infonews.co.nz
INDEX
TOURISM

Visit Stunning Milford Sound With Heli Tours

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 7:55PM

By Beckie Wright

520 views

Milford Sound is a fiord in the south west of New Zealand’s South Island, with Fiordland National Park, Milford Sound Marine Reserve and the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site and has been judged the world’s top travel destination in an international survey (the 2008 Travellers’ Choice Destinations Awards by TripAdvisor). It has been acclaimed as New Zealand’s most famous tourist destination and Rudyard Kipling had previously called it the “Eighth Wonder of the World”.

For all of the above reasons Heli Tours fly to this stunning destination on a daily basis, leaving the beautiful blue colours of Lake Wakatipu and Queenstown and fly west towards Milford Sound with vast areas of native forest and alpine High country farmland. Passengers can marvel at the Fiordland National park’s numerous hidden valleys, waterfalls and alpine lakes before landing at Milford Sound for a short walk and photo opportunity. On their way back they will fly past jaw dropping ice shelves and glaciers before enjoy a snow landing for photo opportunities, returning to Queenstown to conclude the tour.

While it may not be one of the most essential prerequisites for visiting a destination, it is well known that Milford Sound is known as the wettest inhabited place in New Zealand and one of the wettest in the world. Rainfall can reach 250 mm (10 in) during a span of 24 hours.[9] The rainfall creates dozens of temporary waterfalls (as well as a number of major, more permanent ones) cascading down the cliff faces, some reaching a thousand metres in length.

Milford attracts between 550,000 and 1 million visitors per year which makes the sound one of New Zealand's most-visited tourist spots, even with its remote location and long journey times from the nearest population centres, which is why it makes a lot of sense to take the Heli Tours flight which gets people to and from Queenstown within two hours.

Specialising in helicopter flights around Queenstown, Milford Sound, Fiordland and Canterbury, Heli Tours provide fresh new experiences with a personal touch, showcasing the High Country environment of the South Island- alpine lakes, glaciers, untouched beaches and magnificent waterfalls. Heli Tours have extensive Combo package options or can tailor-make a bespoke tour specifically for their clients. Combining scenic helicopter flights with iconic local activities such as heli–wine tours, Heli Tours provides a unique New Zealand experience.

So, for a truly spectacular trip to Milford Sound or to any of the locations on the Heli Tours’ itinerary, go to http://www.helitours.co.nz