20th Anniversary of Lord of the Rings

It's the 20th Anniversary of the Premier of the first Lord of the Rings movie on the 10th of December. To celebrate this special day, we have our well known aerial film specialist Alfie Speight flying to show you all the beautiful movie locations.

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Alpine Special

$155 per person

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Oxbow Combo!

Take a look at our very exciting new Product with Oxbow Adventure Co.

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Experience Milford, Queenstown, or Middle Earth by air

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Exclusive Experiences

Greenstone Valley

Greenstone Hut with Squirrel 044A4976 LR v3

Milford Sound Scenic Flights

Explore New Zealand's most iconic scenery from the best seat in the house

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KJET - Remarkables Flyer

KJet Remarkables Flyer, a combination of some of the best experiences in town!

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New Zealand's Premier Helicopter Tours

Explore Milford, Queenstown, Middle Earth and Mt Aspiring National Park

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A helicopter and Shotover Jet Special!

An Alpine Scenic and Shotover jet boat adventure for just $299!

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Queenstown Flights

Milford Flights

Middle Earth Flights

Milford Sound, Middle Earth & Queenstown Scenic Flights

We go above and beyond to provide unforgettable helicopter tours around Milford, Queenstown, Middle Earth, Fiordland & Mt Aspiring National Parks.

Our Flights

Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters (operated by Helicopters Queenstown) is New Zealand’s leading scenic helicopter flight company.

Since the 1980’s, we have been privileged to fly guests from all over the world, offering a selection of daily scenic helicopter tours around Milford, Queenstown, Middle Earth, Fiordland & Mt Aspiring National Parks in our pristine fleet of Airbus helicopters. Alpine, snow or glacier landings are included in all our scenic fights.

Scenic Flights Queenstown

Experience the thrill of landing on snow and glaciers deep within the alpine ranges

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Our Pilots

We have a very experienced team of pilots who collectively have more than 50,000 hours of flying experience.

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Our Fleet

Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters have the most modern fleet of Airbus helicopters in New Zealand, all are maintained according to the Civil Aviation Authority standards.

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Film Specialists

We are New Zealand’s aerial film specialists and completed all the aerial film work for Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit trilogies.

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Absolutely breathtaking visuals from the helicopter. Very personal and up close experience.

Dan

There is no better way to take in the beauty of Queenstown and surrounding areas! I would recommend everyone do this!! Thank you!

mbs5

This was awesome! Great views on the way out to Milford, plus landing on the mountain top / glacier was unbelievable.

NotCharlesBarkley

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Premier Flights

Get into the heart of Fiordland National Park featuring cloud-piercing peaks, lush rainforest mountain terrain, rugged coastlines and alpine high country. In the comfort of our modern helicopters.

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