We did the Aftershock tour with pilot Dan, and a bit of whale spotting added on. It was incredible to fly over the quake affected coastal area, then inland below the snow covered peaks (spotting wild deer) to land at the fabulous sea green Lake Hapuku. A highlight was weaving up the bush clad valley to Ohau waterfall, and also to see the size of a whale from above. This is a once in a lifetime experience that blew us away - we loved it!
This is a new (April 2022) package being offered by South Pacific Helicopters and Mt Fyfe Distillery. And it was fantastic!!
We started with an approx 30 min scenic flight over Kaikoura and then to the Mt Fyffe Distillery where we picked up the distillery owner and flew to Mt Fyffe for our gin experience! Justine Schroder, proud owner of Mt Fyffe Distillery, explained why she set up the distillery and how she makes her gin. It was fascinating learning how she got started and arrived at the current two varieties - and both varieties were superb.
The experience was wonderful! Even my partner, a rather cautious flier at any time and a newbie when it came to being in a helicopter, thoroughly enjoyed the flight - and wants to do something similar again! The views were fantastic and Dan, the pilot, gave an excellent commentary on what we were looking at.
On Mt Fyffe itself we landed on a flat area where Justine laid out a blanket with biscuits and cheese, as well as the gin. Again the views were fantastic - a wonderful background to our two glasses of gin. Do take a warm jersey or jacket though as once the sun goes down, it becomes markedly cooler.
Many thanks Dan and Justine. It was a great memory of our time in Kaikoura.
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The BEST EVER! Only my 2nd time in a helicopter and we were treated to an amazing experience viewing the sperm whale!!! Daniel was excellent pilot and gave us great info on the whales…even made a few of the details up for fun!😂
Would highly recommend!!!
We were the lucky winners of a trip to Kaikoura, which included a 30 minute Helicopter Ride with South Pacific Helicopters in February 2022. We were welcomed the minute we walked into the building by the team. This was the highlight of our trip, the pilot Dan, did a stop on the hilltop, informed us about the environment, coastline and gave us an amazing, incredible, flight over Kaikoura on a perfect day. Thanks to Dan & all the team for truly an awesome experience.
What a brilliant way to see the changed landscape of Kaikoura coast and surrounding area after the 2016 Earthquake.
Would recommend this trip as something special. Daniel(pilot) was a wealth of knowledge about the area and fault line, certainly made for a great flight.
A special peek into a slice of New Zealand history.
