Doubtful Experience Private Helicopter Charter from Queenstown

Highlights

Choose a 9:30am, 10am, or 10:30am tour time, and meet your guide during a pickup at your Queenstown hotel. Then, transfer out to the helicopter base to begin your 3.5 hour tour. Fly west from Queenstown over Lake Wakatipu, above the famous Walter Peak Station and onwards to the stunning waters of Lake Manapouri offering views up the Iris burn, home of the Kepler Track. Across the Wilmot Pass, Doubtful Sound appears, remote and spectacular, landing amongst the beautiful inlets and dramatic views. Experience the vastness of Doubtful Sound, three times longer and ten times larger than Milford Sound by flying out to the Tasman Sea on route to a gourmet lunch and wine in remote alpine wilderness before returning to Queenstown via even more outstanding scenery from Fiordland National Park. When your helicopter flight comes to an end, return to base then transfer back to your Queenstown hotel to conclude your tour. Please note: Glacier landings are subject to weather and flight paths, and landings may change at the pilot’s discretion.

Summary

Choose a 9:30am, 10am, or 10:30am tour time, and meet your guide during a pickup at your Queenstown hotel. Then, transfer out to the helicopter base to begin your 3.5 hour tour. Fly west from Queenstown over Lake Wakatipu, above the famous Walter Peak Station and onwards to the stunning waters of Lake Manapouri offering views up the Iris burn, home of the Kepler Track. Across the Wilmot Pass, Doubtful Sound appears, remote and spectacular, landing amongst the beautiful inlets and dramatic views. Experience the vastness of Doubtful Sound, three times longer and ten times larger than Milford Sound by flying out to the Tasman Sea on route to a gourmet lunch and wine in remote alpine wilderness before returning to Queenstown via even more outstanding scenery from Fiordland National Park. When your helicopter flight comes to an end, return to base then transfer back to your Queenstown hotel to conclude your tour. Please note: Glacier landings are subject to weather and flight paths, and landings may change at the pilot’s discretion.

Tour info

Duration

3 hours 30 minutes

Why take this tour?

Experience the vastness of Doubtful Sound, three times longer and ten times larger than Milford Sound by flying out to the Tasman Sea on route to a gourmet lunch and wine in remote alpine wilderness before returning to Queenstown via even more outstanding scenery from Fiordland National Park.

What’s included?

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Guide
Headsets
Private Helicopter flight
Gourmet lunch & wine
Lunch
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)

Things to know

Before you book

Duration: 3h 30m
Mobile tickets accepted

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operator Website

Operated by:

Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters

About operator:

Glacier Southern Lakes is Queenstown's leading scenic heli-flight company with a reputation of providing a high standard of professionalism and service. We offer daily scenic helicopter tours over the mountains, lakes, glaciers and fiords in and around Middle-earth, Queenstown, Milford Sound and Fiordland National Park & Mt Aspiring National Park. Alpine or snow landings are part of all our flights and glacier landings are included in all our Milford Sound flights. We have the most experienced team of helicopter pilots in Queenstown who will share their extensive local knowledge with you. For Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit fans we can show you many of the Queenstown film locations like nobody else, with pilots who were part of the film crew.