Milford Sound Helicopter Flight and Cruise from Queenstown
About this tour
Allow 4 hours 2 landings: Milford Sound & Alpine landing Over The Top Helicopters are pleased to offer a personal scenic helicopter flight to Milford Sound with a cruise. Your pilot, acting as your personal guide, will fly you down to Milford, over the breath-taking snow-capped Southern Alps, where we will land and shut down the helicopter. You will board the cruise boat to take one of the most memorable journeys you can imagine down Milford Sound, taking in the rainforest covered slopes and the majestic waterfalls. On return to Milford you will again board the helicopter for yet more amazing scenery from the air, together with a landing on an alpine location allowing you to take more photographs of an amazing experience.
Highlights
- ✓Applicable landing and facility fees
- ✓Scenic Helicopter tour
- ✓National Park fees
- ✓Professional pilot / guide
- ✓Alpine Landing
Itinerary
Stop 1
Experience Milford Sound from the air and sea. Over The Top Helicopters are pleased to offer a scenic helicopter flight to Milford Sound to join a cruise boat. Escorted throughout the journey by your pilot, together you will board the cruise boat to take one of the most memorable journeys you can imagine down Milford Sound, taking in the rainforest covered slopes and the majestic waterfalls from sea level. On return to Milford airport, board the helicopter for yet more amazing scenery from the air, together with a landing on a remote alpine location, accessible only by helicopter. With the helicopter shut down, take in the serenity of the quiet location for some photographs before starting up again for the return journey back to Queenstown
Stop 2
This is our helicopter base and departure lounge
Included
- ✓ Applicable landing and facility fees
- ✓ Scenic Helicopter tour
- ✓ National Park fees
- ✓ Professional pilot / guide
- ✓ Alpine Landing
- ✓ Complimentary pickup and drop-off
- ✓ Bose noise cancelling headsets to hear the guide clearly
Not included
- ✕ Food & Beverage
From
$1187.77 USD
per person, price varies by group size & date
Check availabilityYou'll complete your booking securely on Viator
- ⏱ Duration varies
- ↩️ Free cancellation available
- 📍 Queenstown, New Zealand
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Helicopter tours in Queenstown, New Zealand
Queenstown sits at the center of some of New Zealand's most dramatic alpine scenery, and it's one of the few places in the world where a helicopter tour can include an actual snow landing on a mountain peak.
When's the best time to fly?
Winter (June to August) is prime time for snow-landing tours; summer (December to February) trades the snow for longer days and clear views of Lake Wakatipu and the Southern Alps without needing cold-weather gear.
What should I bring?
Warm layers at any time of year, since it's cold at altitude even when Queenstown itself is mild, plus sunglasses for glare off the snow or lake.
What if the weather doesn't cooperate?
Like most operators, tours in Queenstown have standard weight and balance limits (you may be asked your weight when booking or checking in), and pilots will delay or reschedule rather than fly in unsafe wind, low visibility, or storms. Booking a tour with free cancellation means a weather delay won't cost you anything.
Compare tours in Queenstown, New Zealand
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Landing | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milford Sound Helicopter Flight and Cruise from QueenstownThis tour | Duration varies | 4.9 (19) | Yes | From $1187.77 | |
| 2hr Scenic Milford Sound Flight with Landing - 201 | 2 hrs | 5.0 (69) | Yes | From $789.72 | View → |
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| Altitude Golf by Helicopter from Queenstown | 1.5 hrs | 5.0 (22) | N/A | From $446.14 | View → |
From
$1187.77 USD
per person, price varies by group size & date
Check availabilityYou'll complete your booking securely on Viator
- ⏱ Duration varies
- ↩️ Free cancellation available
- 📍 Queenstown, New Zealand
As an affiliate partner, we may earn a commission when you book through links on this page, at no extra cost to you. Prices and availability are set and provided by Viator.
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