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Mount Cook Combo Tour: Unique Ski Plane and Helicopter Flight with Tasman Glacier Landing
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102 Ratings
Mount Cook Airport
Experience the ultimate adventure with our Mount Cook Combo Tour! Fly in a Ski Plane and Helicopter, land on the Tasman Glacier, and enjoy breathtaking views of the snow-covered peaks. Book now!
Experience the ultimate adventure with our Mount Cook Combo Tour! Fly in a Ski Plane and Helicopter, land on the Tasman Glacier, and enjoy breathtaking views of the snow-covered peaks. Book now!
Duration:
45 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Mount Cook Ski Planes & Helicopters by Inflite - A world exclusive flight including a glacier landing, with BOTH aircraft ski plane and helicopter! Change over of aircraft on the glacier. A 45 minute flight including a glacier landing, flying past Aoraki Mt Cook over the Tasman braided rivers and over the lake landing on the Tasman glacier. Aircraft shut down so you can enjoy the silence and serenity of the glaciers
- Mount Cook Ski Planes & Helicopters by Inflite - A world exclusive flight including a glacier landing, with BOTH aircraft ski plane and helicopter! Change over of aircraft on the glacier. A 45 minute flight including a glacier landing, flying past Aoraki Mt Cook over the Tasman braided rivers and over the lake landing on the Tasman glacier. Aircraft shut down so you can enjoy the silence and serenity of the glaciers
What's Included
- Headsets for clear audio
- Expert tour guides
- Live onboard commentary
- Headsets for clear audio
- Expert tour guides
- Live onboard commentary
What's Not Included
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional Information
Join this tour for the unique opportunity to fly in both a Ski Plane and Helicopter! a 45 minute flight including a Tasman glacier (10-15 minutes) then to switch aircraft for the flight home! Flying through the remarkable Tasman Valley and landing on the snow covered peaks with this scenic option is an unforgettable experience and a WORLD EXCLUSIVE…
Join this tour for the unique opportunity to fly in both a Ski Plane and Helicopter! a 45 minute flight including a Tasman glacier (10-15 minutes) then to switch aircraft for the flight home! Flying through the remarkable Tasman Valley and landing on the snow covered peaks with this scenic option is an unforgettable experience and a WORLD EXCLUSIVE FLIGHT with both the ski plane and helicopter!
Check in closes 45 minutes prior to the flight time
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Flights may be cancelled due to the weather
- Minimum of 4 people per flight applies before the flight will operate
- Check in closes 45 minutes prior to flight time
Location
Mount Cook Airport
Mount Cook Road
The airport is located 5 minutes prior to Aoraki Mount Cook Village on State Highway 80.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(102 Ratings)
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Z275uwcameronm
May 2, 2025
Definitely worth a ride! - Extremely unique and cool experience. It can be rough if you are prone to motion sickness. It you can afford the time and money, I would highly recommend.
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Anne_c
Apr 27, 2025
Amazing - Amazing experience standing on a slowly melting glacier. The glacier surface was too uneven for a ski plane landing so we got the helicopter in and back.
Helicopter ride was great too! Our pilot pointed out different mountains, glaciers, lakes and huts along the way.
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Changjyoon
Mar 22, 2025
Fantastic. Strong. - Two-week highlights from South Island New Zealand. 1. Take the helicopter and land near the norm, then take 10 minutes of free time and then take the plane (the order may be the opposite). The way you change with another team from the top to the bottom). Great who invented it. 2. Both the helicopter and the security aircraft are the widest and cleanest glass windows I've ever built (the ones I used to ride were small glass windows with many flaws, so the outside was clearly invisible). 3. It seems like every two hours, but it's amazing to land where there's no footprint. 4. Unlike reviews, the weather was nice so we left on time. Generally friendly. 5. Expensive but worth enough. Next time in New Zealand, we'll ride again.
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Andreas_s
Mar 4, 2025
Marvelous experience and views - Wonderful experience. The combination of a small plane and helicopter ride over the glaciers and Mt. Cook was fabulous. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The duration of each ride was also the correct amount for us. Enough to enjoy but not too long. Advice for travelers - weather is a key factor. We had a clear skies day. Bad weather may result in no flights.
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Mckenzo
Feb 26, 2025
STUNNING SCENERY - As part of our South Island holiday I went back to the Mt Cook Village area with the hope that we could get to experience the Ski Plane and Helicopter flights and landing on a glacier. The weather gods where out in force and we had absolutely beautiful blue sky.
We went up in the ski plane, which is the last operating in the Southern Hemisphere, and ended landing on Franz Josef Glacier. The scenery on the way there is stunning and beautiful. We actually were very lucky and spent a little longer on the glacier. It was then into the helicopter for the flight back to the airfield. The views were amazing and both pilots provided commentary.
If you are interested in this flight take it from the Mt Cook Village side as taking it from the west coast is more problematic due to weather. My husband and I loved the experience and it was worth the detour.
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K1187hccraigc
Feb 24, 2025
Worthy of a Proposal - Great combination of helicopter flight up to the top of Mount Cook and plane ride down with a preference for the helicopter journey.
Unfortunately cloud descended on us just as we landed cutting our time walking in the snow at the peak to just 2 minutes but just enough time to get my proposal in......
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Dave
Feb 17, 2025
Amazing trip! - This was just the most amazing experience. So special to spend some time on top of a glacier, with the most amazing views surrounding us. The pilot was lovely. He provided some very interesting information as well as making sure we were all OK. I recommend this very highly.
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356kaylieb
Jan 20, 2025
Exceptional Mt Cook Glacier Experiencece - We experienced an incredible afternoon combining both plane and helicopter flights to the Tasman Glacier at Mt Cook. The unique dual-aircraft adventure offered two distinct perspectives of New Zealand's largest glacier and surrounding alpine landscape.
The highlight was landing on the glacier itself - a surreal experience standing on ice surrounded by spectacular peaks. Our pilots, Maurice and Mark, were excellent guides who shared fascinating insights about the geography and glacial features throughout the journey.
For anyone visiting Mt Cook, this combination flight offers exceptional value. It's more than just a scenic flight - it's an immersive alpine adventure that provides unique perspectives you simply can't get any other way.
Highly recommended for anyone seeking an unforgettable New Zealand alpine experience.
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F9881yonickw
Jan 12, 2025
Wow!!!! Incredible - What an experience!!! Highlight of our time in New Zealand so far. The helicopter ride with mark was fantastic and the plane ride back with Maurice just as wonderful. You just have to do this
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Letitiac2025
Jan 7, 2025
Bucket list experience - Amazing experience. The ski plane and helicopter combo was fantastic. Dont hesitate!
Thanks to our guides Andrew and Angus.
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