In the heart of Glacier Country are Fox Glacier and Franz Josef Glacier, two of the most accessible glaciers in the world, which terminate amongst temperate rainforest just 250m above sea level. This special environment forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Te Weheka Hotel Fox Glcier offers luxury accommodation in a modern, purpose-built hotel surrounded by stunning mountains and is the ideal base for exploring Fox Glacier and the wider Glacier Country region.
Don boots and crampons for a
guided helihike or an
ice climbing adventure with
Fox Glacier Guiding or take a
scenic helicopter flight over these giant rivers of ice.
Visit
Lake Matheson, famous for its mirror reflections of NZ’s highest peaks
Aoraki/Mount Cook and Mount Tasman or discover
Gillespies Beach. Experience the thrill of a tandem
skydive against the backdrop of the Southern Alps.
Relax after a day of adventure in the
Glacier Hotel Pools or take an after dark stroll through open West Coast podocarp forest in search of
glow worms.