Depart over the Remarkables, track along the Oreti River across New Zealand’s vast southern farmland before reaching the stunning Southern Coast.
Fly over Foveaux Strait passing Dog Island and Ruapuki Island before landing on Ryan’s Creek Airstrip on the hill overlooking the Oban township.
This is an unguided day on Stewart Island where you can choose how to spend your day. From an adventure-packed itinerary to spending a leisurely day birdwatching or walking.
All additional activities are to be booked directly by the customer and are not included in the package. Any activities should be booked between 10:45am - 3:30pm.
Enjoy fresh fish and chips from the Kai Kart or local eatery
Sit back and relax on your flight back to Queenstown after enjoying the real ‘island life’ adventures.
Experience it all from your window seat!
Posted By : SMITHIESL2013
Amazing flight to Stewart Island with our pilot Conner, professional and informative. Stunning scenery and Stewart Island is a must visit. Would highly recommend.
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Posted On : 2024-03-21 05:58:56 
Posted By : Exploration797319
Can't recommend this trip enough. Joseph, our pilot, was terrific--he made us feel safe, gave us great info during the flight, and was lovely all around. I was a very nervous flier but the flight was calm and easy and the views were stunning. We did the Ultimate Day Package and enjoyed both the Village and Bays tour and the Ulva Island Explorer with Real NZ. Jan and Karen's passion for the bird watching and the fauna was contagious. The box lunch was delicious and given to us as we waited for the Ulva Island trip. What a great day trip from Queenstown.
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Posted On : 2024-03-19 15:05:39
Posted By : Flyer07090974800
Absolutely loved the Stewart Island experience with Glenorchy Air. The flight was stunning and Michael our pilot was fantastic and very knowledgeable. It was the perfect amount of time to explore the township, have lunch and jump on a water taxi to explore Ulva Island. Highly recommend this trip!
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Posted On : 2024-01-26 18:14:50
Posted By : 698LisaC
We had an amazing day flying to Stewart Island with Glenorchy Air. We felt in very safe hands with Joseph, our pilot, who supplied interesting and fun facts during the flight and helped to coordinate things on the ground at Stewart Island for us. Stewart Island and Ulva Island tours were brilliant for understanding remote island life, local wildlife conservation and the super knowledgeable bird guides. I would love to go back to Stewart Island and stay overnight for a chance of seeing Kiwis and being able to spend more time on Ulva Island. The views from the plane were amazing!
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Posted On : 2024-01-26 02:29:27
Posted By : Tracey_O
Fabulous trip to Stewart island. Smooth flight with amazing views, would definitely recommend it. Our pilot Will was friendly, helpful and gave us lots of information on the flight. Thankyou Will and all the friendly staff at Glenorchy.
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Posted On : 2023-02-14 16:30:33 
Posted By : John G
Took a side trip to Stewart Island and it was a wonderful trip. Our pilot Tim was great and was very calming to my wife who had never flown on a small aircraft before. The weather was perfvect and Tim pointed out all the sites on the flight as well as explaining to her what all the radio traffic meant. The approach back into Queenstown was breath taking.
I would recommend this trip to all.
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Posted On : 2022-11-05 11:09:03
Posted By : Auskiwi3
Absolute stunner, fabulous day trip from Queenstown to Stewart Island thanks to Jim our incredibly friendly and truly excellent pilot and the team at Glenorchy Air. Modern, safe aircraft, friendly, helpful and excellent staff. Highly recommended,
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Posted On : 2022-04-18 05:12:34
Posted By : Amberericksen270
Our flight experience was amazing! We couldn’t recommend this company + (pilot Jim) enough. Professional and so much knowledge about the area. Thank you so much :)
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Posted On : 2022-04-15 04:15:40
Posted By : Euge_taboada
Had the most amazing day out last friday!! Our pilot had lots of info, very chilled, and its great to see stewart island from the sky! On the island we had plenty of time to explore around, we did a boat to Ulva Island which was great to see wildlife and the beautiful beaches :)
Highly recommended experience, and the service from the whole crew was top notch!
Thank you for a great day exploring Stewart Island!
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Posted On : 2022-04-03 06:16:11
Posted By : jeremypat44
We booked this after the Milford Sound flight the day before. The guy on who took our booking was super helpful and suggested a couple of things to do, given we rang at 4.30pm it was a great effort to book us in and the extra excursions. Our Pilot was super friendly and professional and obviously loved his job and the company. Nothing was too much trouble these guys were awesome.
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Posted On : 2022-03-19 00:57:14
