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Sample Wines and Enjoy Lunch at Mt Difficulty with Heli Wine Flight from Heli Tours

Wednesday 20 December 2017, 2:54PM

By Beckie Wright

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Queenstown and the Central Otago region is a great place to spend the holidays.  wHelicopter tours are a unique way of experiencing the region. For those looking for an adventure for themselves or a treat for someone special booking the Heli Wine Flight from Heli Tours Queenstown is a great choice.

The Heli Wine Flight is a scenic flight over the Gibbston Valley. This summer customers can make their way from Queenstown towards Cromwell and Bannockburn and enjoy the fantastic scenery of the western and central areas of Central Otago. The helicopter tour offers unique sightseeing opportunities and unparalleled views. Heli Wine Flights aims to create memories that will last a lifetime.

The awe-inspiring flight from Heli Tours will show off Central Otago’s best scenery and give its customers a bird’s-eye view of many of the region’s wineries and vineyards. The tour then lands at Mt Difficulty restaurant to enjoy a luxury lunch. This helicopter tour is full of amazing scenery as Central Otago is New Zealand's most scenic wine region.

As the country’s highest wine region it is also the most southern wine region on Earth situated at latitude 45º south.  The region, made up of six sub-regions, is ringed by mountains and interlaced with lakes and deep river gorges making it one of New Zealand’s most spectacular vineyard settings.  The mostly glacially derived soils are ideally suited to Pinot Noir which makes up 80 per cent of the plantings in the region.  Though the wine industry is young by worldwide standards, the wines of Central Otago are becoming increasingly popular worldwide and are winning international awards.

Mt Difficulty’s outstanding Cellar Door restaurant opened in February 2003, and the facility has gained quite a reputation for the majestic views and stylish yet uncomplicated cuisine.  It is a perfect setting to sample award winning wines and seasonal tasting platters.  

Heli Tours is the only private and locally-owned Queenstown helicopter company flying from the resort town, owned and operated by proud South Islanders Paul and Katherine Mitchell. The company has recently been recognised as one of the highest-quality, safe and sustainable tourism businesses in the country. They have earned the prestigious Qualmark Silver Award on their first application.

To know more about heli skiing and Queenstown activity deals, get in touch by visiting our website.

For more information: http://www.helitours.co.nz/

Call 0800 HeliTours (0800 435 486)