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WITHIN 5-10 MINUTES
Fox Glacier Tours
Ice climbing
Heli Hikes, Fox Glacier
Scenic Helicopter Flights
Scenic Plane Flights
Tandem Skydiving
Lake Matheson Walk
Fox Glacier Valley Walk
Moraine Rainforest Walk
Minnehaha Glow-worm Walk
Cycle Hire
Mt Fox Route
Chalet Lookout Track
Mt Cook Lookout
Historic Swingbridge Walk
Cycle Tracks
Valley Tours & Shuttle
Where to eat
Gillespies Beach Walks & Seals
Copland Track & Hotpools
Hunting & Fishing

WITHIN 20-30 MINUTES
Franz Josef Glacier Tours
Heli Hike, Franz Josef
Glacier Hot pools
Wildlife Centre (Live Kiwi’s)
Whitewater Rafting
Horse Trekking
Off-Road Quad Bikes
Hunting & Fishing
Lake Kayaking

WITHIN 30-50 MINUTES
Okarito Walks
Okarito Lagoon Kayaking
Kiwi Watching Night Tours
White Heron Tours
Okarito Lagoon Boat Tours
Gold Panning

Gillespies Beach Walks & Seal Colony

A wild stretch of coastline strewn with river-borne rocks of predominantly schists and quartz.

This is great place to watch at sunset not only the sun sinking into the ocean but the mountains turning to gold. Legacies of mining times include a miners’ cemetery and hillocks of tailings. It’s only one minutes walk from the road end to the beach, but one hour return to the northern lagoon, 1 hr 40 min return to the Miners Tunnel and 3+ hours return to the seal colony.

Duration: 3 hrs to full day
Fitness: Moderate
Price Guide: Grab our OUTFOXING guidebook for just $4

 

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