Aoraki/Mount Cook ‘the cloud piercer’, our highest peak dominates the Southern Alps mountain range that divides New Zealand’s South Island into east and west. The Mt Cook National Park’s towering mountains, vast glaciers and remote snowfields inspired Sir Edmund Hillary, before his quest of Mt Everest.

This flight takes you past the Hochstetter Icefall on Aoraki/Mt Cook and the upper Tasman Glacier before a thrilling alpine landing in the snow. You’ll fly home through the remote Burnett Mountains with the expansive and arid Mackenzie Basin below you.

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Mount Cook Mountains High Helicopter Flight

Kia ora, 
Thank you for such a lovely review. It's great to hear everything ran smoothly. The snow landing sounds like it was a real highlight, especially with a bit of time to play in the snow with the kids.  We'll pass your kind words on to Richard and the team.
Ngā mihi nui,
The Helicopter Line

We went on this flight on a sunny day late afternoon in April. We all got to watch a safety video before onboard the helicopter. The ground persons well organised everyone line up base on the flight options. Onboarding the helicopter everyone followed the instructions and our pilot Richard well explained different mountains and Tasman glacier during the flight time. The helicopter flight wasnt fast so didn't t feel uncomfortable. The views from the high up is amazing and there are numbers of moments we were flight along side the mountains so we can view the mountains from very closely. The snow peak landing was great experience and we got to have some nice photos with mt Cook, the helicopter, and kids have few minutes snow playing time at the peak. It wasn't that cold up the Alps peak compared to when we were on the ground. For someone wants to give a try helicopter ride this is a nice option.

Great Mt Cook helicopter experience 

Kia Ora Gregory, 
Thank you for taking the time to share your review and experience. We are glad you enjoyed the views, they really are spectacular. We will be sure to pass on your feedback to the team regarding the headsets. Thank you for joining us.
Best wishes,
The Helicopter Line 

The experience was breathtaking! The only problem we had was that we could not understand what the pilot was saying through our headsets. This really detracted from the experience but other than that it was awesome!

Breathtaking views.

Kia Ora Killian,
Many thanks for taking the time to share your review. The glaciers are truly spectacular to see up close. Unfortunately, due to current climate, previous winter snowfall and seasonality we haven't been able to guarantee snow landings on our flights this summer. We can understand your disappointment for this. We thank you for joining us in Aoraki / Mount Cook. 
Best wishes,
The Helicopter Line

Once in a lifetime opportunity, amazing to learn about the glaciers.

Only 4 stars as we didn't do a snow landing as advertised. Our daughter was disappointed.

Amazing experience with one flaw

Kia Ora,
Many thanks for your 5-star review. We are happy to hear you had good weather for your fight and enjoyed your landing location. We thank you for flying with us.
Best wishes,
The Team at The Helicopter Line

Sehr schöner Flug bei bestem Wetter, Zwischenlandung auf dem Schneefeld war toll. Super Erklärung vom Piloten 

Sehr schöner Flug bei...

Kia Ora Mark, 
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a kind review. We are glad your enjoyed the spectacular views as much as we do. Thank you for joining us in Aoraki / Mount Cook.
Kind Regards, 
The Team at The Helicopter Line


The views while in flight and after landing were spectacular. It was a gorgeous, clear day so we had good views of all the major peaks and glaciers. Our pilot provided excellent commentary throughout the flight. Highly recommended!

Mt Cook Helicopter flight/landing

Kia Ora Jessica_E, 
Thank you for sharing some of the photos from your trip with us, looks like you had an incredible experience. We are glad the weather permitted you to enjoy your flight with us. I am sorry you found that our communication wasn't great. We will pass your feedback onto our team. If you would like to discuss this further please be sure to email us mountcook@helicopter.co.nz.
Kind Regards, 
The Team at The Helicopter Line Mount Cook


Truly breathtaking views, and our pilot was great. We had to reschedule due to weather, which was fine, but the company communication wasn’t great. 

Truly amazing once we went

Kia Ora Guillermo, 
Thank you for leaving us a review. We are glad you enjoyed your flight and landing on the snow field. Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos with us from your flight. We look forward to seeing you again in the future. 
Kind Regards, 
The Team at The Helicopter Line Mt Cook 


Landing on top of MT Cook!!!!

Visually outstanding with the tazman glaciar framing the flight! 

A superb experience 



Landing on top of MT...

Kia Ora, David. Thank you so very much for taking the time to leave us a glowing review. We are so glad to know how much you enjoyed your flight with Gillie. The views truly are amazing, and nothing can beat a snowy, glacier landing. We thank you for your kind words and for joining us in Mount Cook. Thank you for your support.

Loved the Mountains High scenic flight, with our pilot Gillie. Views were amazing, the snow/glacier landing was brilliant & just being up in the mountains was incredible. Highly recommend this to anyone

Flying High

We really enjoyed the helicopter ride.Beautiful view. Our pilot Richard is excellent. He explained the area and history. The staff are very friendly and helpful. This is a highlight of our NZ trip. 

A must do activity in Mount Cook

Fantastic. Well worth it. If you haven't been in a helicopter before that adds to the excitement.

Fantastic. Well worth it.  If you...

A HUGE highlight of our honeymoon. Unfortunately, our camera was stolen a couple of days later before we had a chance to download our pictures, but as my wife says, "that just means we have to go back!" What a HUGE trip this is. Stunning scenery and landing on the glacier is a highlight. The only downside is that not all the headsets were working, so the pilot commentary wasn't heard by all. But that's a minor point.

A HUGE highlight of our honeymoon...

This excursion was a big thrill for us as we expected it to be. Our son is physically disabled and we were nervous about getting him into the helicopter but we managed by using a small step stool and some good old elbow grease .i.e. lifting. The scheduled ride was tentative due to strong winds in the mountains but we made a slightly modified run, landing on a field of ice rather than a glacier. The thrill factor was present throughout the flight as the mountain and glacier scenery is simply amazing. The pilot was very informative and accommodating asking us if we wanted to stay longer in some areas. There were four of us and we will never forget this spectacular New Zealand experience.

This excursion was a big thrill for...

Mount Cook: Mountains High 40-Minute Helicopter Flight

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