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Fly – 25min, Walk – 3hrs, Jet Boat – 30min

Fly, Walk, and Jet boat through New Zealand’s most spectacular Alpine environment on this 4 hour adventure like no other.  Southern Alps Air offer this incredible trip and have over 50 years of experience.  

This is the best way to spend a day exploring New Zealand’s remote alpine environment.  Natural, pristine, ancient, extraordinary.

Your trip departs from Makarora, a scenic 1 hour drive north of Wanaka around the shores of Lake Hawea & Lake Wanaka.  After checking in with Southern Alps Air (at the Wonderland Lodge - 5944 Haast Pass-Makarora Road) you will meet your pilot and have a trip briefing before take off.

Fly:  25 mins

Your scenic flight will take you in over the Aspiring National Park into the remote Siberia Valley.  Get close up views of towering mountain peaks on either side of you.  Plenty of window seats in the fixed wing aircraft, means everyone gets a great view.
 

• Fly amongst remote alpine valleys
• Fly over beautiful mountain lakes, waterfalls, spectacular glaciers and snow-capped mountains
• Land in a truly remote backcountry valley on a grass landing strip

Walk:  3 hours

Your pilot will accompany you to the stream crossing at the beginning of the track and explain about the walk and conditions on the day.  Then they will wave goodbye and take off again, leaving you to enjoy the peaceful beauty that surrounds you.

Enjoy a well marked 7.5km track that travels South down the valley before entering native rain forest and climbing out of the Siberia Valley.  
 

• Walk across open tussock flats
• Walk amongst vibrant native rainforest
• Be surrounded by incredible mountain vistas

Jet Boat:  30 mins

Enjoy a thrilling 30 min jet boat ride along the pristine braided Wilkin River back to your takeoff point.
 

• Jetboat on crystal clear glacial mountain river
• Experience the ultimate in shallow river jet boating
• Enjoy native bush, pristine river valleys and ice capped mountains.

Overnight & Extended Siberia Experience:

• The Extended Glacier Scenic Flight option adds an additional 25 minutes flying time to your scenic flight. Take in extended views of the Young Valley, Makarora Valley, Mt Dreadful, Lake Crucible, Mt Aspiring and Wonderland.  You will also get to fly right alongside Mt Aspiring with closeup views of glaciers including Volta Glacier - the longest in Mt Aspiring National Park.
• Siberia Experience Overnight - Stay overnight at the Siberia Hut.  Take an early flight and hike to the stunning Lake Crucible, stay overnight in Siberia Valley and walk out to meet the jetboat a day or two later.  Contact us directly to make a booking for this option - can't be booked on-line. 
  • Siberia Hut is a DOC hut with standard facilities which requires bookings between Dec & April.  Outside of these times you require backcountry hut passes.  Camping is also available at the hut. 

More Info & Bookings:

For more details, pricing and to make a booking, visit the Siberia Experience website and booking page. 

Other Scenic Flights:

Other scenic flight options are available from Wanaka including Milford Sound, Mt Cook including Fox, Franz Josef and the Tasman Glaciers and Mt Aspiring & Glaciers. 

Contact

• Click for Phone Number 0800 345 666 (NZ Freephone)
• +64 (0) 3 443 4385
• www.siberiaexperience.co.nz
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