Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand

Travel Blogs from Franz Josef Glacier (68)

Grounded..., Fox Glacier/Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand travel blog
Grounded...
Apr 22, 2007

... early. We had planned to look into getting a helicopter flight 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 ...

A travel blog entry by paulandciara
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Franz Josef and Fox Glacier, Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand travel blog
Franz Josef and Fox Glacier
Apr 9, 2007

Alex: We got into Franz Josef and headed straight out to the glacier. The glacier sits at the end of a valley it has calved, and a sign marks the end of the glacier in 1720, about 2 km from the glacial face today. The valley is beautiful and the glacier is ...

A travel blog entry by alexndean
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New Zealand - South Island West Coast, Franz Josef Glacier and Pancake Rocks, New Zealand travel blog
New Zealand - South Island West Coast
Jan 4, 2007

The Fox Glacier is one of two major glaciers along the West Coast of South Island; the other is Franz Josef Glacier, just 30 minutes north of Fox. Both glaciers offer heli-hikes, day long and half-day hikes but Franz Josef is said to be more crowded with ...

A travel blog entry by gonetilwhenever
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The Dark of the Glacier, Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand travel blog
The Dark of the Glacier
Nov 3, 2005

A travel blog entry by stevejames
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South Island Odyssey - Part Two - West Coast
Posted on Mar 8, 2008, 19:23:05
... 3. Cape Foulwind 4. Scenic coast below Westport 5. West Coast beach 6. West Coast beach 7. Punaikaki Rocks 8. West Coast lake 9. Fox Glacier 10. Fox Glacier 11. Franz Josef Glacier 12. Lake Matheson 13. West Coast lake 14. North of Karamea