Frans Josef, New Zealand

Travel Blogs from Frans Josef (5)

The Scale of Things, Frans Josef, New Zealand travel blog
The Scale of Things
Jul 18, 2005

... from a couple of farms and a cemetry, so I looped round and rejoined the main highway (I tried big bro!) I arrived in Frans Josef shortly after a pleasant lunch stop at Lake Ianthe and headed straight for the glacier. Like the Tasman Glacier we saw at ...

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'A Shmock and a Pancake'
Dec 8, 2004

... adventure day tomorrow. The activity of choice was a strenuous nine hour trek and ice climb scaling the mighty Frans Josef Glacier. It's one of New Zealand's 'must-do's' and is supposed to be an unforgettable experience. I was staying put with my foot ...

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Frans Josef, Frans Josef, New Zealand travel blog
Frans Josef
Jan 23, 2007

... means I get a 15 minute flight up the Frans Josef glacier then 2 hours hiking round the top of the glacier then a flight back. The Frans Josef Glacier is the fastest moving glacier in the world, I think we were told it can move up to a foot a day at some ...

A travel blog entry by saraheva
From thin air, Frans Josef, Greymouth, Blenheim, New Zealand travel blog
From thin air
Feb 17, 2006

We drove all the way up the west coast, visited Fox and Frans Josef Glaciers... witnessed a very strange thing which I'm yet to find an explanation. We were driving along a road on the way to Frans, there were trees on either side of us... no other people ...

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Forum Discussions on Frans Josef (2)

Lake Tekapo & Cromwell
Posted on Jun 30, 2006, 10:18:28
... to Milford Sound will be brimming with adrenaline! On the West Coast, it might be worth pointing out that Fox & Frans Josef are about ten/fifteen minutes apart, Frans being the larger township of the two (and the 'Rainforest Retreat' ...
new zealand: things to do in the winter?
Posted on Jun 5, 2006, 10:47:14
... will be weather permitting. There's plenty of option too depending on your location: Rotorua, Taupo, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Frans Josef, Wanaka, Queenstown all offer skydiving packages and if you're in the right place at the right time ...

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