The Best of Franz Josef Glacier

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The Best of Franz Josef Glacier

Food scene

Best food and coffee in town!
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SnakeBite Brewery
28 Main Rd
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Best food and coffee in town!
Great day food and coffee.
Full of Beans Cafe
Main Road
Great day food and coffee.
Amazing food and cocktails!
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King Tiger
70 Cron St
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Amazing food and cocktails!
Must-eat-drink in Franz Josef!
Monsoon Restaurant
46 Cron St
Must-eat-drink in Franz Josef!
Good ol' Kiwi pub grub.
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The Landing
32 Main Rd
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Good ol' Kiwi pub grub.
Quality European cuisine
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Alice May
30 Cron St
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Quality European cuisine

Adventure

Fly to the glacier in a helicopter and spend some time hiking on the glacier. Amazing experience.
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63 Cron St
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Fly to the glacier in a helicopter and spend some time hiking on the glacier. Amazing experience.
For the thrill seekers - the Kea Jump - New Zealands highest jump!
Skydive Franz
63 Cron St
For the thrill seekers - the Kea Jump - New Zealands highest jump!
Just do it!
Glacier Country Heliport
Just do it!
Stunning hike with views of Southern Alps and New Zealand's tallest peaks on a clear day.
Okarito Trig Walk
8 Russell St
Stunning hike with views of Southern Alps and New Zealand's tallest peaks on a clear day.
A full-day hike - good fitness is required! Get high on the tops of New Zealand's southern Alps with views over Franz Josef Glacier.
Alex Knob Track
A full-day hike - good fitness is required! Get high on the tops of New Zealand's southern Alps with views over Franz Josef Glacier.
Allow 5 hours to return - if there's one hike you do in Franz, do this one!
Robert's Point Track
Allow 5 hours to return - if there's one hike you do in Franz, do this one!
Do the Milford sound trip for lunch!
Air Safaris Franz Josef Scenic Flights
Main Road
Do the Milford sound trip for lunch!
Gorgeous gorge! Highly reccommend this hike - allow 1-2 hours return.
Callery Gorge Walk
Gorgeous gorge! Highly reccommend this hike - allow 1-2 hours return.
Glow worms! And historic caves! Great hike. Allow 1.5 hours return.
Tatare Tunnels Walk
21 Cowan St
Glow worms! And historic caves! Great hike. Allow 1.5 hours return.
30-minute drive to trail head (Fox Glacier) - loop track and then lunch at the cafe!
Lake Matheson
30-minute drive to trail head (Fox Glacier) - loop track and then lunch at the cafe!
Not for the faint-hearted but an amazing, steep day hike with incredible views.
Mount Fox
Not for the faint-hearted but an amazing, steep day hike with incredible views.
Great hike - do this and Lake Matheson at the same time! Located in Fox Glacier.
Lake Gault
Great hike - do this and Lake Matheson at the same time! Located in Fox Glacier.
Gorgeous kettle lake with amazing birdlife in the rainforest
Lake Wombat
Gorgeous kettle lake with amazing birdlife in the rainforest
20 minutes return - reflective lake.
Peters Pool
20 minutes return - reflective lake.

Sightseeing

Visit to Jetty bay or MacDonalds campground at the north end of the lake - first thing in the morning or at sunset is best for photos. Swimming, picnics, BBQ's! Hire a stand up paddle board from Franz Josef Wilderness Tours and explore the lake! This is a must do.
Lake Mapourika
Visit to Jetty bay or MacDonalds campground at the north end of the lake - first thing in the morning or at sunset is best for photos. Swimming, picnics, BBQ's! Hire a stand up paddle board from Franz Josef Wilderness Tours and explore the lake! This is a must do.
A must-visit! We reccommend lighting your own bonfire on the beach and toasting smore's! Definitely catch a sunset here!
Okarito Beach
A must-visit! We reccommend lighting your own bonfire on the beach and toasting smore's! Definitely catch a sunset here!