Flat calm lake and clear blue skies. The weather could not have been better for our flight over the volcanoes. From take off to landing the experience was fantastic. Spectacular views of the erupting Tongariro - only possible from the air as the walking track is closed - and so close to the summit of Ruapehu that you felt you... More

We had originally booked a short scenic lake flight but as the day was a fantastic clear day we chose to upgrade our flight to a scenic volcano flight. The flight was around an hour long and we got a good appreciation of the lake and the volcanoes. The pilot was able to take us fairly close and around the... More

The Tongariro National Park was used in the Lord of the Rings series. Although the summits were not filmed, out of respect for Maori traditional beliefs, and there was plenty of digital fiddling, the biggest surprise was just how close to reality were the fierce, bleak mountain slopes of Mordor. There is famous walking around here, but the best means... More

We did the hour flight over Lake Taupo to the volcanoes of Tongariro National Park. Mount Tongariro was still venting steam from it recent eruption. We flew over the craters of Mounts Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe & saw people walking the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. It was a lovely clear sunny day which helped, and whilst not cheap it was absolutely amazing.... More

If it's in your budget then the floatplane at Taupo is a great experience. We bit the bullet and went for a short flight - the scenery around the lake and nearby mountains is truly spectacular. We took our two year old up - she loved it at first but maybe found it a bit noisy after she took her... More

Friendly excellent service. My wife's birthday and they were very good and reasonable, we all enjoyed the flight. The pilot was very informative and she made sure we got a good view of Lake Taupo and its sights

Wow!!! what an amazing experience, we thoroughly enjoyed our flight especially around the volcanos in the national park, well worth the money spent

We saw this yellow and white plane at the lake side and decided to go look. We were on our way out of town and had no intentions of flying that day, however after deciding you only live once, we talked to a lovely young lady called Rosie, who had the most lovely smile and disposition. She advised there was... More

After years of visiting Taupo and seeing the planes and helicopters heading off to the mountains, I had always wanted to do that. We had intended on flying over to Ruapehu in the helicopter but it was way too expensive, so we chose the float plane instead, and glad we did. We each had a headset to talk to each... More