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Tekapo Helicopters
(near Mount Cook)
Facts about Aoraki/Mount
Cook National Park
 Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park rises from
600m in the Tasman River bed to 3754m at the summit of
Aoraki/Mount Cook, and covers 70,728 hectares. It is a
mountainous region of permanent snow and ice, with forty percent
of the park under glaciers and 25 named peaks over 3000m. Despite
this arduous terrain, recreation occurs throughout the Park from
valley floor to the highest peak.
Recreation Activities
 Walking By far the most
popular activity in the Park is a walk along one of the walking
tracks. Visitors can choose from a ten-minute stroll in the
village to an easy four-hour valley walk, or a strenuous
three-hour climb.
Tramping the classic alpine routes are a drawcard for
both New Zealander's and overseas trekkers. Guided tramping or
trekking trips are on offer to visitors - both heli-hiking and
multiday tramp and climb trips.
Climbing on Christmas day 1894 Tom Fyfe, Jack Clarke and
George Graham stood on the summit of Mt Cook for the first time,
after pioneering a new route up the Hooker valley. The main
season for this world-class climbing area is November to April,
when climbers have a chance to ascend the  highest
peak in Australasia. It is difficult to know how many people
climb Aoraki/Mount Cook each year. Climbers do not have to
register their climbs and whether they were successful or not. it
is thought that 100 to 150 people reach the summit each year.
Hunting Thar were released in the Aoraki/Mount
Cook area in 1904 and chamois in 1907. The numbers of these games
animals have built up rapidly, and hunting is now available
throughout the park. Hunters seeking these animals need to be
experienced at alpine travel.
 Heli-Skiing and Boarding although
there is no established field in the park, there are many
opportunities for skiing. Access to suitable areas is usually by
helicopter or skiplane, although keen ski tourers can climb to
some classic wilderness neve areas. Most skiing in the Park is
guided, either heli-skiing or 'ski the glacier' trips on Tasman
Glacier, which offers intermediate runs of up to 20km through ice
caves and amazing scenery.
Photography when weather permits, many visitors
to the Park capture the rosy glows of either a sunset or sunrise
on flim. November brings wonderful displays of the Mount Cook
buttercup, with its huge dinnerplate leaves and delicate flowers,
set among magnificent storms provide ample opportuntiy to capture
'hog's back clouds in stunning formation over the Southern Alps.
Scenic Flights
 For most visitors a scenic flight is the
only way they will get to see and experience the alpine grandeur
of the Park. Flights are offered in both ski planes and
helicopters. This passive form of recreation allows visitors to
the Park to land on a glacier and touch snow at any time of the
year. Air access is increasingly used by time-strapped climbers
to access high mountain huts, when the weather is suitable, and
complete a climb in a weekend. Our aim is to fly our
customers safely to the most spectacular alpine regions of New
Zealand.
Tekapo Helicopters Scenic Flights
| Flight 1 |
Mount
Cook Adventure Forty five minutes
Mount Cook & Tasman, Tasman and Murchison Glaciers, with Snow Landing
(flight 1 allow 45 mins) Quotations or Book your Flight |
| Flight 2 |
The
Alpine Adventure Thirty five minutes
Mount Cook & Mount Tasman views, includes a Snow Landing on the Richardson Glacier
(flight 2 allow 35 mins) Quotations or Book your Flight |
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| Flight 3 |
Mountains
High Twenty five minutes
View New Zealand's highest peaks, includes a Snow Landing (NB: Flight 3 subject to suitable snow conditions)
(flight 3 allow 25 mins)
Quotations or Book your Flight |
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| 70 minute spectacular |
Mount Cook, Fox and Franz Spectacular Seventy minutes (minimum 4 persons)
Tracking across magnificent Lake Pukaki, flying high above the glaciers around Mount Cook and on to the Fox and Franz Josef glaciers. Snow landing on the Liebig Dome before descending back to the Mount Cook Salmon Farm. (allow 70 minutes)
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| Charters |
OTHER
HELICOPTER-FLIGHTS - Other overflights available on request - minimum numbers apply Private charter, Hunting, Fishing, Filming, Heli-skiing. Minimum 3 Adult fares. Contact Us |
Flight Time Durations The flight times are approximate and can be subject to weather. Routes Route may change from time to time (due to weather) Minimum Numbers Minimum numbers apply, three adults per flight.
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