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Franz Josef Glacier Guides

The most incredible Glacier experience!

Franz Josef Glacier Guides is an internationally recognized guiding operation that prides itself on providing the most incredible glacier experience. We make a clear commitment to our clients that our trip is the most spectacular and rewarding available. With a range of trips from a valley walk, to full day hike, and heli hike options there is a trip to suit any ability.

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Organisation

Franz Josef Glacier Guides

Commercial organisation

Location

South IslandWest CoastCron street

Categories

  • Activity__skiing_snowboardingSnow and Ice
  • Activity__walking_and_hiking_toursHiking Tours

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-43.388599

170.181999

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-43.388599
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170.181999

Reviews

    • We did the half day tour on the glacier!
    • Equipment and guides were excellent.
    • A must do if you want to see glaciers.
    • Full day hike.
    • I loved this trip!
    Rating Count Percentage
    10/10 76
    24%
    9/10 90
    29%
    8/10 84
    27%
    7/10 36
    11%
    6/10 14
    4%
    5/10 8
    3%
    4/10 2
    1%
    3/10 3
    1%
    2/10 0
    0%
    1/10 1
    0%
  • 5.0/5

    We completed the HeliHike with Mike, very knowledgeable guide.

    Quite pricey but how often do you walk on a glacier and fly in a helicopter in one day. Plus it won't be here forever!!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2017

    F
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    Fran and Ben

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Went on the Ice Explorer trip which was unforgettable.

    It is an expensive activity but is worth the money. You get 2-3 hours exploring the glacier with an awesome guide plus a short helicopter ride to and from the glacier. It was breathtaking.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in December 2016

    UNITED KINGDOM
    JF
    Jessica Freeland's avatar

    Jessica Freeland

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Very nice staff and the guides (Scotty, Michael and Tom) were very observant of everyone in the group.

    Amazing but short helicopter ride.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in December 2016

    DENMARK
    NO
    Nanna Overbeck's avatar

    Nanna Overbeck

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    This was a great experience.

    Got to fly in a helicopter to the glacier and back as well as having a few hours on the glacier with a knowledgeable tour guide. Also, complementary hot pools access after was awesome!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2016

    JR
    Joe Rogers's avatar

    Joe Rogers

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    So it started with a quick helicopter ride which in itself was pretty amazing.

    Then all the equipment for the climb was provided. It was good fun, never done anything like it before and the views were superb.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in December 2015

    UNITED KINGDOM
    NW
    Nicola Wiggan's avatar

    Nicola Wiggan

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Great guide, good organisation and equipment.

    The glaciers were bigger than expected. Smooth heli ride and plenty of time on the ice.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in November 2015

    UNITED KINGDOM
    BM
    Ben McDougal's avatar

    Ben McDougal

    Customer

  • 3.5/5

    Beautiful view over the glaciers and good guided walk.

    The guide could have given more information on the glaciers, she was quite boring.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2015

    GERMANY
    EF
    Elisa Felising's avatar

    Elisa Felising

    Customer

  • 2.5/5

    Great helicopter flight, walking distance too short.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2015

    GERMANY
    MS
    Maria Schober's avatar

    Maria Schober

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Great trip in helicopter on Glacier.

    Guides were nice. I would definitely recommend this!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2014

    NETHERLANDS
    JS
    Jeroen Suijlang's avatar

    Jeroen Suijlang

    Customer

  • 0.5/5

    Valley walk - this was a waste of money.

    Apart from a short walk through rainforest on a path not open to the public, the walk to the glacier was on a DOC path with some geological information provided by a guide.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2015

    AUSTRALIA
    HP
    Helen Parsons's avatar

    Helen Parsons

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    We completed the HeliHike with Mike, very knowledgeable guide.

    Quite pricey but how often do you walk on a glacier and fly in a helicopter in one day. Plus it won't be here forever!!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2017

    F
    Fran and Ben's avatar

    Fran and Ben

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Very nice staff and the guides (Scotty, Michael and Tom) were very observant of everyone in the group.

    Amazing but short helicopter ride.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in December 2016

    DENMARK
    NO
    Nanna Overbeck's avatar

    Nanna Overbeck

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Went on the Ice Explorer trip which was unforgettable.

    It is an expensive activity but is worth the money. You get 2-3 hours exploring the glacier with an awesome guide plus a short helicopter ride to and from the glacier. It was breathtaking.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in December 2016

    UNITED KINGDOM
    JF
    Jessica Freeland's avatar

    Jessica Freeland

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    This was a great experience.

    Got to fly in a helicopter to the glacier and back as well as having a few hours on the glacier with a knowledgeable tour guide. Also, complementary hot pools access after was awesome!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2016

    JR
    Joe Rogers's avatar

    Joe Rogers

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Great guide, good organisation and equipment.

    The glaciers were bigger than expected. Smooth heli ride and plenty of time on the ice.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in November 2015

    UNITED KINGDOM
    BM
    Ben McDougal's avatar

    Ben McDougal

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    So it started with a quick helicopter ride which in itself was pretty amazing.

    Then all the equipment for the climb was provided. It was good fun, never done anything like it before and the views were superb.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in December 2015

    UNITED KINGDOM
    NW
    Nicola Wiggan's avatar

    Nicola Wiggan

    Customer

  • 3.5/5

    Beautiful view over the glaciers and good guided walk.

    The guide could have given more information on the glaciers, she was quite boring.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2015

    GERMANY
    EF
    Elisa Felising's avatar

    Elisa Felising

    Customer

  • 0.5/5

    Valley walk - this was a waste of money.

    Apart from a short walk through rainforest on a path not open to the public, the walk to the glacier was on a DOC path with some geological information provided by a guide.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2015

    AUSTRALIA
    HP
    Helen Parsons's avatar

    Helen Parsons

    Customer

  • 2.5/5

    Great helicopter flight, walking distance too short.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2015

    GERMANY
    MS
    Maria Schober's avatar

    Maria Schober

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Great trip in helicopter on Glacier.

    Guides were nice. I would definitely recommend this!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2014

    NETHERLANDS
    JS
    Jeroen Suijlang's avatar

    Jeroen Suijlang

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Great trip in helicopter to glacier, hiking on the glaciers was brilliant, guide was good, helicopter ride could be a little longer, but great day.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2014

    PL
    Penny Lee's avatar

    Penny Lee

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Ice Explorer Tour - very nice trip on the glacier.

    And a very nice guide whos name is Charlotte from France. Also the experience with the helicopter was unique.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2014

    NETHERLANDS
    Cd
    Claudia de Winter's avatar
  • 5.0/5

    Beautiful walk at the glacier and the helicopter ride was awesome.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2013

    SWEDEN
    SA
    Sofia Anderson's avatar

    Sofia Anderson

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Loved the heli ride.

    And the glacier is really beautiful.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2013

    SWEDEN
    EJ
    Evelina Johansson's avatar
  • 4.0/5

    Good tour with good guide.

    A bit pricey but okay, worth it for the helicopter ride.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2013

    SWEDEN
    JB
    Jennifer Bramstad's avatar
  • 4.0/5

    Nice tour for you with a big wallet.

    Nice scenic flight up to the glacier in a helicopter and then a few hours walk on the ice with a good guide.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in January 2014

    SWEDEN
    LF
    Ludvig Fagerstrom's avatar
  • 5.0/5

    Stunning views during the walk, nice guide searching for attractive sights on the glacier.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2013

    GERMANY
    CS
    Christian Schumacher's avatar
  • 5.0/5

    Well organised, fair pricing.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2013

    GERMANY
    MS
    Marco Schmidt's avatar

    Marco Schmidt

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Ice Explorer - helicopter, money is worth it.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2013

    GERMANY
    JK
    Janine Kohlgrueler's avatar
  • 2.5/5

    Expensive, helicopter ride is brief, equipment is dated and smelled (boots provided no support, pants and jacket smelled like BO or mildew).

    The weather decides if you will go or not, the heavy rains delayed us two days. Your tour will be most affected by who is in your groups, so less fit people who can not keep up or Asians who stop every 30 seconds for a picture will keep you from seeing more of the glacier.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2013

    UNITED STATES
    S
    Steve's avatar

    Steve

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Fascinating glacier walk on the ice.

    Helpful and knowledgable guides.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2013

    CANADA
    FG
    Fraser Goldsmith's avatar

    Fraser Goldsmith

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Brilliant, helicopter ride and ice walk great, excellent guide (Mike), best thing I have ever done!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in December 2012

    UNITED KINGDOM
    NL
    Nigel Leighton's avatar

    Nigel Leighton

    Customer

  • 3.5/5

    Group advertised as small.....

    we had eleven people. Also was supposed to have 'adventurous' pace and we stopped every three minutes. Informative guides, but overall pretty average tour.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in December 2012

    NEW ZEALAND
    JV
    Jonathan Vondette's avatar
  • 5.0/5

    Nice heli flight!

    Very cool staff!! Awesome surroundings!! We did the 'ice-explorer'

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in December 2012

  • 1.5/5

    Franz Jozef is good for a quick stop but not a lot to see.

    It is a bit if a walk in so if it is raining you may want to skip it. The glacier has melted severly so don't expect a lot.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in November 2012

    UNITED STATES
    la
    lavonc's avatar

    lavonc

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Half day glacier hike great value - we left Franz Josef at 10.30am, had a great hike on the glacier, got back to Franz Josef at 5.00pm and went for a soak in the hot pools (included in the price).

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2012

    UNITED KINGDOM
    CC
    Carole Carter's avatar

    Carole Carter

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Good guide, well organised.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2012

    NETHERLANDS
    JJ
    Jurgen Joyce's avatar

    Jurgen Joyce

    Customer

  • 3.5/5

    Day walk on the glacier, we had a great experience.

    Price is a negative $180pp, too many people per group.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2012

    FRANCE
    BB
    Barbara Berkhout's avatar

    Barbara Berkhout

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Touristy, but a must.

    Cool experience, nice guides, good gear. Comes with hot pool access, which is very relaxing after the hard work. Bit expensive. Book in advance.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2012

    NETHERLANDS
    MH
    Marion Hassink's avatar

    Marion Hassink

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Did half day hike on the Glacier.

    Guides were fun and very knowledgable.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2012

    UNITED STATES
    JJ
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    J Jmal

    Customer