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
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Safety Message & Pre Departure Scenic Info
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Stop 1: Tekapo Township (catchment trees)
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Stop 2: Lake Alexandrina (South Of Island)
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Stop 3: Lake Tekapo (over Island)
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Stop 4: Sheep Stations (north of island)
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Stop 5: Head of Lake Tekapo
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Stop 6: Sibbald Range (north branch Godley)
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Stop 7: Godley Lakes
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Stop 8: Murchison Glacier
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Stop 9: Head of Tasman Glacier
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Stop 10: Franz Josef Glacier
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Stop 11: West Coast Rainforest
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Stop 12: Fox Glacier
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Stop 13: Mt Tasman (west side)
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Stop 14: Mt Tasman (East Side)
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Stop 15: Mt La Perouse
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Stop 16: Aoraki Mt Cook
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Stop 17: Tasman Glacier / Tasman Terminal
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Stop 18: Forks Valley
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Stop 19: Mackenzie Basin
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Stop 20: Fasten seat belts pre landing
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Stop 21: Waiho rover mouth
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Stop 22: Lake Muller
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Stop 23: Bottom of the Fox Glacier
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Stop 24: Franz Josef Village
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