One Day Fiordland Heli Hike

If you are coming from Queenstown, we will pick you up from your hotel for a scenic 2 hour drive to Te Anau or we can pick you up from your hotel in Manapouri or Te Anau and head to the float plane or helicopter base where we will commence a spectacular scenic flight across Lake Te Anau and the Kepler Mountains.

Our flight takes us over Lake Manapouri and its numerous small islands until we are into the wilds of the Fiordland National Park. We are dropped off in the idyllic bay of Hope Arm on the shores of Lake Manapouri. Our motto is “See Paradise not People”, and when the plane leaves you will understand why.

Half Day Hiking option: We start our walk through this picturesque valley of native bush, keeping an eye out for deer browsing through the native ferns. Your knowledgeable guide will point out the amazing indigenous flora and fauna of the area. The walking is relatively flat and easy going which is perfect for those looking for an easy hike in a stunning location. After lunch, we have a few hours walking and head for the shores of Lake Manapouri where our boat collects us to take us back across the Mararoa River to Pearl Harbour at Manapouri Township at approximately 3pm. Here it is a short 10 minute drive back to Te Anau or a 2 hour drive back to Queenstown.

Full Day Hiking option: We start our walk through this picturesque valley of native bush, keeping an eye out for deer browsing through the native ferns. Your knowledgeable guide will point out the amazing indigenous flora and fauna of the area. The walking is relatively flat and easy going for the first few hours and we have a late-morning break in the magical moss covered beech forest. From here we carry on for another couple of hours before crossing the Garnock Burn via a 3 wire bridge to arrive at our lunch destination, the Back Valley Hut. After a hearty lunch we leave this grassy clearing heading for the shores of Lake Manapouri where our boat collects us to take us back across the Mararoa River to Pearl Harbour at Manapouri Township at approximately 5pm. Here it is a short 10 minute drive back to Te Anau or a 2 hour drive back to Queenstown.