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QUEENSTOWN / WANAKA / FOX GLACIER

  
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Depart from Queenstown and travel to Arthurs Point and the Shotover Gorge to picture perfect Arrowtown with time to wander amongst the historic buildings and boutique shops.

Continue through the Kawerau Gorge to the town of Wanaka, a popular holiday destination. Stop at the lakefront which provides an opportunity to stretch your legs and buy morning tea (own cost). Continue through the spectacular Mt Aspiring National Park and the scenic Haast Pass to the West Coast. The journey offers a spectacular landscape of towering mountains, wetlands, fast flowing rivers and dense rainforest sprinkled with endless waterfalls. Arrive at Fox Glacier and check into your hotel and with Fox Glacier Guiding who will be looking after you if you choose one of their optional glacier excursions.

Tonight is New Year's Eve and the village of Fox will be celebrating, so enjoy the festivities and have fun!

Accommodation

 

Heartland Hotel Glacier Country, Fox – 3 Star Rating

Situated in the heart of Glacier country at Fox Glacier, it forms the centrepiece of this tiny mountain village. Comfortable en-suite bedrooms with Sky TV, refrigerator, tea and coffee facilities and the country style Sir William Fox Restaurant and Bar area. 


Meals

Breakfast (full hot hotel breakfast included)

Lunch own cost and arrangement

Dinner (hotel dinner included)

Included Activities

1: Arrowtown
There will be a stop at picture perfect Arrowtown with time to wander amongst the historic buildings and boutique shops.  Arrowtown in Autumn provides an artist's palette view of leafy Buckingham Street.
 
2: Wanaka
Wanaka is a popular holiday destination. We will take a stop at the lakefront which provides an opportunity to stretch your legs, have a look around and buy morning tea.
 

Optional Activities

3: Fox Glacier Trail Walk
This is an informative and leisurely trip to the dynamic face of the glacier. This trip is for people with limited time or for those who would find the walks onto the glacier too strenuous. Although you will not walk on the glacier your guide will take you to the final resting place of the ice that has travelled 13 kilometres from the base of the Southern Alps, all the way to the river valley floor. This two hour trip is reasonably easy going. About one and a half hours is spent walking over gentle terrain, over a river valley floor, at a speed that almost anyone can manage. There is a strong focus on providing you with quality interpretation so you can learn about the glacier and the surrounding environment.  Bookings essential.
 
 
4: Fox Glacier Helicopter Ride
Take a helicopter ride to the top of Fox Glacier where you land on the glacier for an awesome snow filled experience. Must be pre-booked (own cost) and is weather dependant.