The fly-in, fly-out Helihike combines the excitement of walking on the Fox Glacier with the thrill of helicopter flights. Suitable for children from 9 years old. By flying in you are able to access and explore a part of the glacier where its forces work hardest and often create spectacular ice caves and arches. Equipped with leather boots and other equipment, you board the helicopter for your first flight over the pinnacles of the lower icefall. Here, the ice is in constant motion. Take in views of the dramatic upper icefall and Victoria Falls, which is the melt river of the hidden Victoria glacier, before landing. Your landing site on the ice is a remote and exceptionally beautiful part of the glacier. At this stage, your guide outfits you with crampons, specially designed for these ice conditions and you follow the ice steps cut by your guide as you explore the amazing formations and ice caves which are only seen there. Each departure is a true voyage of exploration. There are so many changing features that the guides always find something new.

Important Tour Details:
Departs/ Finishes: Fox Guides Building, 44 Main Road, Fox Village. Phone: 0800 111 600.
Check-in: 20 minutes prior departure.
Video: https://youtu.be/9dtQvQB41mI
Length of tour: allow 4 hours.
How to get there: Fox Glacier Guides are not hard to find in Fox Glacier – head for the large building on the main street and look for the Fox Glacier Guiding sign on the roof! You can’t miss.
What to bring: Camera, rain jacket, required medication, sun glasses, sun screen, warm hat and gloves, warm top, daypack, a drink and snacks are useful.
What is provided: 2 x helicopter flights, safety briefing, qualified guide, First Aid Kit, ground transport, quality leather boots, socks, crampons.
Notes: This is a 4-hour trip requiring a reasonable level of fitness. 3 - 4 layers of warm upper body clothing (jeans are not recommended on wet days, as they become very cold, uncomfortable to wear).