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The Grand Traverse - English

24 Stops
50m
200km
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Tour Overview

The Grand Traverse is Air Safaris premium flight of New Zealand's Southern Alps. We Traverse over 200km in two national parks, Aoraki Mt Cook and Westland. The views range from seeing New Zealand's braided river systems, turquoise blue lakes, snow capped mountains to seeing New Zealand's highest mountain Aoraki Mt Cook and our longest Glaciers, the Tasman and Murchison. We also get views of the Fox and Franz on the west coast as well.

Stops

  1. Welcome to Air Safaris Lake Tekapo

  2. Safety Message & Pre Departure Scenic Info A

  3. Safety Message & Pre Departure Scenic Info B

  4. Safety Message & Pre Departure Scenic Info C

  5. Stop 1: Tekapo Township (catchment trees)

  6. Stop 2: Lake Alexandrina (South Of Island)

  7. Stop 3: Lake Tekapo (over Island)

  8. Stop 4: Sheep Stations (north of island)

  9. Stop 5: Head of Lake Tekapo

  10. Stop 6: Sibbald Range (north branch Godley)

  11. Stop 7: Godley Lakes

  12. Stop 8: Murchison Glacier

  13. Stop 9: Head of Tasman Glacier

  14. Stop 10: West Coast Rainforest

  15. Stop 11: Franz Josef Glacier

  16. Stop 12: Fox Glacier

  17. Stop 13: Mt Tasman (west side)

  18. Stop 14: Mt Tasman (East Side)

  19. Stop 15: Mt La Perouse

  20. Stop 16: Aoraki Mt Cook

  21. Stop 17: Tasman Glacier / Tasman Terminal

  22. Stop 18: Forks Valley

  23. Stop 19: Mackenzie Basin

  24. Fasten seat belts pre landing

  25. Fasten your seatbelt

  26. Thank you!

  27. Thank you!

  28. Thank you!

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