Air Safaris Tekapo & Franz Josef Glacier
Air Safaris Scenic Flights Mt Cook Franz Josef
Every seat a window seat. Get the big picture!
Lake Tekapo
Every seat a window seat. Get the big picture!
Lake Tekapo
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Air Safaris has been in operation since 1970; establishing the company's own aerodrome and main base at Lake Tekapo in 1975, and in the early 1990's establishing a West Coast base at Franz Josef. The company operates a large fleet of varying sized, modern scenic aircraft. Every passenger has a window seat, and all aircraft have 'wings above' to ensure optimum viewing below. To ensure an excellent passenger experience, Pilots provide an informative in-flight commentary. |
| Departing Lake Tekapo & Franz Josef - 50 minutes duration. The premier Aoraki Mount Cook flightseeing experience, The Grand Traverse encompasses two World Heritage National Parks in a tour of 200kms amongst New Zealand's highest mountains and largest glaciers. Highlights include: . Beautiful turquoise glacial lakes, golden tussock lands and braided river systems of the Mackenzie Basin . Remote high Country Sheep Stations, glacial valleys and landforms . New Zealand's highest mountains and largest glaciers; Aoraki Mount Cook, and the Tasman Glacier . Vast snowfields and dramatic icefalls of Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers . Rain forest and the coastal plains of Westland |
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Christchurch - Mount Cook - Wanaka - Queenstown - Milford Sound Air Safaris have aircraft available for a wide range of private charter. Special interest group tours, educational tours, aerial photography. We also operate a helicopter ideal for couples and groups of three people. |
| Weather permitting Air Safaris operate flights on demand between Franz Josef, Mount Cook and Lake Tekapo. This means a 6+ hour trip by road can be accomplished in less than 30 minutes by air. These Trans Divide flights traverse some of the most spectacular alpine scenery the Mount Cook and Westland National Parks have to offer. |
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| Phone numbers: | +64 3 680 6880 |
| Freephone: | Lake Tekapo 0800 806 880 Franz Josef 0800 723 274 |
| Fax: | +64 3 680 6740 |
| Address: | Tekapo Airport Tekapo-Twizel Road Lake Tekapo |
| Qualmark Rating: | Endorsed Visitor Activity, Enviro Award Silver |
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