Scenic Flight Destinations

Scenic flights to Milford Sound, Mt. Cook, the Glaciers and the lower South Island

Our most popular trips are to Milford Sound, although we also offer great scenic flights to Mt Cook and the West Coast glaciers, Mt Aspiring and glaciers, Big Bay in Fiordland and Taiaroa Heads on the East Coast. See our flight map for routes and locations.

Browse our destinations below and follow the links for more information. If you would like to fly to a different location we also offer charter services.

Milford Sound

You will have a window seat with an unimpeded view, as you fly to Milford Sound through a landscape of unbelievable grandeur & beauty. In flight you can see so much more than by road, as we go where no roads can. Many people tell us that flying through this magnificent landscape to Milford Sound is one the most memorable experiences of their New Zealand visit ... [more]

Mount Cook and West Coast Glaciers

Mount Cook

The Mount Cook flight is one of the worlds great scenic flights. Like the Grand Canyon this area is a World Heritage Area protected by UN Convention. You will enjoy unparalleled views of the New Zealand Southern Alps. You pass New Zealand’s highest mountain, Mount Cook and its glaciers, experiencing living remnants of the last ice age ... [more]

Mount Aspiring and Glaciers

Dart Glacier

Fly back to the ice age that still grips the Olivine & Marion Ice Plateau. These plateaus still look today much like the areas around Queenstown & Glenorchy would have looked 15,000 years ago! Explore from the air the dazzling Passchendaele Icefall, the white expanse of the Bonar Glacier and the perfect symmetry of Mt Aspiring ... [more]

Taiaroa Head Wildlife Safari

Yellow Eyed Penguin

Join us on an exclusive trip to Taiaroa Head and visit the world famous colonies of the Royal Albatross, and Yellow Eyed Penguin; the world's rarest penguin. Land close by and view these rare penguins from the trenches & hides. We are able to get within a metre or two without disturbing the penguins! It's a wonderful experience. Experience the wildlife of the Sub Antarctic ... [more]

Big Bay Tour

Big Bay in Fiordland

This is the ultimate true wilderness experience and will appeal to those clients who want to get away from it all. Big Bay is on the West Coast about fifteen minutes flying time north of Milford Sound. It is a huge bay of golden sand and large breakers, ideal for surfing. We can land on the beach at low tide ... [more]

West Coast River Safari

West Coast Flight

Fly to the Waiatoto for the River Safaris jetboat. The flight is over the glaciers and by magnificent Mount Aspiring. We can either return to Queenstown or Glenorchy direct after the two hour jetboat ride, or continue down the West Coast over Jacksons Bay, Big Bay and Martins Bay to Milford Sound ... [more]

Treble Cone Scenic Airlink

New for 2010 a flight from Queenstown over the mountains to Treble Cone skifield. By road it is one hour forty minutes to treble cone but you can be there in only forty minutes by air, saving two hours on the return trip. This option allows more time skiing and more time seeing the alpine environment from above. You can combine with rental and lift packages for ease of booking. ... [more]

Booking

To book, either use the booking box at the top of this page, email us or call us on +64-(0)3-442-2207