See Tasman Glacier from the air — New Zealand’s longest glacier, east of Aoraki / Mount Cook, on the forty-five-minute Ultimate Discovery helicopter from Franz Josef, with Franz Josef and Fox in the same circuit and a snow landing of about ten to fifteen minutes.
The Franz Josef Glacier Ultimate Discovery ticket is about forty-five minutes. From NZD 695 per person as labelled. One seat. You fly the three big glaciers and into the Southern Alps to see Mount Cook, then land. Live checkout can differ. Cancel currently 24 hours before for a full refund as shown when you book.
You do not walk Tasman. You do not start at Mount Cook village. You take off in Franz Josef, you look down, you land, you return. Hotel pickup is not included. A comfort seat is required from 120 kg / 265 lbs. Landings depend on weather; if they cannot land, the flight is shortened as shown when you book.
The extra of this ticket is Tasman with Franz and Fox in forty-five minutes. Stay on forty-five if the three big glaciers from above are the point. Stay on thirty-five if two are enough. Take sixty for four glaciers and two landings.
Franz Josef Glacier and Fox Glacier are on this loop. Aoraki / Mount Cook sits above Tasman. Shackleton Glacier is the later landing on the sixty-minute run. Another long NZ glacier from the air is this one; this ice is Tasman.
Check in thirty minutes before at 10 Main Road, Franz Josef / Waiau. Allow about forty-five extra minutes for the van, loading, and return. Infants sit on a lap. Not listed as wheelchair accessible. English commentary is listed. Bring a jacket and shoes you do not mind getting wet.
Book the forty-five-minute Franz Josef helicopter and see Tasman Glacier from the air with the two West Coast icefalls.