Fox Glacier, New Zealand Travel Blogs

Fox Glacier
Jul 5, 2008 (6 photos)

... down to minus five over night, we woke up to a sharp frost but bright blue skies for our guided walk of Fox Glacier. It was a memorable experience as our young Texan guide was brilliant in his commentary as well as bantering the oblivious Japanese ...

Grounded...
Apr 22, 2007

... over one of the glaciers, and we were advised to organize from Franz Josef - the biggest one. At lunchtime we arrived at Fox Glacier and took a walk to the bottom of this one and admired the sight and formations that the ice had made. We then moved 20k ...

glaciers and ice bergs
Jan 11, 2007 (8 photos)

... glacier and were reflected perfectly in the milky waters. I found a spot by a stream which cascaded don from a hanging glacier above, and had a relaxing lunch before wandering back, enjoying the ever-changing light and listening to the roars of avalanches. ...

Glacier country
Nov 20, 2005

... now travelling with TROGDOR and me. For most people one glacier a day is enough but we wanted more, so onto Fox Glacier a little further down the highway. Certainly less crowded than Franz Josef the terminal of this was a much narrower glacier ...

The Glaciers
Apr 10, 2005 (5 photos)

... . Staring down a deep, dark crevasse definitely sends a chill down your spine! One of the conveniences we've appreciated about New Zealand are the public toilets at the centre of every town. There's nothing like having to look for a washroom when you ...

Fox Glacier hike
Nov 21, 2005 (5 photos)

... There are only a couple of places in the world were glaciers are found at sea level among temperate rainforests. Here in New Zealand (at Fox and Franz Josef) and in Argentina. After lunch it really started to rain but our hike became more enjoyable as ...

20th Century Fox... Glacier...
Feb 3, 2005 (4 photos)

... and with their accent it's a little hard but I guess I was the only one that thought that because only I laughed :-( The glacier is pretty cool (double meaning) and we had a beautiful day so we got to hike up pretty far. We got explanations about ...

A Fine Start
Mar 13, 2008 (8 photos)

... and started the walking tour. The ice where we were standing was 250m deep and, despite generally retreating since 1800, Fox Glacier is currently advancing. We took a two and a half hour walk over the ice, through ice caves and past moulins, ...

Global warming 101
Jan 30, 2008 (18 photos)

Today, I almost had an accident at the only crossroad in town. I came to a STOP sign at a T-section. There were stopped cars at both sides of the main road. One of them wanted to turn into my road, crossing the way of the other car. Both drivers were ...

Driving the west coast
May 14, 2006 (7 photos)

... Matheson to walk around the lake which mirrors Mount Cook, etc, except today as it was a bit cloudy! We then drove up to Fox Glacier and did the walk to the terminal face - basically the end of the glacier. The drive up the valley was pretty amazing to ...

Fox Glacier Mints
Dec 30, 2006 (7 photos)

... feet wisely making sure they were the right way up before stepping on to the ice. Having seen a good number of glaciers around New Zealand this was the first I had walked on and it was a great experience finding our way around, cutting steps as we went ...

Don't Du Hasst
Dec 28, 2006 (5 photos)

... they were honest. Continuing up the west coast more great scenery followed (also the norm all over New Zealand) before we finally arrived in Fox Glacier town and checking into the only hostel in the place. Despite a great 'cinema' room with seats ...

Cloud Piercer
Dec 20, 2006 (7 photos)

... the tired commentary as we passed through the Canterbury region's lowland plains the kiwi's enthusiasm for taking a dig at Australia or New Zealand's island to the left was certainly not hidden. Other than the comfy seats the hitching a lift on a ...

On the ice
Jul 19, 2005 (15 photos)

... images of the mountains. Sure enough, the view was an exact replica of the picture that I'd seen on many postcards throughout New Zealand. Indeed, it became more idyllic as I advanced around the lake, as Mount Tasman and Mount Cook came into view. A short ...

Queenstown to Bruce Bay - Day 270
Nov 20, 2008 (14 photos)

... . I've parked up by a beach tonight just a little north of a small town called Bruce Bay. I'm only around 45km from Fox glacier were I'll head first thing tomorrow morning. The weather forecast for tomorrow is suppose to be fine, so hopefully I'll get a ...

New Zealand - Mt.Cook
Dec 30, 2006 (29 photos)

... ' trip. After a short bus trip and a 20-minute walk we reached the lake (PIC) at the head of the Tasman Glacier - the largest glacier in New Zealand at around 75km in length. Two boats waited for us at the edge of the lake to take us up close to the ...

I Feel Like Eating a Mint.
Nov 11, 2005 (4 photos)

I had to get the bus to Queenstown, stay one night and then catch another bus in the morning to get to the Fox Glacier. Again the bus either gave a near continual commentary on the area that we passed through, stopping way too often or just played some ...

The Scale of Things
Jul 18, 2005 (15 photos)

... , well, time. The climb itself has got to be one of those 'not to be missed' experiences. As unique and magical as New Zealand is, its glaciers too are unique. There is nowhere else on earth where glaciers have advanced so close to the ocean. And they ...

Fox Glacier
Nov 24, 2008 (7 photos)

... been warned that rain was on the way, so it wasn't a big surprise to wake up to it lashing outside ahead of our trip to the Fox Glacier. Oh well. We were provided with wet weather gear and boots and hopped on a bus for a half day tour of the ice. You have ...

The Dark of the Glacier
Nov 3, 2005 (2 photos)

Cold as Ice and Willing to Sacrifice Your Love
Aug 18, 2009 (11 photos)

As there were only two backpackers in Fox Glacier Township, only one of which was BBH (meaning I get a discount), my choices were limited, so I moved into Ivory Tower Backpackers. The following day I set out to explore the glacier. I had decided to just do ...

The long retreat
Dec 12, 2003 (4 photos)

The ice fields of New Zealand's west coast grind and fracture your perspective. They wear away one's sense of scale. At Franz Josef, we park our car where the glacier once stood and hike forest paths along its slow retreat from history. Like all the ...

Fox Glacier
Jun 11, 2005 (13 photos)

... drove 6km to Lake Matheson and walked the circuit. The walk takes approx 1hr and apparently is the most photographed lake in New Zealand, appearing on calendars and postcards. On a clear day you can see the reflection of the mountains, but it was partly ...

Snow and Ice at the Glacier - no Polar Bears!
Dec 11, 2006 (9 photos)

... it was steep in places and sometimes hard work, but it was all worth it. We saw some blue ice and lots of crevices in the glacier, it was an amazing experience and we loved it, we stopped for luch and ate our sarnies which we had made in the morning, then ...

Nice To See You, To See You Ice
Oct 2, 2004 (12 photos)

... great report on tonight's Olympic action . . . Gary Cordery . . . News at 3am . . . deepest darkest New Zealand. 26/8 This morning we were to go glacier hiking, so by 8.45am we were in town at the 'Franz Josef Glacier Guides' office dressed in our ...

New Zealand - Fox Glacier
Jan 2, 2007 (20 photos)

Leaving Queenstown early for the long drive to Fox Glacier, Andrew noticed that the tyre on the front passenger side of the car had a strange bulge in the side wall. Figuring that there was probably no way that this could be a good thing we cautiously set ...

Fox Glacier - No Mints!
Dec 13, 2006 (6 photos)

Fox was different from Franz Josef in a few ways, so this isnt an entry just some pics -

Nice to see you, to see you ice
Apr 21, 2005 (4 photos)

... personal it all gets a little bit dangerous as the terminal faces are prone to rock and ice falls. The terminal of the Fox glacier was amazingly blue, but Franz Jospeh was more spectacular as you could see higher into the mountain, where the top layers of ...

And the Oscar goes to.....
Mar 1, 2004 (8 photos)

... credit card for making this entire project possible. Now, back to business. Friday February 27th I arrived in Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island where I was being met by my parents who had arrived from London the previous day. After declaring ...

Franz Josef Glacier
Jun 11, 2005 (4 photos)

After a brief stop for lunch we then drove to Franz Josef Glacier and instead of walking to the terminal face, we did the Sentinal Rock walk instead, which provides good photos and views of the glacier. The glacier was named by Julius von Haast after ...