Mount Cook Alpine Landing Flights

Prices start at $194 per person for the 25-Minute Flight, Alpine Landing and go up to $404.88 per person for Mountains High, 40-Minute Flight. In between are Glacier Helicopters, Alpine Landing from $219, the Alpine Explorer, 35 Minutes from $346.62, and the Tasman Glacier and National Park Flight from $369. All prices are per person, and free cancellation applies to each flight.

Total time runs from 25 minutes on the 25-Minute Flight, Alpine Landing to 40 minutes on Mountains High and the Tasman Glacier and National Park Flight. Glacier Helicopters, Alpine Landing totals 30 minutes and the Alpine Explorer totals 35 minutes. The Alpine Explorer sets aside 10 minutes on the snow and Mountains High sets aside 5 to 10 minutes, with weather deciding what the day allows.

Each of the five is a helicopter flight with a planned landing and free cancellation, and weather decides whether the landing goes ahead. Weight limits to check are 116 kg on the 25-Minute Flight, 125 kg on the Alpine Explorer, and 150 kg on Mountains High. Glacier Helicopters and Heliworks Mt Cook state that pickup is not included; the other operators do not say.

The 25-Minute Flight, Alpine Landing from Mount Cook Airport is the shortest and cheapest option at $194 per person. For the most time on the snow, the Alpine Explorer with 10 minutes and Mountains High with 5 to 10 minutes both leave from Glentanner Park, and Mountains High has the higher weight limit at 150 kg. Glacier Helicopters, Alpine Landing (4.9 from 50 reviews) departs Bowen Drive, and the Tasman Glacier and National Park Flight departs Heliworks Mt Cook; weather decides what each day allows.