Fox Glacier Heli-Hike Guides: Prices, Weather & What to Wear
Planning guides for the Fox Glacier heli-hike: which tour to book, what it costs, what to wear, weather and cancellations, Fox or Franz Josef, getting there.
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Book the Fox Glacier Heli-Hike: Up to 3 Hours on the Ice
Fly onto Fox Glacier and walk the ice with a guide for up to 3 hours, weather permitting; about 4 hours in total from 44 Main Road.
Fox Glacier heli-hike price: what you pay and what you get
The Fox Glacier heli-hike costs from $483 per person on GetYourGuide. See what the price covers, 11 tours priced side by side, and where real deals exist.
Read guide →Fox Glacier or Franz Josef heli-hike?
Fox gives up to 3 hours on the ice from age 9; Franz Josef up to 2.5 hours from age 10, with more summer departures. Compare prices, towns, flights and walks.
Read guide →Fox Glacier weather and the best time to visit
Fox Glacier gets about 5 m of rain a year and no month is reliably dry. When to go, how weather calls and refunds work, and what to do on a rain day.
Read guide →How to get to Fox Glacier: drive times, buses and the nearest airports
How to get to Fox Glacier from Queenstown, Wanaka, Franz Josef, Hokitika, Greymouth and Christchurch: drive times, buses, airports and the valley road.
Read guide →Is the Fox Glacier heli-hike worth it?
Who the Fox Glacier heli-hike suits, what reviewers praise and criticize, value per hour against a 25-minute flight, safety, and Fox without the hike.
Read guide →What to wear on the Fox Glacier heli-hike
What Fox Glacier Guiding supplies, the layers to wear underneath, what to leave behind, the weight and age limits, and how the 4-hour heli-hike day runs.
Read guide →Which Fox Glacier tour should you book?
Which Fox Glacier tour to book: the heli-hike, snow-landing flights, twin-glacier flights, guided walks and a Queenstown day trip compared by traveler.
Read guide →Ready for the ice? Check dates for the Fox Glacier heli-hike.
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