Tours & Activities

Take off from right outside the lodge via helicopter on your own private trip. On this experience you will see the wide-open spaces, vivid turquoise lakes, golden grasslands, the canal networks of the Mackenzie Country. You will land on the top of the Benmore Range for about 15 minutes* where you have can bring picnic or even a bottle of bubbles and enjoy the view before returning back to the Pukaki Airport. 

*Extra time on landing on request 

$600 for a private trip for just you and your bubble. We can take up to 6 people in our helicopters. This is a 30-minute experience including a mountain landing on Brass Peak. The flight path takes you directly to the peak with beautiful views looking at Aoraki/Mt Cook and over many of New Zealand’s tallest peaks and the valleys within the Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park.   

$990 for a private trip for just you and your bubble. You choose either a helicopter (6 seats) or ski plane (9 seats). The flight path flies over the Tasman Terminal Lake, past Aoraki Mt Cook landing on the lower Tasman Glacier, it is a 40-minute experience. You will have a chance to get out of the aircraft on the glacier to take some photos and take in the breath-taking views

$1,990 for a private experience for just you and your bubble. For this fight you can choose either a helicopter (6 seats) or ski plane (9 seats). The flight path flies over the Tasman terminal lake, right around Aoraki Mt Cook and over the west coast glaciers, Fox, Franz Josef and the Tasman. You will land on the glacier for a chance to step out of the aircraft, take photos and take in the incredible scenery and surroundings

$2,490 for the entire aircraft, including a glacier landing for a helicopter (6 seats) or ski plane (9 seats). The flight path flies over the Tasman terminal lake, right around Aoraki Mt Cook and over the west coast glaciers, Fox, Franz Josef and the Tasman, with glacier landing. This trip also included nibbles/drinks on the glacier.  

$299 pp for a 25-minute helicopter experience including a mountain landing. This flight flies into the Tasman Valley, Past Aoraki/Mt Cook, over the Tasman Terminal Lake before landing on top of a Mountain. On the mountain we will shut down for you to get out of the aircraft, take some photos and look around before flying back to the airport.   

$499 pp for a 45-minute helicopter or ski plane flight including a glacier landing. This flight flies into the Tasman Valley, Past Aoraki/Mt Cook, over the Tasman Terminal Lake before landing on the upper Tasman glacier. On the glacier we will shut down for you to get out of the aircraft, take some photos and look around before flying back to the airport.  

Double deluxe deal: Usually $499 per person, now $699 for two people

$599 for a 55-minute helicopter or ski plane experience. The flight path flies over the Tasman terminal lake, right around Aoraki Mt Cook and over the west coast glaciers, Fox, Franz Josef and the Tasman. You will land on the glacier for a chance to step out of the aircraft, take photos and take in the incredible scenery and surroundings.  

$249pp overflight ski plane 35 minutes, no landing flight path goes right around Aoraki Mt Cook and over to the West Coast, with stunning views of the Fox, Franz Josef and Tasman Glaciers.   

$399 for a 45-minute helicopter and ski plane flight including a glacier landing. This flight flies into the Tasman Valley, Past Aoraki/Mt Cook, over the Tasman Terminal Lake before landing on the upper Tasman glacier. On the glacier we will shut down for you to get out of the aircraft, take some photos and look around before flying back to the airport in the alternate aircraft.