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25-Minute Helicopter flight including an alpine landing
Badge of ExcellenceSouth Island, New Zealand
- 25 minutes (approx.)
- Flight time: 25 minutes
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
What's Included
- Headsets to hear the guide clearly
- Live commentary on board
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Mount Cook AirportMount Cook Road, Canterbury 7999, New Zealand
Free car parking, a 5 minute drive from the mt cook village
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
Additional Info
- Total weight per passenger: 243 lbs
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Flights may be cancelled due to weather conditions
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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Linda_C
A great way to see Mr. Cook and the area around it. Amazing scenery seen in comfort with a touch of exhilaration. Found 25 mins. long enough to see what we wanted.
Reviews
4.5
41 reviews
Alexander_T, May 2024
This was a pleasant first helicopter ride for us! Our pilot was awesome. Thank you for such a memorable experience!
Cyril_H, Mar 2024
Unfortunately we were disappointed with our helicopter flight. We thought that Alpine meant the landing would be on snow but it wasn’t. Not worth the $$ spent.
Richard_L, Mar 2024
The tour was cancelled at the last minute for two times due to the weather condition. I droves two round trips about 200 km at each attempt. Quite frustrating.
Raghavendra_M, Feb 2024
It was the first time in a helicopter for both me and my wife. That made it exciting. But the ride itself was not exciting. The advertising promised an alpine landing, which we interpreted as landing in snow. But the landing was on a barren rock surface.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Kia Ora,
We are glad the helicopter flight was exciting for you and if you are looking for year round snow landings then we would advise booking our Ultimate Alpine Combo which gets you onto the Tasman Glacier and has snow all year around.
The landing site itself for the Tasman Taster is an alpine/mountain landing at either Leibig Dome or Brass Peak, both offering amazing views of Mt Cook and the Southern Alps as pictured. The snow experienced on the landing site cannot be guaranteed all year round due to seasonality in the summer months.
We do hope to have you fly with us again!
Gary_W, Dec 2023
Flying over the snow cap mountains.
Walking on the snow and checking it all out.
The pilot was very helpful. Thank you to the staff as well.
Linda_C, Nov 2023
A great way to see Mr. Cook and the area around it. Amazing scenery seen in comfort with a touch of exhilaration. Found 25 mins. long enough to see what we wanted.
Carol_R, Nov 2023
A great experience all over too quickly. Enjoyed the landing and flying over the ridge and lake. Staff were very helpful.
mareebaz50, Aug 2023
The supplier cancelled the flight because the other customers did not turn up.
Very disappointed.
The weather was perfect.
Mick_L, Jul 2023
The whole journey was amazing! The staff and chopper pilot were just brilliant! I highly recommend these guys to take you up there!
Shinto_F, Apr 2023
After lots of research, this is the best value! Really friendly office staff. Knowledgeable pilot. Landed on glacier. He even volunteered to take my photos (and did a wonderful job)! The highlight of my trip.
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