My retirement present to me was a helicopter flight. I had to cancel the original flight from Franz Josef. But was able to book a longer and thanks to booking via www.bookme.nz a cheaper flight.
This was with the Helicopter Line at Glentanner.
https://www.glentanner.co.nz/mt-cook-activities/heli-adventures. Definitely a 10/10 experience.
I had never been on a helicopter and it was a strange sensation. It felt as though we were going really slow - we weren’t.
As is often the case in New Zealand the weather comes into play, this time it was winds at high level which were a problem, which caused issues. When we flew high enough to see the west coast of Mount Cook, the whole area was blanketed in cloud. The flight had to make a couple of changes because of the weather. But that didn’t matter it was awesome.
Getting such a close look at the peak, flying along the Tasman glacier, getting the chance to look at the source of the Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers, being able to view the complexity of the mountains and valleys, flying over the Hooker valley.
It was all I hoped and more.
