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35 minWanaka: Scenic Helicopter Flight with Glacier Experience
★ 5.0 · 97 reviews
- 35m, Thirty-five minutes with a glacier landing
- Departs from Wanaka
- Most booked
- Free cancellation
$307
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Wanaka glacier
Compare every Wanaka Glacier flight to find the right trip for your budget. We compare 14 flights, prices from $214, free cancellation, and the top option rated 5.0 from 97 reviews. Book the 35-minute helicopter flight for a 10-minute glacier landing in the Southern Alps.
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Wanaka scenic flight$214
Today's lowest Wanaka scenic flight across all 14 tours
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All 14 tours49
239 verified reviews across 14 tours
Time in the air
Shortest to longest25–75min
Shortest: Helicopter Scenic Flight
Longest: Mt Aspiring Explorer
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Every Wanaka flight, and the walk to Rob Roy
Fourteen listings out of Wanaka, cheapest first, with the column that actually decides it: whether the flight lands on the ice or only flies over it. The two most expensive listings close out the list.
45 min15 reviews
45 minWānaka: Scenic Helicopter Flight Wānaka Max
★ 5.0 · 15 reviews
- 45m, Forty-five minutes over the Southern Alps
- Departs from Wanaka
- Guided tour
- Free cancellation
$316
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4 h7 reviews
4 hWanaka: Siberia Experience Scenic Flight, Hike, and Jetboat
★ 5.0 · 7 reviews
- 4h, Flight in, alpine walk, jet boat out
- Departs from Wanaka
- Guided tour
- Free cancellation
$360
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8 h5 reviews
8 hWanaka: Rob Roy Glacier Guided Hike with Lunch
★ 5.0 · 5 reviews
- 8h, A full day on foot to the Rob Roy Glacier
- Departs from Wanaka
- Longest tour here
- Free cancellation
$248
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Lowest price here25 min
25 minWānaka: Helicopter Scenic Flight Wānaka Experience
★ 5.0 · 4 reviews
- 25m, Twenty-five minutes over Lake Wanaka
- Departs from Wanaka
- Cheapest here
- Free cancellation
$214
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60 min5 reviews
60 minWanaka: Mt Aspiring and Glaciers Scenic Flight
★ 5.0 · 5 reviews
- 1h, Mt Aspiring and the glaciers that feed it
- Departs from Wanaka
- Guided tour
- Free cancellation
$406
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60 min3 reviews
60 minWānaka: Aspiring Snow Special with Glacier/Snow Landing
★ 4.4 · 3 reviews
- 1h, An hour with a landing on snow
- Departs from Wanaka
- Guided tour
- Free cancellation
$491
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6 hOne review
6 hWānaka: Private Rob Roy Glacier Guided Hike Lunch
★ 5.0 · 1 review
- 6h, The Rob Roy walk with your group alone
- Departs from Wanaka
- Private tour
- Free cancellation
$333
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75 min2 reviews
75 minWānaka: Mt Aspiring Explorer Scenic Flight with 2 Landings
★ 5.0 · 2 reviews
- One hours 15 minutes, Two landings on one alpine flight
- Departs from Wanaka
- Guided tour
- Free cancellation
$564
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25 min2 reviews
25 minWānaka: Scenic Flight Experience with Snow Landing
★ 5.0 · 2 reviews
- 25m, A short flight that still lands on snow
- Departs from Wanaka
- Guided tour
- Free cancellation
$214
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Rated 4.94.5 h
4.5 hWanaka: Milford Sound Glacier Flight & Scenic Nature Cruise
★ 4.9 · 86 reviews
- Four and a half hours, Glacier flight and a Milford Sound cruise
- Departs from Wanaka
- Guided tour
- Free cancellation
$445
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2 h12 reviews
2 hFrom Wanaka: Milford Sound Flight with Landing & Glaciers
★ 4.5 · 12 reviews
- 2h, Milford Sound flight with a landing
- Departs from Wanaka
- Guided tour
- Free cancellation
$377
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6 hNo reviews yet
6 hWanaka: Private Alpine Heli-Hike
- 6h, A private day: fly in, walk, fly out
- Departs from Wanaka
- Private tour
- Free cancellation
$1,382
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3 hNo reviews yet
3 hDiscover Mt Cook: Scenic Flight with Glacier/Snow Landing
- 3h, Mt Cook with a glacier or snow landing
- Departs from Wanaka
- Guided tour
- Free cancellation
$1,467
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Landing, flyover, or the walk to Rob Roy?
Seen the fourteen above and still torn? There are really only four answers here. Land on ice or snow with the shortest listing that does it. Keep the day to twenty-five minutes for the lowest price on the site. Fly an hour into Mt Aspiring National Park without landing at all. Or leave the helicopter out and walk to the Rob Roy Glacier instead. Pick what matters and we will point at one.
See it before you pay for it
What the landing and the flyover actually look like
Three things, and which flight you book decides how many of them you get. A landing on snow or ice, the alpine ridgelines from the air, and on the ground, the walk to the Rob Roy Glacier.
Side by side
The flyover, the landing flight, and the walk to Rob Roy
Three different days, and most people book before they see the difference. A flyover keeps you in the air the whole time. A landing flight sets you down on snow or ice for a few minutes. The Rob Roy walk needs no helicopter at all.
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| Wanaka: Mt Aspiring and Glaciers Scenic Flight | TOP PICKWanaka: Scenic Helicopter Flight with Glacier Experience | Wanaka: Rob Roy Glacier Guided Hike with Lunch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price per person | $406 | $307 | $248 |
| Total trip length | 60 min | 35 min | 8 h |
| Lands on ice or snow | Flies past, no landing | Yes, ten minutes on it | On foot, no flight |
| Where it takes you | Mt Aspiring and the glaciers below it | Southern Alps, with a landing site | Rob Roy valley, Mt Aspiring National Park |
| Minimum to confirm | Two paying adults | Two paying adults | Not stated in the listing |
| Food | None listed | None listed | Lunch included |
| Book ahead | At least 10 hours | At least 10 hours | At least 24 hours |
| Cancellation | Free cancellation | Free cancellation | Free cancellation |
| Rating | 5.0 · 5 reviews | 5.0 · 97 reviews | 5.0 · 5 reviews |
| Best for | Seeing Mt Aspiring from the air | Standing on glacier or snow | A full day on foot |
| Check dates | Book this one→ | Check dates |
TOP PICK
Wanaka: Scenic Helicopter Flight with Glacier Experience
$307- Total trip length
- 35 min
- Lands on ice or snow
- Yes, ten minutes on it
- Where it takes you
- Southern Alps, with a landing site
- Minimum to confirm
- Two paying adults
- Food
- None listed
- Book ahead
- At least 10 hours
- Cancellation
- Free cancellation
- Rating
- 5.0 · 97 reviews
- Best for
- Standing on glacier or snow
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Wanaka: Mt Aspiring and Glaciers Scenic Flight
$406- Total trip length
- 60 min
- Lands on ice or snow
- Flies past, no landing
- Where it takes you
- Mt Aspiring and the glaciers below it
- Minimum to confirm
- Two paying adults
- Food
- None listed
- Book ahead
- At least 10 hours
- Cancellation
- Free cancellation
- Rating
- 5.0 · 5 reviews
- Best for
- Seeing Mt Aspiring from the air
Wanaka: Rob Roy Glacier Guided Hike with Lunch
$248- Total trip length
- 8 h
- Lands on ice or snow
- On foot, no flight
- Where it takes you
- Rob Roy valley, Mt Aspiring National Park
- Minimum to confirm
- Not stated in the listing
- Food
- Lunch included
- Book ahead
- At least 24 hours
- Cancellation
- Free cancellation
- Rating
- 5.0 · 5 reviews
- Best for
- A full day on foot
Verdict
Book the 35-minute glacier landing flight
It has more reviews than any other listing here — 97 at 5.0 — and it lands on glacier or snow for about ten minutes inside a 35-minute flight. Flights start at $214, but the cheapest ones do not all include a landing. It needs two paying adults before it can go ahead.
Check dates and availability→Before you book
Not every flight actually lands on the ice
Six of the fourteen listings set the helicopter down on glacier or snow; the rest stay in the air for the whole flight. One of the two Milford Sound flights lands, and so does the Mount Cook flight, both well above the cheapest fares. Our top pick needs two paying adults to confirm — check passenger numbers before you book if landing on the ice is the point of your day.
Two-minute check
Which Wanaka flight fits your day?
Three things decide it: whether you want to land on the ice, how many hours you can give it, and how much you want to spend. Answer three questions and find out before you book, not at the helipad.
How long are you in Wanaka?Mountain flights get pushed to a spare morning most weeks
Do you want to land on the ice or snow?Only six of the fourteen listings actually set down
What do you want out of the day?This is the choice that decides which listing we would book
Answer the three questions above
You’ll get the one that fits your answers, and the thing about it that catches people out.
Six ways to see it
239 reviews across fourteen Wanaka flights and hikes
Ratings are the operators’ own numbers on GetYourGuide, shown as published. We do not write reviews and we do not average other people’s into a score of our own.
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★★★★★
Based on 239
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5 ★92%
4 ★6%
3 ★1%
2 ★1%
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All twelve rated Wanaka trips on this page, scored on GetYourGuide.
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Wanaka: Scenic Helicopter Flight with Glacier Experience
From $307 · 97 reviews
★★★★★
The one most people book
Thirty-five minutes over the Southern Alps with a ten-minute landing on glacier or snow. Needs two paying adults to confirm. Rated 5.0 across 97 reviews, the most reviewed glacier landing flight out of Wanaka.
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Wānaka: Helicopter Scenic Flight Wānaka Experience
From $214 · 4 reviews
★★★★★
The shortest, cheapest way up
Twenty-five minutes above Lake Wanaka and the township, with an alpine landing at 1,200 metres — not on ice or snow. The lowest price of the fourteen listings here.
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Wanaka: Rob Roy Glacier Guided Hike with Lunch
From $248 · 5 reviews
★★★★★
Skip the helicopter entirely
A full day on foot to the Rob Roy Glacier: a scenic drive, a swing bridge, and a gourmet lunch included. No flight, no weather risk to a landing, and Mt Aspiring National Park at ground level.
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Wanaka: Milford Sound Glacier Flight & Scenic Nature Cruise
From $445 · 86 reviews
★★★★★
Milford Sound without the drive
Four and a half hours: fly from Wanaka, cruise Milford Sound, fly back a different way. Past glaciers and Mount Aspiring, with 86 reviews — second only to the top pick on this page.
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Wanaka: Mt Aspiring and Glaciers Scenic Flight
From $406 · 5 reviews
★★★★★
An hour deep into the Alps, no landing
A full hour over the Southern Alps with Mt Aspiring up close, no landing included. Needs two paying adults to confirm, same as the glacier landing flight.
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Wānaka: Mt Aspiring Explorer Scenic Flight with 2 Landings
From $564 · 2 reviews
★★★★★
Two landings in one flight
Seventy-five minutes over Mt Aspiring National Park with two separate landings. The most expensive of the landing flights, and the only one that sets down twice.
What it really costs
What a Wanaka flight really costs
The cheapest flight and the cheapest flight that actually lands are both $214. Past that, more money buys a longer route or a second landing, not the landing itself, up to $1,467 for the flight to Mount Cook.
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| What you do | Price | What that buys | Cancellation |
|---|---|---|---|
| The cheapest flight, no landing | $214 | 25 minutes over Lake Wanaka and the ridgelines, no landing | Free cancellation |
| The cheapest flight with a landing | $214 | 25 minutes with a landing on snow, for the same price | Free cancellation |
| The longest flight, two landings | $1,467 | Three hours to Aoraki / Mount Cook, landing on two glaciers | Free cancellation |
Costs the listing doesn't show you
- The quoted time is not all in the air. Briefing, weigh-in and boarding happen first on some listings, so total time at the helipad can run longer than the flight itself.
- Two adults minimum, on two listings. The glacier landing flight and the Mt Aspiring flight both need two paying adults booked together, or the flight does not go ahead.
- Two of the priciest listings have no reviews yet. The private heli-hike and the Mount Cook flight are new enough that no score is published for either one.
- Landing is not the same everywhere. Some listings land on ice or snow; the cheapest one lands above the lake instead — a different flight, not a cheaper glacier landing.
What is genuinely included
- A scenic flight or guided hike out of Wanaka, exactly as booked
- The landing on ice, snow or an alpine site, on the listings that include one
- A guide and lunch on the Rob Roy day
- Free cancellation on every listing, up to the terms stated on it
- Pickup where the listing says so — check each one, it is not universal
- Wheelchair access on the listings marked for it, not on all of them
The honest answer
Is a Wanaka glacier flight worth it?
Yes, if you want the ice: the cheapest flight and the cheapest flight with a landing cost exactly the same, $214. What the extra money above $300 buys is a longer route, a second landing, or Milford Sound, not the landing itself.
What makes it worth it
- A landing on glacier or snow, not just a flight past it
- Ten minutes standing on the ice on the top-rated listing
- Rated 5.0 across 97 reviews, the most reviewed flight here
- Free cancellation, so an early booking costs you nothing
- Southern Alps views neither Lake Wanaka nor the road can give you
Keep in mind
- Two of the fourteen listings sit at the same $214 floor price
- Only six listings actually land on ice or snow; the rest stay in the air
- Weather can push a landing flight to another morning
- Some flights need two paying adults before they will confirm
- The Rob Roy hike reaches a glacier valley on foot, for less than most flights
The flight, minute by minute
What happens on a Wanaka flight day
Check the forecast, then book anyway
Mountain flights need a weather window and some get pushed to another morning. If a landing matters to you, keep a spare day in Wanaka.
Check in near the helipad
A short briefing before boarding. Most flights ask for two paying adults minimum to confirm the departure.
Lift off over Lake Wanaka
Most flights climb out over the lake and the township before turning toward the Southern Alps.
Into the Southern Alps
The peaks close in fast once the lake drops away, with Mt Aspiring often in view further along the range.
The landing, on ice or snow
Ten minutes standing on glacier or snow on the top-rated flight — one of six listings here that actually sets down.
Back over the ridgelines
The return leg follows a different line back toward the township, for a second look at the Alps from the air.
Back at the helipad
Most scenic flights here are done inside the hour, door to door.
Best time of day
Fly early, keep Milford Sound for later
Cloud tends to build against the Southern Alps as the day warms, so the earliest flights get the clearest run up to the landing sites and the best chance the trip goes ahead as booked. If you are choosing between one of the shorter Wanaka flights and the longer trip to Milford Sound, book the short one first: it needs less of a weather window, and you still have the rest of the day free for whichever hike or longer flight you had in mind.
On the ground
What the ice and the alps actually look like
The ice
Blue ice and crevasses, the view on the six flights that land on it.
The valley
The Southern Alps drop straight into braided rivers on the way out of Wanaka.
Milford Sound
Two listings reach Milford Sound from Wanaka, both there and back in a day.
On foot
No helicopter needed: the Rob Roy track crosses this bridge on the way to the ice.
What it's like
Fly past the ice, or land on it
Every flight on this page leaves from Wanaka and climbs into the Southern Alps, and from the ground the listings look almost the same. The question that actually separates them is whether the skids ever touch down. Some flights loop above the ice and fly home; others set the machine on a glacier or a snowfield and let you step out onto it. That difference, more than price or minutes, decides which of the fourteen is right for you.
Six listings land on ice or snow: the Scenic Helicopter Flight with Glacier Experience for ten minutes, the Aspiring Snow Special and the twenty-five-minute Snow Landing on snow, the Mt Aspiring Explorer twice on one flight, and both Milford Sound trips with a landing of their own on the way home. Everything else stays in the air, banking over crevasses and ridgelines rather than sitting on them.
The cheapest flight on this page, from $214, does not land on ice at all. It is an alpine landing at 1,200 metres above Lake Wanaka — a good short flight in its own right, just not the one that puts you on a glacier. Read what a listing actually includes before you book on price alone.
Wānaka Max lands too, just not on ice: two alpine touchdowns at Coromandel Peak or Mt Alpha and over the Peninsula, in forty-five minutes that stay below the snowline. The Mt Aspiring flight is the true flyover on this page — a full hour close to the mountain, with no landing at all, for anyone who wants the view without leaving the seat.
The one listing here that is not a flight is a full day on foot: a guided hike up the Rob Roy valley in Mount Aspiring National Park, with a swing bridge, alpine scenery and lunch included. It suits anyone who would rather walk to a glacier than fly over one, and there is a private version of the same walk for a group travelling alone.
Weather runs this valley, not the timetable. Mountain flying out of Wanaka gets stood down by wind or cloud often enough that every listing here carries free cancellation for exactly that reason. Book your flight for the first morning you have free, so a second attempt is still possible if the first one does not go ahead.
Two listings fly all the way to Milford Sound and back, both leaving from the same helipad as everything else on this page: one pairs the flight with a boat cruise on the fiord, the other adds its own landing on the way home. Either turns Milford Sound into a half-day trip out of Wanaka.
While you're here
Three ways to fill the rest of your trip
One flight is rarely the whole visit. A guided walk to the glacier, the long day out to Milford Sound, and the flight with the most landings each answer a different question about how you want to spend the time you have left.
On foot, not in the air
Wanaka: Rob Roy Glacier Guided Hike with Lunch
8 hours · ★ 5.0 (5)
$248See dates The long day out
Wanaka: Milford Sound Glacier Flight & Scenic Nature Cruise
4.5 hours · ★ 4.9 (86)
$445See dates Two landings on one flight
Wānaka: Mt Aspiring Explorer Scenic Flight with 2 Landings
75 minutes · ★ 5.0 (2)
$564See datesPractical
Plan the flight or the walk
Five things decide the day: whether you want to land on the ice, how many hours you can give it, whether you would rather walk than fly, how far ahead you book, and how much you want to spend.
Short scenic flights
Twenty-five and thirty-five minute rides over Lake Wanaka and the Southern Alps, from $214, the shortest way into the air here.
Landing flights
Six listings set down on ice or snow for a few minutes before flying home, the only way here to actually stand on a glacier.
Longer scenic flights
Forty-five minutes to an hour and a quarter over Mt Aspiring National Park, for anyone who wants more time in the air than on the ground.
Milford Sound
Two flights reach the fiord and back from Wanaka: one pairs it with a boat cruise, the other adds its own landing.
Rob Roy hike
A full day on foot to the Rob Roy Glacier, guided, with lunch included, for anyone who would rather walk than fly.
Private days
A private heli-hike and a private Rob Roy walk, both for a smaller group with nobody else along.
Ten minutes on the ice
The glacier landing flight is the shortest route to actually standing on a glacier, in thirty-five minutes total.
Two landings on one flight
The Mt Aspiring Explorer sets down twice in seventy-five minutes — more time on the ground than any other flight here.
Snow, not always glacier ice
The Aspiring Snow Special and the twenty-five-minute Snow Landing both set down on snow rather than glacier ice.
Milford Sound lands too
The Milford Sound flight with landing touches down once on the way back from the fiord.
An alpine landing, not a glacier one
The cheapest flight on this page lands at 1,200 metres above Lake Wanaka — above the snowline, but not on a glacier.
One flight stays airborne throughout
The Mt Aspiring scenic flight is the one hour-long trip on this page with no landing at all.
Free cancellation on every listing
Whichever of the fourteen you choose, you can cancel ahead of the flight or hike at no cost.
Two listings need two paying adults
The glacier landing flight and the Mt Aspiring flight both require two adults booked together before they go ahead.
Two listings are new, with no reviews yet
The private heli-hike and the Mount Cook flight have not flown enough trips to carry a rating.
Weather decides the week
Wind and cloud over the Alps stand mountain flights down often enough that every listing plans for it with free cancellation.
Private days cost more for a reason
A private heli-hike and a private Rob Roy walk hold the aircraft or guide for your group alone.
Ratings come straight from the listing
Every score on this page is GetYourGuide’s own number for that trip, read off the listing, not ours.
Lake Wanaka
The shortest flights stay over the lake and the township before climbing into the mountains behind it.
Mount Aspiring National Park
Most of the longer flights, and both Rob Roy hikes, head into the park behind Wanaka.
Milford Sound
Reached by helicopter from Wanaka on two listings, flying out to the fiord and back inside a day.
Aoraki / Mount Cook
The longest and most expensive flight on this page crosses south of the Alps to land there.
The Rob Roy valley
Both guided walks head up the same valley on foot, to the glacier at the end of it.
One departure point
All fourteen listings leave from Wanaka, so there is nothing to arrange getting between them.
Best time
The best time to book a Wanaka flight
Flights run all year, and the real risk is weather holding a departure for another day, which free cancellation covers. What changes with the seasons here is daylight, how far ahead you should book, and how much snow sits on the peaks.
Dec – Feb
Longest days, busiest weeks
Summer in the Southern Alps: the longest daylight of the year and the fullest flight schedule. Popular days sell out first, and free cancellation makes booking early low-risk.
Mar – May
Autumn, the quieter window
Days are still long enough for the longer flights, and the town has emptied out from midsummer. Availability tends to open up first in this stretch.
Jun – Aug
Winter, snow on the peaks
The Southern Alps carry the most snow of the year, which is what a snow landing actually lands on. Days are short, and mornings start cold at altitude.
Sep – Nov
Spring, the changeable stretch
Spring in the Southern Alps swings fastest between fronts, so flights move around on the schedule more than in other seasons. Free cancellation matters most here.
From people who went
Six things that are not in the listing
01
Two listings need two adults to fly. The glacier landing flight and the Mt Aspiring scenic flight both require two paying adults booked together, so travelling solo can rule certain flights out.
02
Landing on ice and landing on snow are not the same trip. Six listings set down somewhere; only some of those put you specifically on glacier ice rather than on snow or alpine ground.
03
The cheapest flight does not land on ice. At $214 it is an alpine landing above Lake Wanaka, a good short flight, just not the one with the glacier landing.
04
Rob Roy is the one day you spend on foot. A guided hike with lunch included, for anyone who would rather walk to a glacier valley than fly over one.
05
Two of the priciest listings have no reviews. The private heli-hike and the Mount Cook flight are new, so there is no rating to compare them against yet.
06
Free cancellation covers every listing here. Mountain weather stands flights down most weeks in this valley, and every operator plans for it with the same policy.
Round out the trip
Booked alongside
Go deeper
More on flying and hiking out of Wanaka
Straight answers
Wanaka glacier flights, answered
Does the helicopter actually land on the glacier, or just fly over it?
On six of the fourteen listings, yes: the glacier landing flight, the Aspiring Snow Special, the twenty-five-minute Snow Landing, the Mt Aspiring Explorer (twice), and both Milford Sound trips each set down on ice or snow. The rest, including the cheapest flight, stay in the air or land somewhere that is not glacier or snow.
How long do you actually stand on the ice?
The glacier landing flight gives about ten minutes on the ice, by its own listing. Other landing flights do not state a time for the stop, so we do not repeat a number the operator has not published.
Will the flight go ahead with just me, or do I need other passengers?
Two listings need a minimum of two paying adults to fly: the glacier landing flight and the Mt Aspiring scenic flight. Every other listing on this page has no such minimum stated on its listing.
What happens if the weather cancels the flight?
Every listing here offers free cancellation, which is how these operators plan around mountain weather that grounds flights most weeks. Cancel or move your date rather than lose the fare if a flight is stood down.
What is the difference between the 25-minute and the 75-minute flight?
Mostly time in the air and how far into the Southern Alps you go. The 25-minute flight stays close to Lake Wanaka with one alpine landing; the 75-minute Mt Aspiring Explorer reaches further into the national park and lands twice.
Is the Rob Roy hike worth it instead of a flight?
If you want to see a glacier valley on foot rather than from the air, this hike and its private version are the only listings here built for that: a full day with a guide and lunch included, for less than most of the flights.
What is the cheapest way to fly out of Wanaka?
The Helicopter Scenic Flight Wānaka Experience, from $214, is the lowest price on this page. It is a twenty-five-minute flight with an alpine landing above Lake Wanaka, not a glacier landing.
How is the Milford Sound trip different from the shorter flights?
It is the longest day on this page, four to four and a half hours instead of under two, and it is the only way here to reach Milford Sound at all. One version adds a boat cruise, the other its own landing.
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Two days around Wanaka — the plan we would follow
One PDF: which flight actually lands on ice, how the short rides compare with the longer ones, when to book Milford Sound, and where the Rob Roy hike fits if you would rather walk than fly.
- All fourteen flights and hikes, grouped by landing, distance and price
- Which two listings need two adults booked together to fly
- The Rob Roy hike against the flights, with both sets of numbers
- What to bring for a landing on ice or snow
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Why trust this page
How we put this together
Checked, not guessed
Durations, prices, ratings and what each flight includes come from the live GetYourGuide listings for each trip, read off the same listings you book from and updated with the page.
How we pick
Every flight and hike bookable out of Wanaka on GetYourGuide is on this page, landing and non-landing alike. Nobody pays to be featured, and the order runs by reviews, not by price.
We say when a flight doesn’t land
Only six of the fourteen listings actually set down on ice or snow. We say which ones plainly, rather than let a listing title imply a landing that is not in the description.
Weather, stated plainly
Helicopters here get stood down by wind and cloud most weeks, and every listing carries free cancellation for exactly that reason. We do not promise a flight will go ahead on any given day.
The answer
Land on the ice, or just fly past it
Book the glacier landing flight if standing on ice is the point of the trip; book the shortest flight if the view is enough. Either way, fly on your first morning free of other plans, so a second attempt is still possible if the weather stands the first one down.
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