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Franz Josef Glacier Helicopter Flight with Snow Landing
20 min
About this activity
Itinerary
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Stop At: Franz Josef Glacier, Glacier Access Road Westland Tai Poutini National Park, Franz Josef, Westland National Park (Te Wahipounamu) New Zealand
Rise to the sky above Franz Josef in one of the modern helicopters as your pilot takes you on a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
From sea level rising to the heart of the magnificent Southern Alps, this flight explores the awe-inspiring ice falls of the Franz Josef Glacier. See the stunning ice features, cracks and crevasses from above.
Your flight also includes a snow landing, an excellent opportunity to really take in the surroundings and breathe the clean alpine air as you get your feet on pristine white snow.
Climb back aboard the helicopter for the descending flight, landing back in the Franz Josef township.
Duration: 20 minutes
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Franz Josef Glacier, Glacier Access Road Westland Tai Poutini National Park, Franz Josef, Westland National Park (Te Wahipounamu) New Zealand
Rise to the sky above Franz Josef in one of the modern helicopters as your pilot takes you on a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
From sea level rising to the heart of the magnificent Southern Alps, this flight explores the awe-inspiring ice falls of the Franz Josef Glacier. See the stunning ice features, cracks and crevasses from above.
Your flight also includes a snow landing, an excellent opportunity to really take in the surroundings and breathe the clean alpine air as you get your feet on pristine white snow.
Climb back aboard the helicopter for the descending flight, landing back in the Franz Josef township.
Duration: 20 minutes
Included
- Entry/Admission - Franz Josef Glacier
Not included
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- 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
Features
Original
95%
Tourism
85%
Adrenaline
80%
Reviews
This trip is amazing and such a wonderful experience. The flights are subject to the weather conditions so it helps if you can be flexible. The booking/ground staff were so patient and accomodating under stressful circumstances in dealing with the changing weather and disappointed customers. I would highly recommend Glacier Helicopters in Franz Josef.
An unbelievable experience, worth every cent.
This was a short, but wonderful experience. I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys an adventure.
The helicopter ride and the glacier itself were spectacular and I would highly recommend it. Although a little on the pricey side, it is a worthy experience. On our arrival, we weren't able to go up the glacier as conditions were poor, which was completely understandable. However, although I do understand that they have alot of passengers and alot of re-scheduling going on, I don't understand why it would be so difficult to notify passengers whose flights are cancelled or re-scheduled by text or phone call, versus just asking you to keep coming back and checking. By the end of it, I think they were as frustrated seeing me as I was to keep on coming back to check. That being said, the staff in general were very good, with Cameron in particular being excellent, and they were able to get us up to glacier bright and early the next morning. The pilot was fantastic, providing interesting observations and a really smooth ride. Overall a really good, enjoyable experience