Tasman Glacier Heli Hike

With your mountain guide, you will fly high onto the “white ice” of New Zealand's longest and largest glacier – the mighty Tasman (Huapapa).

We meet at Mount Cook Airport, provide a safety briefing, and check equipment - then embark on a thrilling helicopter flight into the mountains.

An Amazing Landscape of Ice

This guided interpretative trek is on an amazing landscape of fluted ice, runnels, moulins, and sinuous winding streamlets. You will explore the gently undulating terrain, as your crampons bite into ancient ice. The highest peaks of the Southern Alps, Aoraki Mount Cook and Mount Tasman, tower above.

Your helicopter returns you safely to Mt Cook Airport, flying close to the massive 1,000-metre-high (3,200 feet) Hochstetter Icefall to finish your incredible adventure.

Payment

We require credit card details to confirm a reservation. Because the Helihike is weather-dependent, your credit card will not be charged until the day of the activity.

Our Booking Terms and Conditions

Please make sure you have read our detailed Terms and Conditions below, especially about cancellations.

Safety and Risk

Heli Hiking is classified as an "adventure activity". Participation carries a degree of risk exposure. We operate in natural mountain features that present certain hazards. Our guides will identify, assess, eliminate, or minimise the risks involved, but we cannot completely eliminate all risk or guarantee your safety.

Please read our full risk disclosure here: https://alpineguides.co.nz/disclosure-helihike

If you have any concerns or questions, please contact us.