Franz Josef Bed and Breakfasts - Reviews and Rates

We have been anticipating getting to Glacier Country for a while now and after our 5 hour or so drive (with plenty of photo ops along the way), we finally made it.

Along the way, Gillian and I met plenty of travelers and a tour bus driver who insisted that we could not pass up the heli-hike on Fox Glacier. So, when we arrived yesterday, t...

I decided to head off to Franz Josef Glacier as it was one of the sights i really knew i wanted to see whilst in the South Island. It was a bit of a last minute decision to actually take the trip but i was lucky enough to get cheap transport and make the 6 hour coach ride up there with "Naked Bus" and no...you don't get a naked driver (if you sa...

We defrosted the car and left Wanaka, heading for the coast. It was a beautiful drive past mountains and lakes, through gorges and over rivers, to the sea. We stopped off at two waterfalls, which both had crystal-clear blue streams running past them. They were both in a lush valley surrounded by cliffs and a forest. We reached the coast at a tow...

Long the way to Franz Josef we stopped at a mirror lake which was gorgeous, it was some of the 1st snow capped mountains that id seen, and it was such a clear day which made the views even crisper.

I had been so excited about doing a HeliHike on Franz Josef Glasier, but the night before i was due to do it i was having serious doubts, if ...

Still here, mostly being defeated by technology. We had a wonderful time with my godmother Joan, still sprightly at almost 86. Her son-in-law straightened out the wheelchair which has been a godsend, and Quantas managed to deliver it, us and ALL our baggage in one piece to New Zealand. We have had Weather, various (350km mostly in POURING rain y...

THE West Coast is a huge botanic garden! Dense forests, roadside flowers and the ever-present fern fronds compete for the fortunate traveller's attention. On one side, mountains rear to the sky, while powerful waves pound the rocky coast on the other. It is a wonderland of scenic beauty... And if there is a jewel in this crown of geographical g...

Hey all, So I've arrived at Franz after my 10 hour bus journey which was kept entertained by way of 'the giggles' with another solo female traveller called Emma whom I also stayed in the same hostel in Nelson with. So 10 hours with no books to read or ipod to play.. However we did have afew pit stops along the way which litterally were 2 minute ...

We left the grim Greymouth YHA bright and early and had a clear view of Mount Cook which, according to the bus driver (little fella called Scotty with a bright blue spiky mohican ...), was a sure sign that it was a VERY GOOD day for a heli hike. So, if anyone was dithering about whether to do it that afternoon or the day after, then this aftern...

We woke to torrential rain and felt lucky that our intention today was only to drive to Franz Josef and had no real need to get out the car. So we said our thanks again and set off making our first stop at Haast for lunch where Jon enjoyed a whitebait sandwich which is cooked with an egg and made into a kind of omlette and placed between bread a...

Ice all the way. Good Day yesterday. Rode from Fox to Franz. there were 3 200m hills in 20km. the gradient map i had scared me somewhat with what looked like 3 alpine peaks to cover. teh reality was that i took it easy in wee ratio and the potter over them was over in just over 2 hours. it was one of the prettyer rides of the trip. Got a nice ho...