New Zealand Hiking Tours & Guided Walks - Ultimate Hikes
Milford Track New Zealand - Guided Walks - Ultimate Hikes
Description: Glacial Explorers is the only glacial boat tour in NZ, exploring icebergs on the terminal lake of the Tasman Glacier in Aoraki Mt Cook National Park.
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Our tours are designed to both thrill and educate as you learn about the ever-changing glacial landscape. Icebergs of every shape and size periodically tear away from the face of the glacier into the rapidly growing lake. It’s difficult to predict when a calving will take place but it’s possible you will witness one whilst you’re on a tour – it’s really quite spectacular. A trip on Glacier Explorers is a unique opportunity to truly feel small as the lateral moraines, which are sharp-crested piles of glacial
With the effects of climate change and other climatic processes taking their toll on New Zealand glaciers, their retreat is sadly imminent. The Tasman Glacier is now approximately 23/23.5km long and 600m deep (at its deepest point) and is both melting and calving at a staggering rate.
New Zealand Hiking Tours & Guided Walks - Ultimate Hikes
Milford Track New Zealand - Guided Walks - Ultimate Hikes