Kayak & Walk

Explore the best of Franz Josef Glacier’s wilderness on our small group Kayak & Walk tour, combining the calm waters of Lake Mapourika with an exclusive rainforest experience within a UNESCO World Heritage landscape. After paddling across the lake, surrounded by alpine and glacier views, you’ll step ashore into the predator-free Okarito Kiwi Sanctuary.Led by our qualified local guides, fol...Show More

Explore the best of Franz Josef Glacier’s wilderness on our small group Kayak & Walk tour, combining the calm waters of Lake Mapourika with an exclusive rainforest experience within a UNESCO World Heritage landscape. After paddling across the lake, surrounded by alpine and glacier views, you’ll step ashore into the predator-free Okarito Kiwi Sanctuary.Led by our qualified local guides, follow a private, custom-built rainforest track developed and maintained by our team. Accessible only by water and used exclusively by our tours, this is a truly unique and uncrowded way to experience one of New Zealand’s most protected environments.Walk beneath towering kahikatea and rimu, some over 1200 years old, in a peaceful forest alive with native birdlife. With small group sizes and a remote setting, you’ll often feel like you have the area entirely to yourself.This guided Kayak & Walk experience combines the tranquillity of kayaking with an intimate walk through a thriving conservation area, leaving you with a genuine sense of connection to Franz Josef Glacier’s wilderness and the efforts being made to protect it for the future.

Free photographs are taken by your guides throughout the tour and emailed to you afterwards, at no extra cost.