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Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters

35 Lucas Place | Queenstown Airport, Queenstown 9348, New Zealand
643 442 3016
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Tuakau, New Zealand
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2013 NEW

Excellent service from the office with booking and on arrival - very friendly service. Flight was great and certainly good value. Pilot could have been a little more personal in his approach.

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Riverside, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2013 NEW

This was the most amazing experience that I have had. I was picked up at my hotel, driven to the airport, and boarded the helicopter for a FANTASTIC ride to Milford Sound (Over the mountains and through the clouds and you land in the sound. (Saw a bunch of tourists who rode a bus for 6 hours to get there,... More

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Brisbane
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW

We booked a glacier landing and were upgraded to include a flight into Milford Sound and a cruise. The entire day was magnificent and I highly recommend Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters.

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Sydney, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW

Our flight over Skippers Canyon with a landing on the snow was the highlight of our stay in Queenstown. Excellent service from Peter in the office and a great flying experience by our pilot, Alfie. Would like to have done some longer trips but time was against us. Next time for sure.

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Christchurch, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013

I was one of those kiwis who had seen the world but not our own country (or at least not milford sound). And I dont think I was ever going to make it if we had to drive from queenstown! This was an awesome experience - you felt like you were on top of the world. The dramatic transitions in... More

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San Jose, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013

a Mother's day gift from my son, this experience was fantastic! This helicopter company took great care of us, pilot was 30 yrs. exp'd and knowledgeable of the area, He made sure we enjoyed ourselves and rotated passengers for equal chance of great views. We were able to land on a glacier and walk around, incredible!

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Queenstown, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2013

Last week I went on flight 202, flight to Milford with a cruise on Milford Sound. Definitely the best experience I have had - trip of a lifetime! We stopped at a glacier on the way through to Milford and it was just astounding. Andy, our pilot was so informative and cruised past the glacier so we could get a... More

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Mornington, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 April 2013

I took the Milford Sound package, Flight 202, which included a cruise around the Sound on the “Pride of Milford”. See their website. At Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters hanger we were given safety instructions by Aaron who then introduced us to our pilot Stefan. The helicopter was very clean and comfortable. The advantage of a helicopter, compared to fixed wing,... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2013

Wow! What an amazing experience. From the ground to up in the sky, each and every single staff member belonging to the company was an absolute bless and very helpful. The pilot of the helicopter was well knowledged in his role benefiting the tourists whom were aboard this flight. Thank you so much to the crew @ Glacier Southern Lakes... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 April 2013

We did the Milford Sound/ Glacier helicopter tour and absolutely loved it. Andy was a great pilot, extremely knowledgeable on the area and great communication to let us know if we were heading into a bumpy area etc. We had 3 stops. The first was Milford sound where we got to spend approx 20 mins walking around, the second was... More

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