Mount Cook & Glaciers Scenic Flight with Landing

Take a scenic flight over New Zealand's Southern Alps and land at one of Aoraki Mount Cook National Park’s famous airstrips

Queenstown, New Zealand

Duration
6 hours

Start & End Time
Flexible

Max Group Size
6 per aircraft

Pick-Up & Drop-Off
Available

Start & End Location
Queenstown & Mount Cook Airstrip

Vaccination Required

What's Included

Enjoy a scenic flight over Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
Fly by New Zealand's tallest mountain Aoraki Mount Cook, standing at 12,000 ft
Catch birdseye views of glaciers, snowfields, glacial lakes and valleys
Be wowed by views over New Zealand's highest mountains
Land at Fox township or Glentanner Airstrip (weather dependent)
Transport to and from most Queenstown accommodation included

What's excluded

Helicopter snow landings on the glacier neve can also be arranged at an additional cost

Why do we love this

Seeing New Zealand from the sky allows us to recognise just how beautiful this country actually is! Get to see 360-degree views of the huge, snowy mountains that make up this region.

What to Expect

On this guided plane tour, you will get the chance to see the Eastern side of Mount Cook National Park, a rugged region featuring 19 different icy mountain peaks!

Enjoy stunning views of New Zealand's Southern Alps from the window seat of your semi-private plane before landing at one of the national parks small airfields.

One of the airstrips is close to Mount Cook Village, which has a population of just 250 people, but brings up to 250,000 tourists each year!

If you wish, you can opt to take a ski plane or helicopter flight to land on one of the glaciers. A visit to the Sir Edmund Hillary Centre can also be included in your tour. (Additional fees apply.)

Mount Cook flights depart from The Main Terminal Building at Queenstown Airport daily.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, complimentary pickups from Queenstown central accomodations are available. Pickups begin approximately 50mins before departure time. For a full pickup list, please see the drop down list when selecting your product on the booking page.

Children aged up to and including 2 years can travel for free if sitting on an adults lap. They must weight 15kg or less.

The supplier provides lap belt extenders, infant life jackets and ear defenders to help keep our young passengers comfortable.

Children aged between 3-14 years are eligible for the child rate.

Some essentials we suggest bringing with you on your tour:

Sunglasses
Sunscreen and Bug Spray
Camera with charge & memory
Warm clothing layers
Sensible foot wear
Bottle of water

Policies

Terms & Conditions:

Standard Terms and Conditions Given alpine flying conditions, the supplier reserves the right to alter the flight paths or cancel flights at the pilot's discretion due to weather and safety considerations.
Service can be refused if the pilots' instructions are not complied with.
Passengers seat allocation is at the pilots' discretion due to weight and balance of the plane.
Please supply weights of all passengers at the time of booking and inform us if any passengers are 120kg or 260lb or over prior to boarding.

Cancellation Policy:

Clients cancelling within 24 hours of a confirmed trip will be charged 100% cancellation fee.

Pickup Locations

Abba Court Motel = Creeksyde Bus Stop
Absoloot Value Hostel = The Station Building
Adventure Queenstown Hostel = Station Building
Alexis Motel& Apartments = Copthorne Bus Stop
Alpine Lodge = Station Building

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Abba Court Motel = Creeksyde Bus Stop
Absoloot Value Hostel = The Station Building
Adventure Queenstown Hostel = Station Building
Alexis Motel& Apartments = Copthorne Bus Stop
Alpine Lodge = Station Building
Alpine Meadows Fernhill = Cameron Place Bus Stop
Alpine Village = Battery Hill Bus Stop
Amity Apartments = Millennium Hotel Bus Stop
Aspen Lodge = Station Building
Asure Queenstown Gateway Apartments = Frankton Bus Shelter
Autoline Motel = Millennium Hotel Bus Stop
Azur Lodge
Base Backpackers = The Station Building
Battery Hill Bus Stop
Bella Vista Queenstown = Creeksyde Bus Stop
Black Sheep Backpackers = Millennium Hotel Bus Stop
Blue Peaks = Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Breakfree The Point = Colonial Village/Pounamu Bus Stop
Brown Boutique Hotel
Bumbles Backpackers = Crowne Plaza Hotel Bus Stop
Butterfli Lodge
Cable Lane Apartments at Five Mile = Crown Pub Car Park
Caples Court = Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Central Ridge Boutique Hotel = Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Colonial Village Motel = Colonial Village/Pounamu Bus Stop
Colonial Village/Pounamu Bus Stop
Copthorne Bus Stop
Copthorne Hotel & Apartments Queenstown Lakeview
Coronation Lodge = Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Coronet View Apartments = Creeksyde Bus Stop
Cranberry Court & Apartments = Creeksyde Bus Stop
Creeksyde Holiday Park = Bus Stop out front
Crowne Plaza
Double Tree by Hilton = Directly outside The Double Tree
Earnslaw Lodge = Copthorne Bus Stop
Eichardts Queenstown
Esplanade Queenstown = Rydges Hotel Bus Stop
Fernhill Road/Cameron Place Bus Stop
Flaming Kiwi Backpackers
Four Seasons Motel = Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Frankton Bus Shelter
Garden Court Suites = Millennium Hotel Bus Stop
Glenorchy Airstrip
Haka Lodge = The Station Building
Hallenstien Street Bus Stop (St Joseph's School)
Heartland Hotel and Scenic Suites
Hensman Road/The Rees Bus Stop
Heritage Queenstown
Highview Apartments
Hilton Hotel
Hippo Lodge = The Station Building
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Queenstown
Holiday Inn Frankton Road = Sherwood Bus Stop
Holiday Inn Queenstown Remarkables Park = Frankton Library Bus Stop
Hulbert House Boutique Lodging = Hallenstien Street Bus Stop (St Joseph's School)
Hurley's of Queenstown = Millennium Bus Stop
Jucy Snooze = The Station Building
Kamana Lakehouse
Lakefront Apartments = Rydges Bus Stop
Lakeside Motel = Rydges Bus Stop
Lomond Lodge = Sofitel
LQ Queenstown
Marina Apartments = Marina Bus Stop
Melbourne Lodge = Hallenstien Street Bus Stop (St Joseph's School)
Mercure Queenstown Resort
mi-pad = The Station Building
Millennium Hotel = Bus Stop out front
Millennium Hotel Bus Stop
Nomads Queenstown = The Station Building
Novotel Queenstown Lakeside
Nugget Point Queenstown Hotel
Oakes Club Resort: Colonial Village/Ponamu Bus Stop
Oakes Shore Apartments = Hensman Road Bus Stop
Peppers Beacon Resort = Rydges Bus Stop
Pinewood Lodge = Creeksyde Bus Stop
Platinum Apartments = Heritage Hotel Bus Stop
Queenstown House Boutique B&B = Hallenstien Street Bus Stop (St Joseph's School)
Queenstown House Boutique Bed & Breakfast and Apartments = Hallenstien Street Bus Stop (St Joseph's School)
Queenstown Lakeview Holiday Park
Queenstown Motel Apartments = Millennium Hotel Bus Stop
Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel
Queenstown QT Hotel = Rydges Bus Stop
Queenstown Top 10 Holiday Park
Ramada Queenstown Central = Millennium Hotel Bus Stop
Ramada Suites Remarkables Park = Frankton Library Bust Stop
Reavers Lodge = Creeksyde Bus Stop
Ridge Resort = Sherwood Bus Stop
Self Drive: No pickup required
Sherwood Bus Stop
Sherwood Manor = Sherwood Bus Stop
Shotover Lodge
Sofitel Queenstown
Southern Laughter Backpackers = The Station Building
Spinnaker Bay = Colonial Village/Pounamu Bus Stop
St James Apartments = The Station Building Bus Stop
St Moritz
Sudima Queenstown Five Mile
Swiss-Belresort Coronet Peak
Swiss-Belsuites Pounamu Apartments = Colonial Village//Ponamu Bus Stop
Tahuna Pod Hostel = The Station Building
The Chalet Queenstown = The Millennium Hotel Bus Stop
The Dairy = The Station Building
The Embassy B&B = Marina Bus Stop
The Glebe = The Station Building
The Lodges = Crowne Plaza Hotel Bus Stop
The Lofts Apartments = The Station Building
The Rees Hotel
The Rydges Hotel = Bus stop directly in front
The Spire = Novotel
The Station Building Bus Stop
The Waterfront = Crowne Plaza Bus Stop
The Whistler Queenstown = The Station Building
Turner Heights = The Station Building
Twin Peaks B&B = Battery Hill Bus Stop
Villa del Lago = Colonial Village/Pounamu Bus Stop
Wyndham Garden Hotel = Frankton Library Bus Stop
YHA Central = Station Building
YHA Lakefront = Bus Stop at the Front of Rydges