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Shackleton Glacier Whiskey Endurance Flight - 50mins
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Shackleton Glacier Whisky Endurance Flight - 50mins

By Glacier Country Helicopters
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$590 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 50m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview
  • Fly over the Franz Josef and Tasman Glaciers in a helicopter
  • See Mount Cook & Mount Tasman
  • See the Lord of The Rings filming location for the ""Lighting of The Beacons"
  • 15 minute snow landing included on the Shackleton Glacier
  • Complimentary sample of Shackleton Whisky available

Activity location

    • Franz Josef Town
    • Franz Josef Town, West Coast, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 10 Main Road, Franz Josef / Waiau 7886, New Zealand | Look for Glacier Country Helicopters building (opposite the police station & next to Blue Ice Restaurant)
    • Franz Josef / Waiau, West Coast, New Zealand

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Shackleton Glacier Whisky Endurance Flight - 50mins
  • Activity duration is 50 minutes50m50m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 4:15 pm
Price details
AU$589.59 x 1 AdultAU$589.59
Total
Price is AU$589.59

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedSafety briefing
  • What's includedWhat's included Helicopter tour
  • What's includedWhat's included Experienced pilot
  • What's includedWhat's included Guided commentary
  • What's includedWhat's included Headset
  • What's includedWhat's included Department of Conservation concession fees
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedComfort Seat

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Explosive substances, Loose clothing, Luggage or large bags, Selfie sticks
  • Not suitable for: Wheelchair users

What you can expect

Take in some of New Zealand’s most impressive mountains during a helicopter ride. Land among them for even more spectacular views and fantastic photo opportunities.

Meet at the local partner’s office to check in and attend a safety briefing. Then, following a transfer to a private hangar, you will meet your pilot and board the helicopter for takeoff. Put your headset on to enjoy your pilot's guided commentary.

Take off and fly over the Franz Josef & Tasman Glaciers, see Mount Cook before you discover the extraordinary Shackleton Glacier and the fascinating storey of its namesake's Sir Ernest Shackleton and his legendary Antarctic expedition.

Fly through the Southern Alps where the ““Lighting of The Beacons”” was filmed for Lord of the Rings

Savour a complimentary sampling of the renowned Shackleton Whisky with glacial ice on the Shackleton Glacier, inspired by the very spirit of endurance that drove Shackleton's iconic journey.

Location

Activity location

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    • Franz Josef Town
    • Franz Josef Town, West Coast, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • 10 Main Road, Franz Josef / Waiau 7886, New Zealand | Look for Glacier Country Helicopters building (opposite the police station & next to Blue Ice Restaurant)
    • Franz Josef / Waiau, West Coast, New Zealand