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Milford Sound Flightseeing, New Zealand

Southern Alps Air Introduction

Welcome to Southern Alps Air, providing Wanaka and Milford Sound flightseeing trips operating from Makarora (45 minutes from Lake Wanaka on the West Coast Highway) and the lakeside township of Wanaka.

Southern Alps Air has been locally owned and providing flightseeing in Wanaka and the surrounding region since 1968 and has an excellent safety record.

Our experienced pilots provide a friendly and personalised service including informative commentary during your flight while you enjoy uninterrupted views from window seats.

Milford Sound, Mount Cook and Mt Aspiring scenic flights are some of the options available, giving you the opportunity to view huge vistas of land that look the same as they did when man first arrived.

The Siberia Experience takes you into the Mt Aspiring World Heritage National Park and is a unique and unforgettable option.

Our Milford Sound Flightseeing Flights

Fly the full length of the majestic Milford Sound, surrounded by rainforest clinging to sheer rock walls, its green blanket broken by numerous waterfalls and rock form. Experience stunning views of the world famous Mitre Peak, rising from the depths to tower above the sea.

This is the ultimate flight taking in Mt Aspiring and Fiordland World Heritage National Parks. Encounter dramatic views of wild wilderness, there are glaciers galore including the Bonar and Volta Glaciers and the awesome Olivine Ice Plateau.

Southern Alps Air operates Milford Sound scenic flights from either Wanaka or Makarora. Makarora is your first opportunity to take a scenic flight to Milford Sound if you are travelling down the west coast of the South Island.

• Plus Mt Aspiring and Glaciers Galore
• One hour 30 minutes flight time
• FREE option of Landing at Milford Sound (extra 20 minutes)
• Optional scenic cruise available (extra one hour 45 minutes)

For bookings and further information about our flightseeing in Wanaka and the surrounding region, please contact us, visit our Milford Sound flightseeing Web site or make a booking.

About Milford Sound

Milford Sound, described by Rudyard Kipling as the 'eighth wonder of the world', was carved out during successive ice ages and, at its deepest point off Mitre Peak, plunges to a depth of 265 metres.

Milford Summer,
Milford Sound
Photographer: Rob Suisted
(www.naturespic.com)

The grandeur of Milford Sound can be appreciated from the air or water. Bowen Falls, hurtling 165 metres into the sea, and the Stirling Falls further down the sound, set amidst the towering cliffs and dwarfed by Mitre Peak, are truly spectacular after rain.

Bottlenose dolphins, New Zealand fur seals and Fiordland crested penguins are resident in the fiord and can be viewed up close from the launch cruises or kayak trips.

A variety of launch cruises run daily on Milford Sound and overnight packages are also offered. Spectacular kayaking and diving trips are very popular as is the Underwater Observatory.

For bookings and further information about our flightseeing in Wanaka and the surrounding region, please contact us, visit our Milford Sound flightseeing Web site or make a booking.

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