45-Minute Mount Cook Ski Plane and Helicopter Combo Tour

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45 minutes
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Headsets to hear the guide clearly
Live commentary on board
Professional guide

Souvenir photos (available to purchase)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Mount Cook Airport
Mount Cook Road, Canterbury 7999, New Zealand
The airport is located 5 minutes prior to Aoraki Mount Cook Village on State Highway 80.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Mount Cook Ski Planes & Helicopters by Inflite

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Aoraki/Mt. Cook

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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 tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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.

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Featured review

James_S

An amazing experience to fly over Mt Cook in perfect weather and land on the top of the Tasman Glacier by helicopter. Then the plane down was just as memorable. This experience is hard to compare

Reviews

4.5

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Great experience

Denise_G, Feb 2024

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.

Great aerial view of the Mt Cook area!

Joane_W, Feb 2024

It was a wonderful trip with clear weather. Beautiful with a great landing on the snow. Would do it again in a heartbeat!

The most beautiful glacier expérience

Elise_P, Jan 2024

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

A momemorable Trip

Vishnu_V, Jan 2024

The pilots were very friendly and knowlegeable about the place. It was nice to hear them share insights. Had a great and memorable time :)

Outstanding variety of views

Barbara_D, Dec 2023

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

Unforgettable moments of...

hobbymillie_c, Jun 2023

Unforgettable moments of the day!Nice pilot and the counter is so nice and friendly . It would be better if provided coats🤗

Just brilliant

James_S, May 2023

An amazing experience to fly over Mt Cook in perfect weather and land on the top of the Tasman Glacier by helicopter. Then the plane down was just as memorable. This experience is hard to compare

Just Brilliant

Ali_L, Apr 2023

Amazing trip. Great views of Tasman Glacier and Mt Cook. Landing on the glacier was great. Thank you for memories we will not forget. And you dialed up perfect weather for us.

landing on a glacier

Gayani_S, Mar 2023

Landing on the glacier was fabulous, we liked doing it with the helicopter better than the ski plane, but you get a different view from one vs. the other. This company did a fabulous job balancing safety and giving us a good experience. The day before, there had been a lot of rain, so they could not land on the Tasman glacier, but they took us took us to the Franze Joseph glacier instead. it was an amazing experience.

Glacier Tour

Elizabeth_B, Dec 2022

I did not do the combo as it did not have enough people so it was a 45 minute helicopter and glacier experience. The pilot was great, the views were amazing and it was a beautiful sunny day. I would definitely recommend.

Brilliant day

Ian_B, Nov 2022

A Wonderfull experience with excellent friendly staff. The combo of helicopter and ski plane travel made it extra special

Spectacular!

SyedDanyal_N, Jul 2022

One of the greatest experiences I’ve ever had. 100% would recommend anyone coming to mount cook. There’s no better way to see the sights! Team and pilot were all amazing

Highly recommend! Worth every penny!

Michaela_U, Jul 2022

Amazing!! Highly recommend! The plane wasn’t running due to the wind, but the company gave us the next best option (heli only) which was valued more than what we paid!

Cancelled trip

TeckWee_A, Jun 2022

Booked the flight even before I depart for nz. Drove all the way to lake tekapo and noticed the weather was quite bad. Didn’t receive any emails on cancellation when the flight up is the very next day. Drove all the way to mt cook and called them only to know it’s cancelled and they are not even operating! I understand it’s due to the weather but the least the company can do is call/email on the cancellation. Time wastage. Hope this communication bit can be improved. Money is not refunded immediately too

So good!

Charlotte_K, Jun 2020

Phenomenal! Flying in a helicopter was on my bucket list, and I wasn’t disappointed. It was an amazing ride, outstanding scenery and a pleasant pilot. Thank you!

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Thomas_H, Mar 2020

Hi! The whole thing was quite unsatisfactory. After several calls we agreed that I would arrive from Tekapo, at least over an hour's drive, but the event will take place a little later. When we arrived we were told that there can only be one helicopter flight. It looked like this: 22 minutes flight and 20 minutes break on a glacier dump. We were passed without comment. It wasn't worth the money. Thomas Heinz

Mount Cook the most Incredible Experience

JAMES_D, Mar 2020

Incredible experience, this was the icing on the cake for our trip thru the South Island. Both pilots were very nice.

To expensive

craigandrews2019, Dec 2019

It was a experience I won’t forget it but it was to expensive for what you get the views were amazing and staff very friendly and helpful

gorgeous views around mount cook

Radhika_R, Oct 2019

ski plane and heli-landed on glacier. Sky plane was more bumpy nbut offered spectacular views heli was smooth views were harder cz i was in the middle seat

Highlight of our trip

Linda E, Jun 2019

We loved the trip we took with the Mount Cook Ski Plane and Helicopter. The office folks were pleasant and professional. The trip was amazing. We ended up going to Franz Joseph Glacier as the Tasman Glacier wasn't a viable option that day. We highly recommend this trip!

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