Milford Sound Scenic Flyover

Enjoy spectacular views of mountains & glaciers as you fly across the Southern Alps through Milford Sound!

Milford Sound, New Zealand

Duration
2 hrs

Start & End Time
Various

Pick-Up & Drop-Off
Available from Queenstown CBD

Minimum Age
Open Age

Start & End Location
Queenstown Airport

Best Seller
A Family Favourite

What's Included

Experience the magic of Milford Sound from the air on a fixed-wing aircraft
Guaranteed window seat for panoramic views of stunning mountains and glaciers
80 minutes of breath-taking scenery as you soar this World Heritage Area
A knowledgeable, local pilot will provide interesting and informative commentary
Views of rivers, endless snow-covered mountains, ice plateaus, and glaciers
Complimentary shuttles to and from central Queenstown

What's excluded

This flight does not land in Milford Sound. Instead, it flies for an 80 minute round trip from Queenstown.

What to Expect

Enjoy a window seat onboard a fixed-wing aircraft offering unimpaired views as you fly to Milford Sound through a landscape of unbelievable beauty. Soar above two World Heritage Areas — Mt. Aspiring National Park and Fiordland National Park — enjoying views above snow-covered mountains and stunning glaciers. Your knowledgeable, highly skilled local pilot providing interesting and informative commentary during this 80-minute flight of a lifetime.

Descending into Milford Sound, the flight will fly down the middle of the Fiord. You'll see dramatic sheer mountains on either side and aerial views of the cascading Stirling Falls. It will almost feel like you are in touching distance from Mitre Peak. Your spectacular journey isn't finished yet! The tour follows a different flight path over this stunning World Heritage Area on the return to Queenstown, with the pilot's favourite scenery — Lake Quill and the Sutherland Falls.

Frequently Asked Questions

Sunglasses
Camera
Warm clothes
Bottle of water

Note: You do not need a passport. The flight is not affected by the use of mobile phones, therefore, it is permitted onboard. However, mobile phones cannot be used on the airfield with active aircraft around you.

The tour is required to make sure that the aircraft is operated within its maximum weight limitations and the aircraft's centre of gravity is within limits. They request passenger weights at the time of booking, to plan and manage seat availability, and to provide a great customer experience. Please inform us of your weight, especially if any passengers are 120kg (265lb) or over, prior to the date of travel. Passenger seat allocation is at the pilot's discretion due to the weight and balance of the plane.

Children aged up to two years can travel for free if sitting on an adult's lap. They must weigh 15kg or less. The tour provides lap belt extenders, infant-like jackets, and ear defenders to help keep our young passengers comfortable. Children aged between 3-14 years are eligible for the child rate.

Policies

Terms & Conditions:

The pilot in command is responsible for the safety of the aircraft and everyone on board at all times. Service can be refused if the pilots' instructions are not complied with.
Given alpine flying conditions, the tour reserves the right to alter the flight paths, durations, or cancel flights due to weather and safety considerations. If the tour cannot fly due to adverse weather conditions, we will attempt to reschedule depending on passenger's schedule and flight availability. If the tour cannot reschedule, passengers will be refunded.
The tour is required to make sure that the aircraft is operated within its maximum weight limitations and the aircraft’s centre of gravity is within limits. The tour, therefore, request passenger weights at the time of booking, to assist us operationally in planning and managing seat availability and to provide a great customer experience. Please ensure you inform us of your weight, especially if any passengers are 120kg or 260lb or over, prior to the date of travel. Passengers seat allocation is at the Pilots' discretion due to the weight and balance of the plane.
Minimum passengers numbers apply.

Cancellation Policy:

The tour reserves the right to cancel flights due to weather and safety considerations.
If the tour cannot reschedule, passengers will receive a 100% refund.
If passengers choose to cancel a flight, fail to check-in on time, or notify us of changes less than 24 hours prior to their departure, they will incur a 100% cancellation charge.
Changes or cancellations made with more than 24 hours warning incur no penalties.

Pickup Locations

Based at Queenstown Airport, the tour is conveniently located inside the Main Terminal Building across from arrivals baggage claim but also offer complimentary shuttles to and from central Queenstown.

Abba Court Motel = Creeksyde Bus Stop
Absoloot Value Hostel = The Station Building
Adventure Queenstown Hostel = Station Building
Alexis Motel& Apartments = Copthorne Bus Stop
Alpine Lodge = Station Building

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Abba Court Motel = Creeksyde Bus Stop
Absoloot Value Hostel = The Station Building
Adventure Queenstown Hostel = Station Building
Alexis Motel& Apartments = Copthorne Bus Stop
Alpine Lodge = Station Building
Alpine Meadows Fernhill = Cameron Place Bus Stop
Alpine Village = Battery Hill Bus Stop
Amity Apartments = Millennium Hotel Bus Stop
Aspen Lodge = Station Building
Asure Queenstown Gateway Apartments = Frankton Bus Shelter
Autoline Motel = Millennium Hotel Bus Stop
Azur Lodge
Base Backpackers = The Station Building
Battery Hill Bus Stop
Bella Vista Queenstown = Creeksyde Bus Stop
Black Sheep Backpackers = Millennium Hotel Bus Stop
Blue Peaks = Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Breakfree The Point = Colonial Village/Pounamu Bus Stop
Brown Boutique Hotel
Bumbles Backpackers = Crowne Plaza Hotel Bus Stop
Butterfli Lodge
Cable Lane Apartments at Five Mile = Crown Pub Car Park
Caples Court = Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Central Ridge Boutique Hotel = Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Colonial Village Motel = Colonial Village/Pounamu Bus Stop
Colonial Village/Pounamu Bus Stop
Copthorne Bus Stop
Copthorne Hotel & Apartments Queenstown Lakeview
Coronation Lodge = Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Coronet View Apartments = Creeksyde Bus Stop
Cranberry Court & Apartments = Creeksyde Bus Stop
Creeksyde Holiday Park = Bus Stop out front
Crowne Plaza
Double Tree by Hilton = Directly outside The Double Tree
Earnslaw Lodge = Copthorne Bus Stop
Eichardts Queenstown
Esplanade Queenstown = Rydges Hotel Bus Stop
Fernhill Road/Cameron Place Bus Stop
Flaming Kiwi Backpackers
Four Seasons Motel = Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Frankton Bus Shelter
Garden Court Suites = Millennium Hotel Bus Stop
Glenorchy Airstrip
Haka Lodge = The Station Building
Hallenstien Street Bus Stop (St Joseph's School)
Heartland Hotel and Scenic Suites
Hensman Road/The Rees Bus Stop
Heritage Queenstown
Highview Apartments
Hilton Hotel
Hippo Lodge = The Station Building
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Queenstown
Holiday Inn Frankton Road = Sherwood Bus Stop
Holiday Inn Queenstown Remarkables Park = Frankton Library Bus Stop
Hulbert House Boutique Lodging = Hallenstien Street Bus Stop (St Joseph's School)
Hurley's of Queenstown = Millennium Bus Stop
Jucy Snooze = The Station Building
Kamana Lakehouse
Lakefront Apartments = Rydges Bus Stop
Lakeside Motel = Rydges Bus Stop
Lomond Lodge = Sofitel
LQ Queenstown
Marina Apartments = Marina Bus Stop
Melbourne Lodge = Hallenstien Street Bus Stop (St Joseph's School)
Mercure Queenstown Resort
mi-pad = The Station Building
Millennium Hotel = Bus Stop out front
Millennium Hotel Bus Stop
Nomads Queenstown = The Station Building
Novotel Queenstown Lakeside
Nugget Point Queenstown Hotel
Oakes Club Resort: Colonial Village/Ponamu Bus Stop
Oakes Shore Apartments = Hensman Road Bus Stop
Peppers Beacon Resort = Rydges Bus Stop
Pinewood Lodge = Creeksyde Bus Stop
Platinum Apartments = Heritage Hotel Bus Stop
Queenstown House Boutique B&B = Hallenstien Street Bus Stop (St Joseph's School)
Queenstown House Boutique Bed & Breakfast and Apartments = Hallenstien Street Bus Stop (St Joseph's School)
Queenstown Lakeview Holiday Park
Queenstown Motel Apartments = Millennium Hotel Bus Stop
Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel
Queenstown QT Hotel = Rydges Bus Stop
Queenstown Top 10 Holiday Park
Ramada Queenstown Central = Millennium Hotel Bus Stop
Ramada Suites Remarkables Park = Frankton Library Bust Stop
Reavers Lodge = Creeksyde Bus Stop
Ridge Resort = Sherwood Bus Stop
Self Drive: No pickup required
Sherwood Bus Stop
Sherwood Manor = Sherwood Bus Stop
Shotover Lodge
Sofitel Queenstown
Southern Laughter Backpackers = The Station Building
Spinnaker Bay = Colonial Village/Pounamu Bus Stop
St James Apartments = The Station Building Bus Stop
St Moritz
Sudima Queenstown Five Mile
Swiss-Belresort Coronet Peak
Swiss-Belsuites Pounamu Apartments = Colonial Village//Ponamu Bus Stop
Tahuna Pod Hostel = The Station Building
The Chalet Queenstown = The Millennium Hotel Bus Stop
The Dairy = The Station Building
The Embassy B&B = Marina Bus Stop
The Glebe = The Station Building
The Lodges = Crowne Plaza Hotel Bus Stop
The Lofts Apartments = The Station Building
The Rees Hotel
The Rydges Hotel = Bus stop directly in front
The Spire = Novotel
The Station Building Bus Stop
The Waterfront = Crowne Plaza Bus Stop
The Whistler Queenstown = The Station Building
Turner Heights = The Station Building
Twin Peaks B&B = Battery Hill Bus Stop
Villa del Lago = Colonial Village/Pounamu Bus Stop
Wyndham Garden Hotel = Frankton Library Bus Stop
YHA Central = Station Building
YHA Lakefront = Bus Stop at the Front of Rydges