About Fox Glacier Tours

A guide to the ice above Fox Glacier township

Fox Glacier Tours is an independent guide for everyone who wants to stand on Fox Glacier, fly over it or walk to a view of it. Here you will find what a heli-hike involves, which flights land on the snow, how Fox compares with Franz Josef, the walks to Lake Matheson and into the glacier valley, what you can and cannot do without a helicopter, when to go, skydiving over the glaciers, and how to drive in from Queenstown, Wanaka or Christchurch.

The site is available in English and five additional languages. It is written first in English.

How we research

Every number on our pages comes from a source that we link to at the bottom of the page: mostly New Zealand public bodies and science, such as the Department of Conservation, Tourism New Zealand, NIWA and Earth Sciences New Zealand, the Civil Aviation Authority and peer-reviewed glacier research, with temperatures and rain from NIWA climate normals for Hokitika and Franz Josef. Information on tours, that is duration, languages, inclusions, and starting prices, is taken from the offers on GetYourGuide. If a source does not provide something, we do not write it.

On the West Coast the weather decides almost everything, and the glacier itself keeps changing. That is why we also tell you what a cancelled flight means for your plans and what the cancellation terms say.

How we make money

Fox Glacier Tours is funded through the GetYourGuide affiliate program. When you book through one of our links, we receive a commission; your price remains the same. There are no advertising banners here, and we do not sell your data.

Who is behind it

Fox Glacier Tours is run by Lukas Weber from Munich. You will find all details about the provider in the legal notice. The easiest way to send questions, comments, or corrections is to email [email protected].