Air Safaris

Air Safaris will take you on an unforgettable scenic flight seeing tour of the spectacular Aoraki Mount Cook and Westland World Heritage Parks. Explore the alpine wonderland of New Zealand's highest mountains, view mighty alpine glaciers and lush coastal rain forests. Also specializing in charter operations all over the South Island.

Mount Cook Ski Planes Scenic Flights

The only company licensed to land in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park on the Tasman Glacier, the longest glacier in New Zealand. All our landing flights allow you to experience the thrill of a Glacier Landing with 10 minutes on the snow to enjoy the spectacular scenery of the Southern Alps. The engine will be shut down to experience total silence.

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Mount Cook Ski Planes/Helicopter Scenic Flights

The only company licensed to land in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park on the Tasman Glacier, the longest glacier in New Zealand and the closest scenic glacier landing site to Aoraki/Mount Cook. Experience the thrill of a Helicopter glacier landing with 10 minutes on the snow to enjoy the magnificent scenery of the Southern Alps.

Mount John Earth and Sky Observatory

Mt John offers spectacular vistas of Lake Tekapo by day, but after dark the clear air and lack of light pollution ensures views of the night sky in all its stunning glory. Earth & Sky provides guided stargazing tours of Mount John Observatory using laser pointers and large telescopes to deliver an unforgettable experience of the sky's celestial treasures.

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Tekapo Helicopters 

Experience the awesome Mt Cook, Tasman Glacier, Richardson Glacier, Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers. Each flight includes a snow landing. The combination of spectacular scenery and friendly personalised service ensures a trip of a lifetime. Tekapo Helicopters is the only helicopter company operating snow landings from Lake Tekapo.

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Ski the Tasman

A fantastic ski adventure on New Zealand's longest glacier. The day includes three ski plane flights, lunch, and the two longest ski runs in NZ with Alpine Guides. Access to the mountains is provided by Mount Cook Ski Planes. The day includes ski runs of up to 8 kms, while side trips to explore ice caves and surreal ice forms make the day unforgettable.

Wilderness Heliskiing

The only heliski operation within and bordering spectacular Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, and is professionally guided by Alpine Guides. We provide 5 outrageous heliski runs in our "standard" day. The terrain takes in 3 mountain ranges offering an incredible range of runs for intermediate through to expert skiers and snowboaders.

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