Highlights

• Experience the hanging glacier, blue ice, and waterfalls

• Heliworks is the only company permitted to land at Earnslaw Burn

• Views over historic Skippers Canyon

This experience is popular for a reason. The Earnslaw Burn boasts an incredible hanging glacier and waterfalls, and as we’re the only company permitted to land there, it is our favourite spot – and a favourite for our guests to explore, and when you see it you’ll understand why.

Heliworks and our sister company, Heli Glenorchy are the only companies permitted to land at the stunning Earnslaw Burn. 

To get there we fly over schist slopes, admiring the old gold mining sites of Skippers Canyon before landing on the valley floor of the Earnslaw Burn. The hanging glacier towers above, and in the warmer seasons countless waterfalls cascade down around you.

During the winter months* there are fewer waterfalls, but the glacier becomes more immense with the snowfall, and a close-up flyover reveals a deep, unearthly blue glow within. 

The Earnslaw Burn has been featured on:

• Lord of the Rings

• The Hobbit

• Travel Guides Australia

• Tracked

• The Summit 

*In winter months (June – August) the Earnslaw Burn does not have as many fast flowing waterfalls compared to our spring and summer months (September – March). It is still a stunning and magical location to visit during winter as there is usually extra snow coverage on the glacier and throughout the valley.