Tasman Glacier Hike by Ski Plane
- As you fly in to 2200 metres (7200 ft.) aboard your ski plane, marvel at the rock and ice debris transform to glistening white
- Enjoy a snow shoeing expedition that’ll take you to the top of the Tasman Glacier, the largest glacier in the country
- Marvel at the immense beauty of the glacier’s summit and wade through the lush snowscape
- Explore the ice formations in this ever-changing environment; you’re in the heart and birthplace of New Zealand mountaineering.
- Delight in the spectacular views of a gigantic iceberg in the middle of the glacier’s majestic lake
- Your flight home tracks down the eastern side of New Zealand’s highest mountain, Aoraki/Mt Cook and the stunning Hochstetter icefall
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What to expect
Explore the immense beauty of the upper snowfield of the Haupapa/Tasman Glacier, this is where its 23-kilometre journey begins. As you fly in to 2200 metres (7200 ft.) aboard your ski plane, marvel at the rock and ice debris transform to glistening white. Get ready to explore the glacier by walking, hiking and snowshoeing, you may even see an iceberg in the glacier lake!
If you have never tried snowshoeing in NZ, now is the time to give it a go! Snowshoeing is a great way to confidently make your way across snow-covered terrain. Once on the glacier, we will provide you with snowshoes, adjustable walking poles, harnesses and any additional equipment you may need. After your gear is fitted, you are ready to explore the ice formations in this ever-changing environment; you’re in the heart and birthplace of New Zealand mountaineering.
Your flight home tracks down the eastern side of New Zealand’s highest mountain, Aoraki/Mt Cook and the stunning Hochstetter icefall. You’ll return home with incredible memories of your Tasman Glacier hike in this vast mountain landscape.
This experience is named in honour of Harry Wigley, pilot and pioneer of the retractable ski for glacier and airfield landings. Although the Haupapa/Tasman glacier is the primary landing site this may vary depending upon environmental conditions.















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What To Bring:
- Any essential medication
- 3-4 layers of warm upper body clothing
- Warm trousers (not jeans)
- Sunglasses and sunscreen
- Non-alcoholic drinks and snacks
- A warm hat and gloves
- A camera
Reviews
Our experience with the Tasman Glacier Summit Hiking and snowshoeing was amazing. We had an awesome, funny and intelligent tour guide who explained it to us the formations of the glaciers we saw. The ski-plane was also an amazing experience, we had beautiful views of the glaciers and were able to capture them through our phones.
A beautiful scenery that must be visited in life. The five-hour glacier hiking was very fulfilling. The instructor took me to challenging places. I really saw many different New Zealand scenery. I believe this is a must-do trip in New Zealand.
A great experience, you will definitely come back to New Zealand. The tour guide is very professional and seriously pays attention to our safety. Due to the delay of the itinerary in the weather but the smooth departure by helicopter, we did not get to the top glacier, but there were I like climbing the glaciers very much
Breathtaking experience. The check in was a breeze . We were provided good equipments by the friendly staffs ..the guide was very patient throughout the hike . It can get pretty hot so brave yourselves , put lotsa sunblock .protect your skin ..it's not as cold as we imagined and we were warned .
Loved it! Worth it!! Scott is a very experienced guide, and the tour was very safe though I was afraid of taking a helicopter.
Tasman Glacier is the largest and most spectacular glacial snow-white world in New Zealand. The mountains are more spectacular than the glaciers on the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand.
Because of the weather and insufficient number of people, I had no choice but to bear it. My friend asked a few times about the refund before getting a response from the website. It would be better if I could actively deal with consumer issues. Later the on-site glacier hike was also worthwhile, but thinking about maybe going to the other two glacier, but if you have the chance, you will want to go to the summit of the activity and walk in the snow. The English explanation is still a bit difficult, but it is fun Very happy!
It was canceled due to bad weather, but the staff had a very good attitude and explained that they were very patient and serious in helping us handle the refund issue. The refund was credited to our account very quickly. I will book again next time if I have the opportunity.
Awesome hike with our guide Jacob, who guided us around the ice rocks, good hike up to the highest point of the ice rocks, abseil and slide down the slopes and rocks. Amazing plane ride as well
It was fun snowshoeing. Our guide made anchors for us to slide down the snow slopes. We didn’t see the ice caves because they were all covered with snow.
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