Air Safaris' Grand Traverse is the recognised 'premier' flightseeing experience encompassing Aoraki Mount Cook and the Westland Tai Poutini National Parks, with New Zealand's most spectacular alpine scenery.
Air Safaris has operated aircraft throughout the Aoraki Mount Cook region since 1970, growing from a single aircraft operation to one of New Zealand's largest scenic airlines with a modern fleet of single and twin-engine aircraft especially chosen for alpine scenic operations.

Highlights include:
Beautiful turquoise glacial lakes, golden tussock lands and braided river systems of the Mackenzie basin.
Remote high country sheep stations, glacial valleys and landforms.
New Zealand's highest mountains and largest glaciers, Aoraki Mount Cook and the Tasman Glacier.
Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers.

The Grand Traverse is a 50 minute flightseeing tour covering 200 km of New Zealand's most breathtaking scenery and everyone is guaranteed a window seat. Pilots provide full and informative commentary with multi language commentary brochures supplied.

This family founded, owned and operated company is dedicated to service and quality. While Air Safaris specialises in alpine flightseeing, the company also offers a wide range of charter options and air tours including Milford Sound excursions and Tranz-Divide flights between Tekapo and Franz Josef.
We also offer exciting helicopter flights from Tekapo with alpine landing and an incredible Combo Flightseeing Experience featuring the MacKenzie Explorer heli-flight plus Grand Traverse fixed wing. The best of both worlds!