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Kayak Adventure from Franz Josef Glacier
3 h
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Stop At: Lake Mapourika, Jetty Bay, Franz Josef, Westland National Park (Te Wahipounamu) New Zealand
Paddle across the stunning waters of Lake Mapourika with your knowledgeable local guide. Take in views of the glaciers and Southern Alps as you paddle across and explore the rainforest and conservation area on the far shoreline of lake.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Lake Mapourika, Jetty Bay, Franz Josef, Westland National Park (Te Wahipounamu) New Zealand
Paddle across the stunning waters of Lake Mapourika with your knowledgeable local guide. Take in views of the glaciers and Southern Alps as you paddle across and explore the rainforest and conservation area on the far shoreline of lake.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Included
- Fully Guided Activity
- High Quality Photos
- All equipment provided including dry bags, splash jackets and gloves and hats in the winter
- Courtesy Transport to and from the Lake
- Courtesy pick-ups available on request
Not included
- Lunch
- Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers
Features
Tourism
80%
Aquatic
75%
Adrenaline
75%
Cultural
60%
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This kayak tour is a must-do activity while at Franz Josef Glacier Village. Lake Mapourika is a spectacular glacial lake, surrounded by temperate rain forest-covered hills. The tour keeps right on schedule, with safety being the primary concern of the tour guides, and your enjoyment of the tour coming in a close second. For the most part, you'll be paddling your kayaks without commentary from the tour guides. Once you cross the lake, however, the tour guides provide nice insights about the origins of the lake and the forests and the wildlife. We paddled up a somewhat narrow creek, and stopped to listen to the tour guides about the various plants and original human inhabitants. We were lucky to get reasonably close to the somewhat elusive New Zealand White Heron. Our guides were Johnny aka Woody because he wore a hat similar to Woody in Pixar's Toy Story and Bom Bom Brandon?. Both were entertaining and informative, and clearly love what they do. Wonderful scenery, good physical activity, and a learning experience. What are you waiting for?
Great - if weather is good it's just fab
We had an awesome 4 hour kayak/walk on Lake Manapouri, including 90 minutes of kayaking each way across beautiful lake, with a one hour walk through bush to the cafe, where our guide had set up coffee/tea/hot chocolate. Our guide, Mike, was wonderful, taking photos of the kayakers in each of the 4 kayaks. The kayaks are great, with a rudder and pedals, aprons so you stay dry, and back support. Best of all, the company has the only permit on the lake, so there were no other kayaks on the lake for the majority of the trip. It was a definite highlight on our spectacular New Zealand vacation.
Great tour guide, very friendly and had good knowledge of the area and the lake we kayaked.
It was a fantastic kayaking trip. Beautiful location, small group, great guide. One of the best things to do in Franz Joseph!
An absolute MUST DO in Franz Josef! It's the perfect way to immerse yourself in the beautiful surroundings. You get to learn about the Maori culture and the geological history of the area, from the knowledgeable guide as well! The experience is serene and fun the views are breath taking! Plus you get awesome hi-def, free pics