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Wednesday 17 August 2016, 9:59AM

By Beckie Wright

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Visitors to Queenstown are bound to want to travel to some of the more remote areas of this stunning area in the lower South Island, and Heli Tours provide the means to do this with the only private helicopter company flying in Queenstown, including heli skiing. However, as they are very aware, the weather is a very important factor when helicopter flying, so they have recommendations for people contemplating taking advantage of their amazing flights.

 

For instance, for in-depth, up to date weather information for the Queenstown region, they recommend people Google the Metservice and Metvuw websites, and David Crow’s Weather Blog. People can also view up to date images from local webcams, which is a great way to take a sneak peek at the weather in the area they are thinking of flying to. Local webcams include Queenstown and Glenorchy, Milford, Stewart Island and Cardrona and Mt Apsiring National Park.

 

Heli Tours also recommend the Department of Conservation to find out about local parks and recreation or to learn about conservation projects undertaken by the Department. This website gives a great insight into New Zealand's natural and historic heritage.   

 

For recommendations from Heli Tours’ myriad of happy clients, TripAdvisor has the following three testimonies, of the hundreds on their site.

“Epic Scenic Soaker Tour!!! Picked up by Paul from our Hotel and then passed over to Luke for our flight. Great friendly, efficient Kiwi service with a few laughs. Luke gave us a great tour over Lake Wakatipu and Cecil Peak and the greater area. Our late afternoon flight then finishing at the Onsen hot pools just capped off an amazing day-highly recommend Heli Tours Scenic Soaker Tour!!”

 

“My husband and I had the most amazing time on our heli express to Milford Sound. It was by far one of the most beautiful things we have ever seen. We were supposed to go in the morning but due to weather conditions we were pushed back to the afternoon but it was definitely worth the wait! Paul was our pilot and was very knowledgeable and took us to see some beautiful terrain. We even got to land on the beach and on top of the mountains. By far one of the most memorable experiences of our lives. Thanks for a great and unforgettable memory!!”

 

“Heli Tours picked us up at our hotel (Millbrook Resort) and took us to Milford Sound. It was expensive ($1,025 pp), but we had the craft to ourselves and we were not interested in the 10-hour round trip drive to Milford Sound. Our pilot, Cameron, was a total stud. He was pleasant to visit with and provided a great tour.”

 

For further information on wine tour queenstown and other services of Heli Tours please go to http://www.helitours.co.nz .