Methven Heli Tour Accommodation

Mt Taylor Lodge is a fabulous place to stay in Methven (the nearest town to Mt Hutt). The lodge is operated by Nick Taylor who is a brilliant host with a raft of local knowledge (and he makes a mean cafe latte!) The lodge has comfy single rooms with a private bathroom. There are some nice communal living areas (lounge with a combustible fireplace), common kitchen and a spa bath. Free wifi is available throughout the building and a daily breakfast & dinner is provided.

Rates, Inclusions & Add-Ons

2024 Rates

AUD$6,670 per person

• Base/invoice currency is Australian Dollars (AUD)
• Prices are per person including tax
• Convert to your currency here

Inclusions

• 5 nights accommodation in a private single room with ensuite
• 3 heli-ski / snowboard days (guaranteed 5 runs per day)
• 3 days of professional heliski guide services
• Scheduled airport transfers on arrival and departure day, Christchurch Airport
• Hosting & guiding by Mint Tours
• 5 breakfasts at our lodge
• 5 x 2-course dinners at our lodge
• Generous picnic lunch on heliski days
• Use of safety equipment on heliski days
• 1 day riding at Mt Hutt, includes transport to mountain (first day on-snow)
• 1 day lift ticket Mt Hutt

Add-ons

• Additional heli skiing day
• Additional resort ski day
• Additional nights at lodge

Not Included

• Flights - search for cheapest flights here
• Travel insurance - buy travel insurance online here

Terms & Conditions

Reservation & Deposit

To secure your spot on tour, a 25% deposit is payable within 3 days of booking. The balance is due 60 days prior to tour departure.

COVID-19 INFORMATION

UPDATED 01/03/2021

This global health crisis has impacted everyone enormously, so we want to make sure your future travel plans are safe and reassure you that we are committed to supporting our customers in the best way that we can.

CANCELLATIONS

If you are booked on a tour that has been cancelled due to the pandemic, or borders are closed to the country where the tour is based, you will have the option to receive a refund of monies paid* (of your deposit or full payment) or take a travel credit of 100% of monies paid* (of your deposit or full payment). These options exclude flights and insurance as they will have their own booking conditions.

If you choose to cancel your tour booking departing from 1st June 2021 onwards, the standard cancellation terms and conditions at the time you booked are still applicable.  

A SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE RETURN TO TRAVEL

As we start planning our return to running tours, the safety and wellbeing of our travellers, staff and suppliers will remain our priority and our return to operations will be done in a safe and responsible way. We have reviewed all our health and safety policies and are implementing new minimum standards that emphasise increased hygiene and sanitation. These are in line with recommendations from the World Health Organization and following the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Safe Travel protocols for tour operators.

Before travelling, we recommend you check your government’s travel advisory and the World Health Organization website for the most up to date information about destinations and permitted travel from each country.

Skiing and Snowboarding naturally include social distance, however, there are often concentration zones and high-traffic areas where COVID-19 transmission risk is higher. Thus, we have implemented the following protocols for concentrated spaces such as lifts, warming areas, and other skiing and snowboarding related facilities.

PRE-ARRIVAL, INSTRUCTION AND BRIEFING

Prior to travel and prior to commencement of tour, we will ask guests to;

Self-assess their physical condition and self-screen their risk profile. If guests have symptoms, however mild, or are in a household where someone has symptoms, they are advised to stay at home.

ON TOUR

Mint will:

Ask guests and staff to monitor their own health, display appropriate signage on COVID-19 symptoms, educate staff on how to identify COVID-19 symptoms and describe COVID-19 symptoms in group meetings.

Facilitate the removal of guests or staff who show symptoms of COVID-19 and are either unable to or unwilling to be tested, Mint reserves the right to remove them from our tours to prevent any risk to others.

Where possible, we will strive to keep tour participant numbers as low as reasonably possible. We will favour small groups tours with a maximum of 6 guests.

Physical distancing will be practiced as much as practically possible during our tours. Our tour leaders will promote the shared responsibility for distancing.

We will implement the use of face coverings when in situations of higher risk of virus transmission. Examples include: when using transportation, during close-proximity instruction, in lines, lifts or gondolas, on crowded slopes where distancing is difficult to maintain, and when taking a break from the elements in heated areas where people congregate.

Prepare for interaction with people external to your group which might not know, or be following, the same health and safety standards that we require of our guests. Provide ample access to sanitiser. We ask that guests sanitise hands when entering any building or congregating, before starting an activity, and as often as needed throughout the activity.