Grand Circle And Glacier Flight Tours

Prices run from $369 to $538.86 per person. The Tasman Glacier Helicopter is the lowest at $369 and the Glaciers Flight, 55 Minutes is the highest at $538.86, with the Glacier Highlights Helicopter at $397.02, the Grand Circle Helicopter, 55 Minutes at $453.82, the Grand Glacier Experience at $463.13 and the 50-Minute Helicopter Glacier Landing at $491. None of the prices vary with group size.

Total times range from 40 minutes on the Tasman Glacier Helicopter to 55 minutes on both the Glaciers Flight, 55 Minutes and the Grand Circle Helicopter, 55 Minutes. In between sit the 45 minute Glacier Highlights Helicopter and two 50 minute flights, the 50-Minute Helicopter Glacier Landing and the Grand Glacier Experience. The Glacier Highlights Helicopter and the Grand Circle Helicopter schedule 10 to 15 minutes on the snow, and weather on the day decides whether that landing happens.

All six are helicopter flights built around a landing, glacier or alpine depending on the tour, with free cancellation on each, and the landing itself goes ahead only if weather allows. Before booking, check the weight limit: 116 kg on the Glacier Highlights Helicopter and the Grand Circle Helicopter, 165 kg on the Glaciers Flight, 200 kg on the Grand Glacier Experience, and no stated limit on the 50-Minute Helicopter Glacier Landing or the Tasman Glacier Helicopter. Group maximums also differ: 12 on the Glacier Highlights Helicopter and the Grand Circle Helicopter, 6 on the Glaciers Flight and the Grand Glacier Experience, 5 on the Tasman Glacier Helicopter, and not stated on the 50-Minute Helicopter Glacier Landing.

Start with snow time if that is the priority: the Glacier Highlights Helicopter and the Grand Circle Helicopter, 55 Minutes are the only two that set aside 10 to 15 minutes on the snow, weather permitting. Price and departure point narrow it further, from the Tasman Glacier Helicopter at $369, which takes up to 5 passengers from Bowen Drive, to the Glaciers Flight, 55 Minutes at $538.86 from Glentanner Park. Ratings from larger review counts can also help: the Glacier Highlights Helicopter holds 4.8 from 59 reviews and the Glaciers Flight holds 4.7 from 142 reviews.