the pilot’s discretion. Flight times are approximate & include your landing
• Your flights & Heli Hike are subject to favourable weather conditions; if cancelled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund
• We recommend booking your flights early in your trip with flexibility for weather changes. So you don’t miss out!
• Please BRING THESE: sensible footwear is essential, warm upper body clothing (preferably 3 to 4 layers), warm trousers (no jeans), sunglasses, sunscreen, insect repellent, bottle of water, warm hat, daypack, phone/camera, waterproof jacket (one will be provided if you don't have one), a sense of fun and adventure!

Normal Retail Prices

• Adult: NZD$1599.00
• Child (10-14yrs): NZD$1399.00