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An amazing up close encounter with New Zealand’s largest glacier, the Tasman Glacier.
Take the bus from outside The Hermitage Hotel to the beautiful Tasman Valley where your guide will lead you on a gentle half hour stroll to the Tasman Glacier Terminal Lake. Here you will board a boat to explore the fascinating glacial landscape dotted with icebergs and the ever-changing ice face of the glacier. The boat passes so close to the icebergs you can touch them! Commentary from our guides imparts their knowledge and passion for this amazing alpine environment.
This trip provides spectacular views of the surrounding mountains and some of the best photographic opportunities available in the national park.
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Aoraki Mount Cook Alpine Village LtdCommercial organisation |
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South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷ Mount Cook |
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Snow and Ice
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Reviews
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4.5/5
I was blown away by the icebergs, we got to touch one and saw three carvings on the iceberg which was epic!
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5.0/5
We did this tour to Tasman Glacier & were blown away by the awesome sight of the beautiful icebergs on the lake.
They were all colours white, blue, black, striped, etc. Loved this, was well & truly worth the price.
Katie M
:-)
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5.0/5
Really well organised trip and although you could walk to the glacier yourself and see it from a distance the guides on this trip made it super enjoyable and being able to get on the water and touch the
icebergs was a treat. Wonderful photo opportunities and well worth the money.
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4.5/5
Friendly, competent, safe, informative.
Lovely restaurant at Old Mountaineers afterwards.
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4.5/5
Really impressive !
What a ride ! A unique experience in NZ ! Seeing those giants icebergs floating on the lake around you is unique and the colors are beautiful ! The staff is really knowledgeable about the glacier itself, lake and the icebergs !
Would highly recommend it !
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4.0/5
Well organised, efficient, good guiding.
Nice boat ride on the lake getting close to the icebergs. Unfortunately due to safety precautions, we had to stay a long way from the terminal face.
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0.5/5
I don't recommend anyone with kids or elders should join a glacier trip with a company named "GLACIER EXPLORERS" at Mt Cook, Lake Pukaki, New Zealand.
(you can find this company from FB)
I joined the glacier trip with my kid on 8 Jan 2017. There was a rude bus driver named "Rochelle". This rude driver also work as a guide asked my kid to walk close to group. Rochelle even said if my kid cannot walk as fast as the group, I have to carry him on this rocky road which is very easy to trip over, she completely ignore client safety. Also, she said I only have 2 choices, 1) carry him; 2) go back to the bus and cannot join the tour. She only wanted the tour finish asap and she can finish off her duty.
I can't believe that the staff is that unprofessional and rude to client.
I definitely not recommend this trip and this company with such kind of staff with this attitude......
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3.0/5
Guide was very knowledgable and gave easy to understand information on glaciers which helped on our travels in the South Island.
However the Tasman Glacier wasn't spectacular and the icebergs (best bit) could all be viewed for free.
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4.0/5
Nice experience.
Guides told a lot of good information, impressive to see the glacier-ice so close (ice-bergs in the lake) and we were lucky to see a part dropping into the lake.
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0.5/5
I don't recommend anyone with kids or elders should join a glacier trip with a company named "GLACIER EXPLORERS" at Mt Cook, Lake Pukaki, New Zealand.
(you can find this company from FB)
I joined the glacier trip with my kid on 8 Jan 2017. There was a rude bus driver named "Rochelle". This rude driver also work as a guide asked my kid to walk close to group. Rochelle even said if my kid cannot walk as fast as the group, I have to carry him on this rocky road which is very easy to trip over, she completely ignore client safety. Also, she said I only have 2 choices, 1) carry him; 2) go back to the bus and cannot join the tour. She only wanted the tour finish asap and she can finish off her duty.
I can't believe that the staff is that unprofessional and rude to client.
I definitely not recommend this trip and this company with such kind of staff with this attitude......
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4.5/5
I was blown away by the icebergs, we got to touch one and saw three carvings on the iceberg which was epic!
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4.0/5
Nice experience.
Guides told a lot of good information, impressive to see the glacier-ice so close (ice-bergs in the lake) and we were lucky to see a part dropping into the lake.
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4.5/5
Really impressive !
What a ride ! A unique experience in NZ ! Seeing those giants icebergs floating on the lake around you is unique and the colors are beautiful ! The staff is really knowledgeable about the glacier itself, lake and the icebergs !
Would highly recommend it !
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4.0/5
Well organised, efficient, good guiding.
Nice boat ride on the lake getting close to the icebergs. Unfortunately due to safety precautions, we had to stay a long way from the terminal face.
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5.0/5
Really well organised trip and although you could walk to the glacier yourself and see it from a distance the guides on this trip made it super enjoyable and being able to get on the water and touch the
icebergs was a treat. Wonderful photo opportunities and well worth the money.
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4.5/5
Friendly, competent, safe, informative.
Lovely restaurant at Old Mountaineers afterwards.
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5.0/5
We did this tour to Tasman Glacier & were blown away by the awesome sight of the beautiful icebergs on the lake.
They were all colours white, blue, black, striped, etc. Loved this, was well & truly worth the price.
Katie M
:-)
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4.0/5
We did the boat trip on the glacial lake.
You don't get very close to the Tasman Glacier, but you'll see some nice icebergs floating on the lake.
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3.0/5
Guide was very knowledgable and gave easy to understand information on glaciers which helped on our travels in the South Island.
However the Tasman Glacier wasn't spectacular and the icebergs (best bit) could all be viewed for free.
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3.5/5
Beautiful trip to the Tasman Lake - the ice rocks are fascinating, but after a few ice rocks you have seen them all.
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5.0/5
Very well organised tour.
Safety equipment provided in good condition and guides were great.
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5.0/5
Really liked the trip, you got to ride the bus, hike, ride the boat, hike back, and bus back.
The guide was amazing and fun. The iceberg is a must to touch and taste.
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5.0/5
We loved this trip.
The guides were fun and very informative. The trip was interesting and a very enjoyable couple of hours.
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4.0/5
Short hike to Tasman Glacier Lake, took one hour boat tour to see ice bergs up close & personal.
A real experience for anyone who's curious about ice bergs.
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4.0/5
The guide was quite informative, beautiful view on the lake, we were able to get quite close to the ice bergs.
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4.5/5
We had perfect weather, and it was great to see the huge icebergs up close.
We almost did the kayak tour, but then we realized that it wasn't in Tasman Lake - it was in another lake, with teeny tiny icebergs. Tasman Lake has huge icebergs, and the lake is too big to get to see the most impressive stuff via kayak (if there was an option to kayak on this lake). Our guide was only so-so (talked a lot about stuff he didn't know anything about), but the experience was great - the icebergs are really dynamic!
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