Franz Josef Glacier Heli Hike | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | Wild Kiwi
Ticking off a massive New Zealand bucket list moment - the Franz Josef Glacier Heli Hike. We took a helicopter to the base of Fox Glacier and hiked through the ice, climbing through ice caves and squeezing our way through cracks in the ice. Such an incredible day!
We also jumped onto to quad bikes and drove through rainforest, mud and glacier fed waters - what a day!
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This is it! Today the weather looks good to go do some heli-hiking on Franz Josef Glacier!
We get geared up at the Franz Josef Glacier Guides base then a quick walk through the rainforest brings us to the heli pad for our Franz Josef Glacier Heli-Hike! We get inside the helicopter at Franz Josef and away we go to the Franz Josef Glacier!
We get incredible views of the Franz Josef Glacier Valley before landing on the Franz Josef Glacier itself. Here, our guide is going to take us over, under and through the Franz Josef Glacier.
The Franz Josef Glacier Tour allows us to walk along crevasses and through narrow ice corridors all while learning so much about the Franz Josef Glacier which is one of the most accessible glaciers in the world.
Franz Josef Glacier is ever-changing so the heli-hike tours are always going to be different with our guide having to create new and safe paths for each tour group.
We have had an amazing time exploring the Franz Josef Glacier. What do you think of this tour of the Franz Josef Glacier? Is a heli-hike on the Franz Josef Glacier something you would add to your New Zealand bucket list?
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Franz Josef Glacier Helicopter Flight and Hike
Fly over Franz Josef Glacier with a Helicopter flight and then hike on its icy surface.
On your journey through the South Island of New Zealand, fly above and walk on the icy surface of Franz Josef Glacier. During this 3-hour heli-hike, you will see the glacier from the sky in a helicopter before landing on top and setting off to explore its dramatic landscape. Your guide will teach you about the glacier's origin and point out water so fresh you can drink it. With the hike complete, the helicopter will take you back down where you can warm up in the Glacier Hot Pools.
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Helicopter Ride - Franz Josef Glacier New Zealand
Going up the Franz Josef Glacier in very comfortable style for a 3 hour hike through the land of ice. Fantastic experience and a special place to be!
Franz Josef Glacier Helicopter Tour and Hokitika Gorge, New Zealand
We continue exploring the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island by embarking on a Franz Josef Glacier helicopter tour. Our amazing helicopter ride flies between Fox Glacier and Franz Josef Glacier, making a snow landing on top of the glacier. We also wandered around Hokitika Gorge, viewing its brilliant turquoise waters, navigating rope bridges, and hiking through the forest.
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Our time on the Helicopter and on the Franz Josef Glacier.
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Glacier Helicopters - Fox Glacier & Franz Josef Glacier - New Zealand.
Experience spectacular scenic helicopter flights and incredible glacier landings. The opportunity to view up close and touch the glacier formations, ice caves and pinnacles - makes for a truly memorable experience. Glacier Helicopter flights range from 20 - 40 minutes and can include Franz Josef Glacier and Fox Glaciers, Aoraki/Mt Cook and the Southern Alps.
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Westland National Park ... Stretching the top of the Southern Alps in the east, where it shares a common boundary with Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, to the Tasman Sea in the west, this 1,175-sq-km (450-sq-mile) national park is renowned for its mountain peaks (which reach a height of 3,500 m or 11,500 ft), dramatic glaciers, dense rainforest, coastal lagoons and beautiful lakes. Although the park contains about 60 glaciers, the most famous are the Franz Josef and the Fox. Despite the intrusions of the West Coast gold rush of the 1860s and pastoral farming on the river flats, the area has remained largely unspoiled.
Franz Josef and Fox glaciers helicopter flight New Zealand
This video shows the helicopter flight from the Franz Josef glacier over and around the fox glacier.
This was my first time to New Zealand and the helicopter flight around the glaciers was easily the highlight of my trip.
What is a glacier?
Glaciers are made up of fallen snow that, over many years, compresses into large, thickened ice masses. Glaciers form when snow remains in one location long enough to transform into ice. What makes glaciers unique is their ability to move. Due to sheer mass, glaciers flow like very slow rivers. Some glaciers are as small as football fields, while others grow to be over a hundred kilometers long.
About these glaciers:
The Franz Josef glacier is 12 kms long and is located in Westland Tai Poutini National Park on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Together with the Fox Glacier 20 km to the south, it is unique in descending from the Southern Alps to less than 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level, amidst the greenery and lushness of a temperate rainforest.
The glacier area is one of the main tourist attractions of the West Coast, with around a massive 250,000 visitors a year, and up to 2,700 per day.
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Franz Josef Helicopter Ride, New Zealand (South Island)
HELICOPTER RIDE FRANZ JOSEF IN NEW ZEALAND SOUTH ISLAND
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Franz Josef/Fox Glacier Helicopter Ride, NZ
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Helicopter Tour Over Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
Franz Josef Glacier Helicopter Ride - New Zealand
A helicopter ride to the top of Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand.
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