Air Safaris and Services (NZ) Limited
Lake Tekapo · P.O. Box 71, Lake Tekapo 7945
Air Safaris is a family-owned scenic flight business established in 1970, with bases at Lake Tekapo in the Mackenzie Country and at Franz Josef on the West Coast. The company flies both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters using experienced local alpine pilots.
Its core product is scenic alpine flights — the long-running Grand Traverse around Aoraki Mt Cook, plus shorter Mackenzie Explorer and longer Milford Sound excursions — with helicopter snow and alpine landings available. The operator also runs charter flights, wedding and engagement packages, aerial photography, survey work, air freight and remote access into Aoraki Mount Cook and Westland Tai Poutini national parks.
Services
Pricing
Grand Traverse from NZ$495 adult / $395 child; Mackenzie Explorer from NZ$395 adult; Aoraki Mt Cook Alpine Grandeur from NZ$625 adult; Milford Sound Excursion from NZ$1,250; Weddings $1,795
Pricing is indicative. Confirm with the operator before booking.
Activities
DOC concessions
Active permits to operate on public conservation land.
- 123074-AIR — Helicopter Landings (Aoraki Mt Cook (ESI); Twizel (ESI); South Westland (WSI))
- PAC-14-06-451-03 — Airstrips, Fixed Wing Landing (Te Anau (SSI))
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