Franz Josef Hostels - Reviews and Rates

On arrival in Franz Josef everyone was in pretty high spirits as it marked the start of a 2 day stopover which normally equated to a nice long lie in! The place we were staying was really nice, kind of a large sprawling campsite with log cabins- highly appropriate as the weather was far from summery. Although we were the last group to check in w...

We hiked up to the Fox Glacier in the morning. We were the only people at the terminus of the glacier. It was really pretty, but also a little scary. They have tons of signs warning of the dangers of the ice breaking off and rockfalls. Sandi didn't want to stay long in front of the face of the glacier. We then drove to a lake west of Fox Glacier...

27.02.2009 Wir fahren zu den nur 5 Minuten entfernten Pancake Rocks (Pfannekuchen Felsen). Hier machen wir einen 45 Minuten langen Rundgang, der uns vorbei an diesen interessanten Felsformationen fuerht. Die Felsen sehen aus, als waeren jede Menge Pfannkuchen uebereinandergestapelt. Man hat eine tolle Aussicht heute, es sind fast keine Wolken am...

Hello again! After a long 9 hour bus ride I made it to Franz Josef in the evening on Thursday night. Luckily, I've made a great friend with this girl Roos from Holland (pronounced "Rose") who has become my travel buddy. She is hilarious and we're had a blast together on the bus... And get your minds out of the gutter, she has a boyfriend ;-) Any...

We are making our way down the west coast of the South island. We spent the last 2 days at Franz Joseph and Fox Glaciers. It has been raining most of this time, so we cancelled our plan to go Glacier walking (now we have a reason to back out). Both Franz Joseph and Fox Glaciers are on the side of George Bush - they are currently advancing, which...

Lots of walking today to the glacier terminus, up to glacier viewpoints and around lakes to try and see beautiful reflections of glaciers or Mt Cook

Punakaiki again Vincent loved the rocks so much he decided to visit it again :) Hokitita lunch We drove down the west coast and stopped at Hoki for lunch. A place called stumpers. The lady at the counter told me they were so busy the kitchen won't take orders until 15 minutes later! Good thing they did too. As other patrons were served we realis...

Tiny, one street township nestled by the fox and franz josef glaciers. Pouring when I got there and sunny when I went glacier hiking before driving to Queenstown through the most spectacular areas. That drive was one of the highlights of my trip.

We woke this morning to grey skies in Greymouth. Starting late in the evening winds battered the motel room from all directions and rain constantly pelted against the windows. When we looked out the window - the distant snowy mountain views that were clear yesterday were nowhere to be seen. Fog blanketed the whole town and made it difficult to s...

Despues de pasar un dia en la cama (de la autocaravana, claro, y con los consecuentes trastazos de la carretera) me levante con todas las fuerzas que pude para hacer una de las cosas mas esperadas de nuestro paso por NZ: sobrevolar los glaciares y el monte Cook en helicoptero! Fueron solo 40 minutos, pero de lo mas intensos: ver las motanas supe...