I joined the Magic bus tour around the south island and it was good. You choose when you want to be picked up and they (the bus driver) tells you the time.
Written Nov 21, 2003
Website: www.magicbus.co.nz
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I joined the Magic bus tour around the south island and it was good. You choose when you want to be picked up and they (the bus driver) tells you the time.
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Q: I would like an honest opinion from someone who have been to the FJ glacier with the FJ Guides. I am definitely going to FJ in...

A: we did this a few years ago when our children were small it was a longish walk to the foot of the glacier over quite a rough path - it must have taken half an...
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Franz Josef is 5 hrs from Queenstown, 5 hrs from Christchurch and 1 hr 30 mins from Hokitika. It is a must see on your journey to South Island.
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I think that the best experience I had in New Zealand was hiking up on the Franz Josef Glacier, which is on the west coast of the South Island...
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To reach Franz Josef Glacier, travelers need to hit Franz Josef Village (or town) first. It took about 8 hours (including photo stops & lunch break) for InterCity shuttle to send us from Queenstown to...
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