從皇后鎮機場出發，您將經過一次難忘的風景飛行，穿越卡德羅納山，越過瓦納卡鎮和湖泊，欣賞冒險之旅，深入南阿爾卑斯山的心臟地帶以及紐西蘭最高的山峰（3724m或12318ft），庫克山。還可以看到構成該地區的3,000座冰川,一些主要冰川，塔斯曼冰川，約瑟夫冰川和福克斯冰川

該地區有許多水道，從冰川湖Pukaki，Tekapo和Ohau向流向東海岸的懷塔基河注。懷塔基（Waitaki）有3個水力發電大壩，本莫爾（Benmore），阿維莫爾（Aviemore）和懷塔基（Waitaki）,這些提供了南部島嶼的大部分可再生能源

Departing from Queenstown airport you will climb out past Mt Cardrona and over Wanaka township and lake on an unforgettable scenic flight seeing adventure into the heart of the Southern Alps and around New Zealand’s tallest mountain (3,724m or 12,318ft), Mt Cook. Only from the air can you truly appreciate the immense scale and spectacular grandeur of this region. Tracking along the Southern Alps provides views of the increasing heights of the mountains that form this formidable barrier. Mt Glenmary Mt Hooker and Mt Dechen to name a few. Views of some of the 3,000 glaciers that make up this region can be viewed. Looking out to the east as you are nearing Mt Cook you will see the flat plains of The Mckenzie Country, named after a sheep rustler James Mckenzie.

This region contains many water channels that feed water from the glacial lakes Pukaki, Tekapo and Ohau  into the Waitaki River flowing to the East Coast. The Waitaki has 3 hydro electric dams, Benmore, Aviemore and Waitaki that generate much of the south islands renewable energy. Your pilot will also point out, vast snow fields, beautiful turquoise glacial lakes, intricate river systems, glacial formed valleys and towering above it all of course Aoraki-Mount Cook. Once you arrive overhead Mt Cook, we will take you on a grand orbit of the Mt Cook area were you will get to see some of the major glaciers that make up the area, Tasman Glacier Franz, Josef Glacier and Fox Glacier. As you turn back toward Queenstown you will get views of the west coast of the South Island and the Tasman Sea.

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