Milford Sound Helicopter Flight & 3 Landings

Highlights

• 2.5 hour helicopter experience
• 3 landings - Milford, Beach & Glacier/Alpine
• Modern & spacious helicopters
• Milford scenic walk & photo opportunities

Description

Experience dramatic scenery from Queenstown to Milford Sound on a premium helicopter flight and 3 separate landings with Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters. Showcasing the most dramatic South Island scenery, this 2.5 hour Milford Extended flight includes aerial views of the Southern Alps, Fiordland National Park and New Zealand's wild west coast. To make your helicopter flight one to remember, your pilot also lands in 3 spectacular locations: Milford Sound, a secluded west coast beach and an alpine setting on your return back to Queenstown.

Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters offer a modern fleet of helicopters with comfortable seating and large windows for you to enjoy spectacular South Island views in pure luxury. Your Milford Extended experience begins in Queenstown with meeting your experienced pilot and taking a seat onboard the Airbus B2 or B3E Squirrel helicopter. As you soar across the Southern Alps, your pilot points out peaks, lakes and glaciers before your first helicopter landing in Milford. Surrounded by fiordland beauty, stretch your legs on a scenic walk and make sure to take plenty of pictures of your surroundings.

After taking off from your first landing, it’s time to explore Milford Sound from the air by flying 16 kilometres in length over the fiord that has been unofficially named the Eighth Wonder of the World. Look out over cascading waterfalls, striking mountains and the iconic Mitre Peak before reaching the mouth of the fiord and the Tasman Sea. On the rugged west coast, your second landing with Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters takes you to an isolated beach where you can explore this wild landscape on foot before the final leg of your journey back to Queenstown. On the return flight path across the Southern Alps, your pilot lands the helicopter in an alpine location surrounded by snow-capped mountains to top off a once in a lifetime experience.

Trip Includes

• 2.5 hour flights & landings
• Milford landing, short scenic walk & photo opportunities
• Beach landing on isolated west coast beach
• Glacier or alpine landing on return flight
• Modern Airbus helicopter
• Experienced pilot

Duration

• Allow 3 hours

Departures

• Between 9am & 4pm
• Pick up from central Queenstown or check in at 35 Lucas Place, Queenstown Airport
• Operates daily all year

Other Information

• Please wear comfortable walking shoes/boots, a windproof jacket & warm layers
• Bring a camera, sunglasses, hat & sunscreen
• Minimum numbers apply for flight to go ahead
• Maximum of 6 passengers per aircraft
• Child rates apply (0-11yrs)
• Charter options available, please contact us
• If your flight is cancelled due to weather you can reschedule or contact us for a full refund

Normal Retail Prices

• Adult: NZD$1105.00
• Child (0-11yrs): NZD$775.00