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Epic Travel<\/a>\u00a0\u2192 Asia & the South Pacific<\/a> \u2192 New Zealand<\/a>\u00a0\u2192 West Coast<\/a> \u2192 Fox Glacier<\/em><\/p>\n
\u2666 Intrepid Top Pick!<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Fox Glacier area, West Coast, New Zealand<\/p>\n
Time Required: <\/strong>1 hour \u2013 1 day (depending on\u00a0activities)<\/p>\n
What\u2019s Nearby?:<\/strong> Haast Pass<\/a>, Franz Josef Glacier Hot Pools<\/a>, Franz Josef Glacier<\/a><\/p>\n
New Zealand has two very popular glaciers \u2013 Fox and Franz Josef. We chose Fox, simply because it\u2019s the more southern of the two (although Franz Josef is only about 30 minutes further up the road) and we were driving up from the south. Both glaciers are very popular, so expect crowds if you\u2019re only doing the short hikes to the snout. You can get away from most of the crowds by taking the Chalet Track for an elevated view of the glacier, or if you don\u2019t mind spending the money, do what we did and book a helicopter to take you up onto the glacier. This is where the fun really<\/em> is. Strap on some crampons and set off on a hike where you can gaze into crevasses, crawl through ice tunnels, and get up close views of glacial blue ice. If you\u2019re like us and enjoy ice climbing, this is a wonderful place to do it since they\u2019ll let you drop as deep into crevasses as you want.<\/p>\n