The exotic Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers deeply touch the heart and soul of the sightseers. The icy twosome is located on the West Coast at the bottom of the valley merely 300 meters above the sea level. The striking landscape of mighty mountains, breathtaking glaciers, primitive rainforest, raging mountain rivers and serene coastal formations offer sights and adventures which interests one and all.
Cascading from the massive ice fields of the Southern Alps, the duo traverses through a challenging terrain and ends into lush primal forests. On its way to the forest the two bergs create dramatic ice cliffs and jagged chasms.
The gem of New Zealand's West Coast Glaciers is an extravagant river of ice, Franz glacier is one of the fastest moving glaciers in the world. Known across as the steepest glacier of the worlds, it descends 1.5 miles over its 7.5 mile path through the valley.
Located in Westland, the glacier lies between the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island at the floor of the western slopes of Mount Cook.
Thousands of tourists and localities visit the glacial ice during the peak season.
Franz Josef can be reached via Christchurch airport. Franz Josef Airport is apt for light aircraft. On the other hand Mount Cook Airport offers fantastic scenic flight seeing trips.
The spectacular TranzAlpine scenic train also takes you from Christchurch to Greymouth.
Several tours buses are available that takes the inquisitive tourists to the dazzling destination.
Fox Glacier is regarded as New Zealand's major commercially guided ice field. It happens to be the longest glacier in New Zealand. It’s an exploratory realm. The land of discovery drives you from high alpine snow field into the deep rainforests. Key highlights of Fox glaciers are Lake Matheson and the seals at Gillespies Beach.
It is situated 21 km's south of Franz Josef on the West Coast of the South Island, in Glacier Country.
