Since it was first reported that the Antarctic icebergs were moving closer to mainland New Zealand, Graeme Gale who runs Helicopter Otago in the country's south island, said he plans to take tourists out this weekend at a cost of NZD 600 per seat. Another helicopter company in Te Anau was also planning to make sightseeing trips, The Times online reported on Thursday.

Scientists have warned the flotilla of icebergs, which differ in size from 165 feet to 2-km in length and come in clusters of up to 130, could pose a danger to shipping traffic in the area.

Gale’s company, which took tourists out in 2006, "It’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before,". "They are all different. Some have got ponds, some have waterfalls, and the colour of the ice is a beautiful turquoise colour," he was quoted as saying by the British daily.