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Milford Sound Fly-Cruise-Fly Ex Wanaka

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Join Southern Alps Air for this spectacular Milford Sound and Glacier Flight with Cruise. Departing from Wanaka you'll Fly further, see more!

Join Southern Alps Air for this spectacular Milford Sound and Glacier Flight with Cruise. Departing from Wanaka you'll Fly further, see more!

Highlights

  • Spectacular scenic flight over the Southern Alps to Milford Sound
  • 2 Hour cruise of the fiord

You won't believe your eyes when you Fly from Wanaka across the Southern Alps to Milford Sound. All passengers enjoy excellent viewing from window seats.

See Glaciers Galore, waterfalls, 2 World Heritage National Parks, rainforest, snow, ice, rivers, valleys - stunning vistas of rugged untouched wilderness.

Fly the full length of Milford Sound before landing and enjoying 2 hours out on the fiord while listening to your skipper talking of the history and geography of the area. Then enjoy a return flight to Wanaka via a different scenic route.

Wanaka is a popular departure point for Milford Sound Flights offering similar prices for a longer flight and better views than the flights departing from other locations. Departing from Wanaka enables passengers close up views of the spectacular Mt Aspiring and many glaciers which are not able to be seen if departing from neighbouring Queenstown.

Experienced and friendly pilots who share interesting information during your flight.

Adult $645.00
Child $455.00 (5-15 years old)
Infant $0.00 (0-4 years old)

What's included

  • Return scenic flight
  • 2 Hour cruise

Location

  • Wanaka Airport
  • 12 Lloyd Dunn Avenue
  • Wanaka

Notes

  • Infants: Infants are free of charge when accompanied by a fare paying adult, sitting with an infant restraint belt on their parents lap. Strictly 1 infant per adult.

    Please make sure you check your booking confirmation for full pre-flight requirements and check-in details

    Duration: Allow 4 hours return

    Departures from Wanaka Airport, 12 Lloyd Dunn Avenue, Wanaka

    Conditions: Departures can be weather dependent, where a flight is unable to depart due to bad weather you will be offered a re-schedule or full refund. Flights Guaranteed confirmed with 4 passengers or more, smaller bookings waitlisted to confirm. Discount fares are transferable at Southern Alps Air's discretion.

    Qualmark & enviro endorsed as well as Department of Conservation approved operator.

    Owner/Operated since 1975

Available Bookings from 17 Dec to 30 Dec 2024

All prices are shown in NZD ($)

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  • Adult$645.00
  • Child$455.00
  • Infant Free of Charge

  • Adult$645.00
  • Child$455.00
  • Infant Free of Charge

  • Adult$645.00
  • Child$455.00
  • Infant Free of Charge

  • Adult$645.00
  • Child$455.00
  • Infant Free of Charge

  • Adult$645.00
  • Child$455.00
  • Infant Free of Charge

  • Adult$645.00
  • Child$455.00
  • Infant Free of Charge

  • Adult$645.00
  • Child$455.00
  • Infant Free of Charge

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

4.9

94 reviews

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mahmoods from New Zealand wrote on 17 July 2020

Simply breath taking highly recommended!

Amazing experience highly recommended if you have the extra cash! Great commentary from the pilot as well and great service! Cruise was fantastic too but the flight is just stunning.

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From Milford Sound Fly-Cruise-Fly Ex Wanaka

Wow - what awesome photos! Thanks so much for sharing & for taking the time to review your trip. Our pilots know this region so well & love sharing their knowledge with the likes of yourself. Thanks again! Safe travels from the team at Southern Alps Air.

yuhsinc from Taiwan wrote on 15 December 2024

Coolest experience ever

It is definitely worth experiencing in life! We got to see the marvelous views from the sky high view. The flight was great and safe, only the return flight was bumping and made us a bit sickness. Thanks to our pilot Scott's introduction during the flight and the cruise ship is such an enjoyable experience! Except I lost my wallet during the flight, that's very unfortunate and sad especially it happened during a trip.

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From Milford Sound Fly-Cruise-Fly Ex Wanaka

Hi Yuhsin Chen, Thank you so much for choosing to fly with us, we're glad we had the opportunity to share our beautiful backyard with you. We appreciate your feedback, and hope you'd fly with us again in the future. Safe travels and have a great rest of your trip.

Lynne Cheek from United Kingdom wrote on 02 December 2024

An incredible experience - one we won’t forget!

Once we had the go ahead to fly (due to cloud in Milford Sound) we took off on our 9 seater plane with Southern Alps Air. Flying over Lake Wanaka gave us a glorious view of the whole lake. We soon were over snow capped mountain peaks, glaciers, valleys, lakes and rivers, the views were outstanding…we could see range after range of the Southern Alps and Mt Aspiring standing guard. Henry, our pilot gave us a great commentary pointing out the names of the mountains, lakes and valleys as we passed, giving us a little history along the way. As we dropped down through Milford Sound to land we realised just how small we were in comparison to the giant mountains around us. The Cruise on the Milford Sound (with Southern Discoveries) was stunning! The sun shone, there were some atmospheric clouds. Mitre Peak welcoming us into the fjord with what seemed like vertical walls of rock. The waterfalls dropped majestically from great heights and we even saw dolphins swimming along the cliff edges. The return flight (via a different route) was fabulous too!

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From Milford Sound Fly-Cruise-Fly Ex Wanaka

Thank you so much for your feedback Lynne! We are so happy you were able to experience the beautiful surroundings of all the Glaciers, Valleys, Lakes and Milford itself. We are thrilled to hear that you loved your experience with us, we wish you all the best with your future travels and would love to have you on board with us again, SSA team!

stice from New Zealand wrote on 19 November 2024

Birthday surprise!

Excellent experience! Henry from Southern Alps aero was fantastic. Great commentary and service. The picnic lunches for purchase were very tasty and the cruise was beautiful. Great value overall.

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From Milford Sound Fly-Cruise-Fly Ex Wanaka

Amazing feedback, thank you so much for your review. Glad the Flight from Wanaka-Milford was beauitful, hope to have you fly with us again soon!

clairea24 from Australia wrote on 07 May 2024

Exhilarating scenery

Easy booking. Prompt contact with team at sound air to reschedule due to weather issue. Friendly welcoming reception. Felt very confident in pilot and enjoyed commentary. Very smooth transition to coach and amazing boat cruise. A brilliant jaw dropping experience. Would recommend.

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