Scenic Flight activities in New Zealand
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Golden Bay Air
Scenic and charter flights around the Golden Bay, and Farewell Spit, Abel Tasman and Kahurangi; from $49.
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Taupo’s Floatplane
Located at the entrance to the marina, the floatplane offers a variety of trips, including quick flights over the lake and longer ones over Mt Ruapehu or White Island. Packages include the Taupo Trifecta (floatplane trip, followed by a jetboat trip and a walk through Orakei Korako; $440).
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Mount Cook Ski Planes
Based at Mt Cook Airport, offering 40-minute (adult/child $405/295) and 55-minute (adult/child $530/405) flights, both with snow landings. Flightseeing without a landing is a cheaper option; try the 25-minute Mini Tasman trip (adult/child $275/255).
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Volcanic Air Safaris
A variety of floatplane and helicopter flights taking in Mt Tarawera and surrounding geothermal sites including Hell’s Gate, the Buried Village and Waimangu Volcanic Valley. A 3¼-hour Whakaari (White Island)/Mt Tarawera trip is also available.
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Wings & Water Te Anau
Ten-minute local flights (adult/child $95/55), and longer flights over the Kepler Track and Doubtful and Milford Sounds (from $225).
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Air Safaris
Does 50-minute ‘Grand Traverse’ flights over Mt Cook and its glaciers (adult/child $325/215), taking you up the Tasman Glacier, over the upper part of the Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers, and by Mts Cook, Tasman and Elie de Beaumont. A similar flight goes from Glentanner Park, but with higher prices (adult/child $375/265).
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Southern Lakes Helicopters
Flights over Te Anau for 25 minutes ($195), longer trips over Doubtful, Dusky and Milford Sounds (from $540), and a chopper/walk/boat option on the Kepler Track ($185).
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Helistar Helicopters
Offers a variety of scenic helicopter flights, from 10 minutes to two hours. Combine a Helistar trip with the Huka Falls Jet in the Huka Star combo (from $193).
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Helicopter Line
Helicopter Line fly over the Mt Cook region, departing from the Lake Pukaki aiport. Sightseeing flights last from 25 minutes ($230) to 60 minutes ($535) and include a snow landing.
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Helipro
Specialises in heli-tours, which include alpine and White Island landings, as well as shorter scenic flights over the town, lake and volcanoes.
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Tekapo Helicopters
Has five options, from a 25-minute flight ($195) to a 70-minute trip taking in Mt Cook and Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers ($500). All flights include icefield landings and views of Mt Cook.
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Classic Flights
Runs sightseeing flights in a vintage Tigermoth. ‘Biggles’ goggles provided, but BYO flowing silk scarf.
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Salt Air
Offers a range of scenic flights, including a five-hour light aircraft and 4WD tour to Cape Reinga and Ninety Mile Beach ($425) and helicopter flights out to the Hole in the Rock ($220).
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Kaikoura Helicopters
Reliable whale-spotting flights (standard tour 30 minutes $220 each for three or more people), plus jaunts around the peninsula, Mt Fyffe and peaks beyond.
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Taupo Air Services
Runs light aircraft flights, from the 15-minute Local Look to a two-hour trip to White Island.
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Scenic Flights
Mile-high fixed-wing panoramas above Whanganui, Mt Ruapehu and Whanganui National Park.
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Aspiring Helicopters
Also flights to Milford Sound.
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Alpine Helicopters
Also offer views-a-plenty alpine picnics.
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Wanaka Helicopters
Snow landings from $199 per person.
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Wanaka Flightseeing
Spectacular flyovers of Mt Aspiring, Milford Sound and Mt Cook.
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Vulcan Helicopters
If you feel like (and can afford) a rotor-propelled spin out to explore Whakaari (White Island), Vulcan Helicopters is for you.
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Southern Alps Air
Trip to Mt Cook and the glaciers (adult/child $410/215) or landings at Milford Sound ($395/245).
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Remote Adventures
Scenic flights around Golden Bay and over Kahurangi National Park for as little as $40.
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Izardair
Luxury light aircraft flights over Taupo, Orakei Korako or the volcanoes.
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Heliview
Offers scenic helicopter flights ranging from 12 minutes over Ohakune to 45-minute flights over the peaks or Whanganui National Park.
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