Mount Cook Helicopter Guides: Price, Heli Hike, Ski Plane
Mount Cook helicopter guides: the price of each flight, the Tasman Glacier heli hike, ski plane or helicopter, from Queenstown, getting to the airport, and the weather.
Mount Cook Helicopter Price
What a Mount Cook helicopter flight costs, from a 25-minute flight with an alpine landing to the 55-minute flight and the heli hikes, what the extra money buys, and the operators' own NZ$ prices.
Read guide →Tasman Glacier Heli Hike
The Tasman Glacier heli hike from Mount Cook Airport: Mt Cook Glacier Guiding's and The Helicopter Line's trips side by side, what the walk is like, the glacier itself, and how it compares with Franz Josef.
Read guide →Mount Cook: Ski Plane or Helicopter?
Ski plane or helicopter at Aoraki / Mount Cook: alpine and glacier landings, the combo flight that uses both, seats and weight, what the weather does to the ski plane, and which to book.
Read guide →Mount Cook Helicopter and Flights from Queenstown
Flying from Queenstown to Aoraki / Mount Cook for the day: Glenorchy Air's fly-explore-fly, True South Flights' Tasman Glacier heli hike, the drive instead, and what each day includes.
Read guide →Getting to Mount Cook Airport and Glentanner
Where the Mount Cook helicopter flights and heli hikes start: Mount Cook Airport, Glentanner Park and the village, distances by road from Lake Tekapo, Twizel and Queenstown, pick-ups, parking and check-in.
Read guide →Mount Cook Helicopter: Weather and Cancellations
What the weather does to Mount Cook helicopter and ski plane flights and the Tasman Glacier heli hike: when the call is made, what each booking refunds, downgrades and reschedules, and snow in summer.
Read guide →Ready to pick a date? Check dates for the heli hike →