Over The Top - The Helicopter Company

Over The Top - The Helicopter Company

Over The Top - The Helicopter Company
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8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
About
OVER THE TOP – more than a helicopter flight. With the latest helicopters available, our interpretive excursions take you over Queenstown, Milford & the Fiords of southern New Zealand. We shut down the helicopter on all of our landings to enjoy quiet beauty of this incredible part of the world. Fly with Over The Top to experience alpine glaciers & remote lakes with gourmet picnics, hiking, boating, extreme golfing, wine tours, fly fishing or skiing. Our selection of relaxed experiences distils the essence of New Zealand’s most dramatic scenery whilst immersing you in the natural history of the area. Meet, friends of ours, local photographers, high country farmers, wine makers, skippers all of whom are delighted to share their expertise & friendliness. Safety is paramount & continued investment has seen our fleet grow to include the Eurocopter EC130, the worlds most advanced flight seeing helicopter & the 9 seater BK117, Queenstown's largest & only twin engine Cat A helicopter.
Queenstown, New Zealand

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Mary Grace G
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2024 • Family
Amazing views of Milford Sound and the surrounding mountain ranges. They had a great professional team. We would recommend this tour to anyone!
Written 13 March 2024
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Thank you so much for your kind feedback. Glad to hear you had a superb experience.
Written 15 March 2024
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Gerrit K
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2024 • Couples
Our scheduled Milford Sound landing was cancelled because of weather there. Instead we landed at a glacial lake and on a beach, where we sipped champagne. We think this was a better trip than the boat cruise would have been.
Written 12 March 2024
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That is wonderful to hear, while Milford Sound is spectacular, we have many other lesser known locations we fly guests to - we think you got a great taste of this. Thanks so much for coming to fly with us.
Written 15 March 2024
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Yashi C
Melbourne, Australia3 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2024 • Family
The views were amazing! Our pilot Liu was very informative He gave us insights on the towns and mountains when while we were passing them. We had 15 minutes on the mountain to walk around and take heaps of photos. The helicopter was shut down so it was serene and peaceful on the Top.The entire experience was excellent from the start till the end.
Would definitely recommend Over the Top Helicopters.
Written 1 March 2024
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Fantastic to hear you had a great experience. Shutting down our helicopters is one of a few unique things we do at Over The Top so we are thrilled to hear that made a significant difference to your experience.
Written 3 March 2024
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Isabel C
Columbus, OH25 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2024 • Couples
We did this helicopter tour as part of our honeymoon and it will go down as one of my most memorable travel experiences! Our pilot, Davy, is from a family that has been in the area for generations and I was pleasantly surprised by how much commentary he was able to offer about the history and landscape of the area. The views are actually remarkable! We had a travel agent book the experience so didn't know we'd be making landings until we were on the tour. I highly recommend it so you can get some fresh air and take in the locations from the ground also. This was an all around great way to see places that typically require a day trip or significant hiking.
Written 29 February 2024
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We love hearing of happy client experiences, lovely to hear we were able to provide you such a memorable trip. We'd warmly welcome you, your family and friends to come out on some of our other Helicopter Experiences.
Written 3 March 2024
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1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2024 • Family
Absolutely fantastic. Davey explained all our views of the mountains and lakes etc. we landed twice on snow and by a lake . We took time at each place to take pictures, walk around and take in the spectacular views.
Highly recommend.
Written 25 February 2024
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Our Fiordland Highlights Helicopter Experience is one of our most popular, so glad to hear it exceeded expectations.
Written 3 March 2024
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Culture17619601335
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2024 • Family
Staff were great & explained everything perfectly. The views & ride were amazing and once we landed the pilot made the experience very relaxed and at our own pace.....golf on a mountain!!!! Amazing!!!!
Written 24 February 2024
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Great to hear - thank you so much for choosing to fly with us, we hope to show you some of our other Helicopter Experiences if you make it back down to Queenstown.
Written 3 March 2024
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David W
Washington, District of Columbia, United States30 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2024 • Couples
One of the highlights of a highlight-packed month in New Zealand. Hamish was a friendly, calm, and competent pilot who took us over spectacular scenery, accompanied us on the Milford Sound cruise, and then landed on an alpine lake on the way back to Queenstown. We have seen a lot of beautiful vistas from the hiking trails and enjoyed seeing them from the air We were novice helicopter riders so we didn’t know what to expect. Now we’re ready to do it again!
Written 24 February 2024
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Thank you for the fantastic feedback and glad to hear you had a spectacular experience. We'd love to see you again.
Written 3 March 2024
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Jimbo Patterson
Queenstown, New Zealand1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2024 • Family
Valentines Day celebration ,
Quick run over to McConnockie country Whiskey hut. Hamish great Pilot, great personality, very smooth operator. Loved the whole day, my lady loved the surprise filght.
Thanks Choppy
James Patterson 👏👏
Written 21 February 2024
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Wonderful to hear, glad we could add something special to your and your ladys valentines day.
Written 22 February 2024
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1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • Family
We had a fantastic flight with Phil and Over the Top. Phil was top notch in not only in his piloting skills but also in his tour and pointing out all the amazing features of the landscape. We made two landings and enjoyed both equally - somehow with staggeringly different verandas in only a matter of 20 minutes.

We will certainly do another tour next time we're back!
Written 29 January 2024
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Thank you so much for such fantastic feedback, we love hearing happy clients and will be sure to pass on the positive feedback to Phil. We look forward to seeing you back for one of our different Helicopter Experiences.
Written 22 February 2024
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Bec McNeill
The Pilbara, Australia114 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2023 • Family
Awesome awesome awesome. Big highlight of our NZ trip was the glacier and Milford Sound tour. Renee was a great tour guide. Awesome day out
Written 28 January 2024
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That is wonderful to hear, we will be sure to let Rene know you had a great day out. We hope to see you again in the future.
Written 22 February 2024
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