Highlights:
- Over The Top’s Milford Highlights excursion combines all the aspects of Milford Sound, the West Coast and the surrounding Southern Alps glacier areas.
- Your helicopter will lift off from Queenstown and fly you high over the snow-capped Southern Alps to the stunningly beautiful Milford Sound.
- Sit back and enjoy the view as you fly down Milford Sound giving you a birds-eye view of the waterfalls and rainforests below.
- Where the Sound reaches the Tasman Sea, you will head north and land on a remote West Coast beach, allowing you time to take a stroll and spot some of the nearby seal colonies.
- From the beach, the helicopter turns inland to the glacier areas where again you will land, allowing you time to explore and take more photographs of a magical place.
- The flight back to Queenstown from the glaciers will then take you high above the alpine lakes and rivers and finally over Lake Wakatipu back to Over The Tops heli base.
Included:
- Scenic Helicopter tour
- Glacier landing with helicopter shut down to experience complete serenity of the surrounds.
- West Coast beach landing with helicopter shut down to best hear the waves crashing.
- Live commentary in English from your knowledgeable pilot.
- Dramatically stunning views in the Fiordland National Park.
- Amazing opportunity to capture the most photographic scenery in New Zealand.
- Complimentary Accommodation pickup and drop-off from Queenstown CBD.
- Complimentary car parking
- Complimentary bottled water
- Luxury and pristine range of helicopters within the fleet.
- Shared or private helicopter options available.
Day 1 : Milford & Fiordland Highlights
Over The Top’s Milford Highlights excursion combines all the aspects of Milford Sound, the West Coast and the surrounding Southern Alps glacier areas. You helicopter will lift off from Queenstown and fly you high over the snow-capped Southern Alps to the stunningly beautiful Milford Sound. Sit back and enjoy the view as you fly down Milford Sound giving you a birds-eye view of the waterfalls and rainforests below. Where the Sound reaches the Tasman Sea, you will head north and land on a remote West Coast beach, allowing you time to take a stroll and spot some of the nearby seal colonies. From the beach, the helicopter turns inland to the glacier areas where again you will land, allowing you time to explore and take more photographs of a magical place. The flight back to Queenstown from the glaciers will then take you high above the alpine lakes and rivers and finally over Lake Wakatipu back to Over The Tops heli base.
Meals: None
Pickup/Return: At the airport roundabout, follow directions to Remarkables Park Shopping Centre. Tex Smith Lane is at the entrance to The landing retail shops (opposite New World supermarket). Head to the end of Tex Smith Lane. We are the Blue Hanger on the right hand side.
Complimentary transfers are available to Queenstown CBD accommodation providers. Please ask upon booking
Transfers outside of Queenstown CBD are available however applicable fees may apply. Please ask upon booking
What to Bring:
Comfortable shoes are recommended as you will be walking in uneven terrain.
A warm layer
Sunglasses
Camera
A smile
