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From Fox/Franz Josef Glaciers


  Franz Josef Glacier Valley Walk
Departs: 10.15am and 2.15pm
Duration: 3 hours
Price: $65 pp (child 6-16 $50)
A highly informative, personalised tour to the dramatic terminal face of the glacier.  Includes bonus "Mountains to the Sea" DVD.



  Half Day Fox Glacier Hike (Fox Trot)
Departs daily: 8.45am & 1.35pm (reporting times)
(additional departures in summer)
Price: $95 per person (child 7-16 years $75)
Note: Minimum age 7 years, subject to glacier conditions
Guided hike on glacier ice. Transfers from the township included. Boots, socks, crampons & alpenstocks provided. Wear several layers of warm clothing. Moderate fitness & agility required. Involves some steady, graded uphill walking for 45 minutes.   Duration: 4 hours.

Full day, overnight and heli-hike options available - ask for details.



  Half Day Franz Josef Glacier Hike
Departs daily: 8.45am & 12.30pm
(additional departures in summer)
Price: $105per person (child 8-16 years $88)
Valid to 30 Sep 2010
Note: Minimum age 8 years, subject to glacier conditions
Guided hike on Franz Josef Glacier. Boots, socks, gloves, ice talons, rain jackets if required. Spectacular icefall terrain. Average fitness required.   The trip includes a 3km hike to the glacier followed by a 1.5 hour hike over pre-formed tracks on the lower reaches of the glacier.

Duration 4.5 hours.

Heli-hike options also available - ask for details.
















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