Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters

Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters

Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters
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Helicopter Tours • Sightseeing Tours • Air Tours • Day Trips
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8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
About
Glacier Southern Lakes is Queenstown's leading scenic heli-flight company with a reputation of providing a high standard of professionalism and service. We offer daily scenic helicopter tours over the mountains, lakes, glaciers and fiords in and around Middle-earth, Queenstown, Milford Sound and Fiordland National Park & Mt Aspiring National Park. Alpine or snow landings are part of all our flights and glacier landings are included in all our Milford Sound flights. We have the most experienced team of helicopter pilots in Queenstown who will share their extensive local knowledge with you. For Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit fans we can show you many of the Queenstown film locations like nobody else, with pilots who were part of the film crew.
Queenstown, New Zealand

Awards
Travelers' Choice
2023

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Tours and Tickets by Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters
Helicopter Tours
4 hours
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Recommended by 96% of travelers
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$737.31
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Adventure Tours
2 hours
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$650.39
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junismum
Wellington168 contributions
Sep 2020 • Family
We decided to splash out while travelling domestically to Queenstown with this once in a lifetime experience. Initially we chose this company by price - the same trip was at least $600 more expensive through other companies(over the group).
But we still received all the high quality service and experience you’d hope from tourist operators in New Zealand.
We were really blessed with amazing weather and beautiful snow on the mountains. Spectacular and we felt safe and well catered too. We flew over layers of mountain ranges and landed in a still and calm Milford before boating around the sounds and under amazing (the heights or which were hard to fathom) waterfalls spilling down sheer high cliffs.
The boat cruise was uncrowded and very chilled out, humorous and informative commentary.
Our 5 year old thought it was hilarious to hang out under a waterfall!! A change of clothes and a raincoat is a good thing to take if you are similarly adventurous.
Then back on the helicopter we landed atop the most amazing glacier and the experience was so special!!
I knew this trip would be amazing but I hadn’t ever been to Milford or through those mountains and the sheer scale of everything was more than I even imagined.
The pilot and staff were all great and really made this a spectacular day!!
We might just have to do it again - maybe not just once in a lifetime - highly recommend to kiwis and overseas visitors alike!
Written September 20, 2020
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Kia Ora Junismum Thank you so much for taking the time to leave this review. It really is amazing to hear you had an incredible experience and trip exceeded your expectations! We find our surroundings truly magical and we love to share this with you! Thank you for choosing to fly with us, we really do hope too see you again in the future for a 'not just once in a lifetime' experience ;)
Written September 30, 2020
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Matthew
5 contributions
Jul 2020 • Couples
From the initial contact the communication from the team was fantastic. We did the snowmobile trip which is a must do ! The helicopter is a late model airbus which feels extremely safe and the pilot, crew, guide are all superb and put you at ease. We can’t speak highly enough of all of the staff. The Snowmobiles are modern, powerful and the trip is very impressive with a very experienced guide, great instruction and safety protocols. Having done many adventure trips before this is without doubt the best choice we have ever made - wouldn’t fly with anyone else and will be recommending to all our friends
Written July 28, 2020
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GlacierSouthernLakes
Kia Ora Matt, Thank you for your review. We are glad to hear you had a wonderful trip snowmobiling with us. It really is an amazing experience. We hope to see you fly with us again in the future!
Written August 30, 2020
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shazrnz
Christchurch, New Zealand60 contributions
Aug 2020 • Couples
Did the Heli/Cruise/Heli into Milford Sound. Very well looked after by Maddie who handled the booking for us. Dropped into Blanket Lodge, Glenorchy to pick up another couple. A nice wee bonus to see this luxury Lodge. Landed on top of the Glacier and dropped down onto a beach on the Coast. Amazing scenery of our beautiful country. Milford Sound 2 hour cruise was fab. The captain was a laugh, the pod of dolphins playing in the wake of the boat was magic. The trip home in the helicopter via a different route over the Greenstone River where we spotted a group of red deer was just as stunning. Luke was our pilot for the 4.5 hours, he is extremely knowledgeable, fun and a great photographer.!! This experience certainly had the WOW factor for us. A must to do.
Written August 28, 2020
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GlacierSouthernLakes
Kia ora! Thank you so much for your lovely review! We are so pleased to hear you had incredible trip with Luke and you enjoyed the experience! We hope to see you again in the future!
Written August 30, 2020
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Janette K
109 contributions
Jan 2022 • Couples
Alfie the pilot entertained us with sites he pointed out en route to the iconic Milford Sound. Shhh Alfie is very modest but he is an A lister helicopter pilot in Aotearoa having filmed aerial shots for movies like Lord of the Rings. The four hour trip was breathtaking as we flew from Queenstown and cruised the fiord viewing seals and waterfalls. We even landed high on a glacier. Then a couple on board got engaged high in the snow line looking over Lake Wakatipu. Alfie took the photo of the soon to be groom on bender knee. It was nail biting flying so close to the mountains but we felt very safe. Maybe they’ll make a movie about Alfie one day
Written January 29, 2022
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Jet64758409426
Hi Jannette, Thank you for your review! We love to hear about your experiences with us. Alfie is a fabulous pilot and hopefully one day they will make a movie about him! Fingers crossed we will see you again in the future. Kind regards, Liv
Written February 16, 2022
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tobyh1
Randwick, Australia2 contributions
Feb 2023 • Friends
The Milford and Cruise helicopter flight was the highlight of our 10 day vacation in beautiful New Zealand. Glacier Southern Lakes managed the booking process effortlessly with clear communication and detailed explanation of what to expect. However nothing could prepare us for this extraordinary visual and out of this world experience. Seeing the landscapes from the air was truly magnificent and then following up with an unforgettable cruise in the Milford Sound and a landing on the glacier, truly ticked all the boxes.A special shout out to our kind and caring pilot , Jamie, whose patience, and helpfulness to our group , all in our 70's , was very much appreciated. His depth of knowledge of the flora and fauna certainly added to the experience.
We highly recommend this company and it is well worth the expenditure.
Written February 23, 2023
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Hi Tobyhammerman1, Thank you for your wonderful feedback and sharing your recent experience. We are over the moon to hear that you had an incredible flight with Pilot Jamie. I will be sure to pass along your kind words. Thank you very much for choosing to fly with GSLH. Kind regards, Tegan
Written February 26, 2023
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debbiedidit57
Perth, Australia2 contributions
Aug 2022
When we booked this flight I couldn’t wait for the day… it was amazing…our pilot Luke was very friendly, informative and extremely good at what he does. Did Milford sound first and on the way back he set us down on top of a peak…breathtaking….definitely a highlight for me…highly recommended…thanks glacier southern lakes for a memorable trip
Written August 14, 2022
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Hi Debbie, Thank you so much for you review. We are so pleased you got a good day to fly and appreciate the incredible Milford Sound. We are very lucky to have such incredible scenery and having the opportunity to share it with people like you. We are very proud of our pilots and glad you enjoyed your flight with Luke. Hope to see you again in the near future! Kind regards, Tegan
Written August 16, 2022
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Cathy A
Auckland, New Zealand117 contributions
Nov 2022 • Couples
Thanks to the friendly and professional team at Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters we had a marvellous experience, on a beautiful day with calm weather. We flew a round trip to Milford Sound for a boat trip and stopped on a glacier in the way back. Watch out for the sand flies in Milford Sound, they are crazy hungry. Our pilot was friendly and happy to chat throughout the flight talking about what we could see from the air and came to our rescue with the insect repellent. The flight was 30mins each way and totally beats a 6hr car ride from Queenstown any day.
Written November 9, 2022
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Hi Cathy, Thank you very much for your review! Sounds like you had an absolutely epic day on your flight to and from Milford, we are pleased to hear that the weather was so perfect. Sorry to hear about those nasty sandflies! Overall, we are happy to hear that you had a wonderful time. Thanks again for your review and flying with GSLH! Kind regards, Tegan
Written November 14, 2022
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Don N
Southport, Australia272 contributions
Sep 2022
We did the Remarkables Sundown Tour and it was one of the the highlights of our trip. Landing on Double Cone & enjoying a beer/sparkling wine whilst looking over Queenstown below was incredible. Our pilot, Nate, was excellent - very friendly, helpful & knowledgeable, pointing out many landmarks/giving background info as we travelled. Well worth the money!
Written October 20, 2022
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Hi Don N, Thank you very much for your review. We are so happy to hear that your sundown flight was a highlight for you! We love this flight and the fact you get to enjoy a beverage on the top of a mountain whilst taking in all the incredible views. I will pass on your kind words to Pilot Nate! hope you enjoyed the rest of your trip. Kind regards, Tegan
Written October 24, 2022
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NiallW
3 contributions
Feb 2023 • Solo
The trip of a lifetime! Spectacular views on the flight to Milford Sound and then a cruise to the end of the Sound, seeing some dolphins and fur seals along the way. We also saw some rock climbers taking on an amazing climb. The cruise took us up close to a waterfall and hanging valley too- the scale of the scenery is amazing.
On the return flight we stopped off on a glacier high on the mountain - a once in a lifetime experience.
Jamie our pilot was top class throughout, pointing out all the interesting sights along the way and always keen to ensure everyone was enjoying the experience.
Written February 18, 2023
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Hi NiallJW7, We are incredibly grateful for your recent review. Thank you so much for your positive feedback and its so wonderful to hear that you had an incredible flight with Pilot Jamie. Thank you for choosing to fly with GSLH! Kind regards, Tegan
Written February 19, 2023
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amybluesky
London, UK4 contributions
Mar 2023 • Friends
Great experience, loved landing on the glacier, our pilot / guide Jeremy was excellent, very calm, full of local knowledge and fun facts. Put the more nervous passengers at their ease which was great to see. I thoroughly enjoyed the trip and would highly recommend
Written March 6, 2023
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Hi Amybluesky, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback on your recent flight with us. Wonderful to hear that everyone on board that such a great flight, especially those who were a little nervous. We love to hear Jeremy made them feel at ease! We hope you took plenty of photos during your flight and on your glacier landing. Thank you so much for choosing to fly with GSLH, we are so pleased that you had a really enjoyable experience. Kind regards, Tegan
Written March 13, 2023
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