· aerial · exploring · GIF · map · park · New Zealand 2025
As one of our last big excursions on our NZ trip, we booked a helicopter flight from the town of Franz Josef over Franz Josef and Fox glaciers.
The flight route:
The Helicopter Line office:
Going to the helipads:
Our helicopter coming in for a landing:
Our helicopter awaits:
Taking off:
Selfie:
River:
Snowy mountains:
A peek of Mount Cook:
Glacier:
We landed on the snow:
Taking off again:
A parking lot and river; this is the closest one can drive to the glacier (which is getting further away every year as it shrinks):
Coming in for a landing:
Our helicopter taking off again:
A fascinating experience.