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Fox Glacier

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Distance in: mi km
Hotel USD* Distance Rating
Glenfern Villas Franz Josef N/A 4.8 mi 7.8 km 4 of 5 stars
Alpine Glacier Motel Lodge $106 4.9 mi 7.8 km 4 of 5 stars
Bella Vista Motel Franz Josef Glacier $94 4.9 mi 7.9 km 4 of 5 stars
The Westhaven $83 5.0 mi 8.0 km 4 of 5 stars
Misty Peaks N/A 7.9 mi 12.7 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Cafe Neve 4.9 mi 7.9 km 4 of 5 stars
The Plateau Cafe & Bar 4.9 mi 7.9 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Shawty's Cafe 57.9 mi 93.2 km 4 of 5 stars
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Nearest Top-Rated Things to Do
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Across Country Quad Bikes 4.8 mi 7.7 km 4 of 5 stars
Fox Glacier Guiding 5.1 mi 8.2 km 4 of 5 stars
Air Safaris 46.9 mi 75.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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“Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers” AAA
“The Slow Traveller” Guardian Unlimited / The Observer
“Fox Glacier, New Zealand from the Air” Go World Travel Magazine
“Flight to Fox” Travelmag.co.uk
“Westland's Fox Glacier and Lake Matheson - a magnet for visitors” NZine.co.nz
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“Fox Glacier” VirtualTourist.com
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Attraction type: Geological formation
Activities: Hiking
Address: Westland National Park
New Zealand

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Reviews of Fox Glacier

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“Cool Glaciers”
5 of 5 stars
MisterWombat
Tallahassee, FL
Jun 2, 2007

We then drove about 20 kilometers down route 6 to view the Fox Glacier. The glacier was much nearer the car park and the track there was mostly clear, just a few small streams to ford on the way to the face. Floodwaters kept us from reaching the glacier but we got to 100 meters from the face with a... more

“Sunset Motel- Fox Glacier”
5 of 5 stars
travelingfreak
California
May 11, 2006
5/5 found this review helpful

We had a great time on the south island. We started in Christchurch- drove through Arthur's pass and stayed on night at the Knightswood B&B (which was great) and then on to the Sunset Motel. They are up the road from Lake Matheson and are self contained units. We had a two bedroom, one bath unit with living room and... more

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Westland National Park, New Zealand