Explore ancient rainforests, kayak pristine lakes & walk wild seacoast in the heart of Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area. Search for penguins, seals & other wildlife with expert guides at New Zealand's premier nature lodge.
Learn morePortSide Bistro majors on food that you love to eat, prepared with a touch of extra class and attention to detail. We like to think we have it all!
Learn moreFamous Pancakes & Pizzas
Try our pancake stack available all day, and homemade stoneoven pizzas served from 11am.
This 100 year old hotel offers an abundance of historical information. The walls are filled to the brim with stories about the old coal mining days.
Learn moreLonely Planet judged the West Coast Wildlife Centre in Franz Josef as one of the 12 must see things to visit in New Zealand. This is the largest kiwi hatching facility in the South Island and must see" all weather attraction. See live Tuatara & Kiwi.
Learn moreThe 85km-long Old Ghost Road traverses majestic native forest, open tussock tops, river flats and forgotten valleys, providing days of adventure and spectacular huts for mountain bikers and trampers.
Learn moreExclusive Westport accommodation, Archer House is a boutique bed and breakfast guest house, ideal for holiday accommodation.
Learn moreScenic Helicopter Flights over Fox Glacier, Franz Josef, Mt Cook & Tasman with Glacier and Snow landings.
Mountain Helicopters is a locally owned family company that has been operating in the Glacier region since 1998.
Golden Sands Horse and Wagon Tours offers you the opportunity to travel in the footsteps of the early pioneers, down one of New Zealand’s most beautiful, unspoiled wild West Coast beaches. Great for couples and families with small children.
Learn moreFrom Fox Village fly over both the Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers, soaring first over the townships and then following the ice flow high up into the upper reaches.
Learn moreFly by helicopter over the icefalls of the Fox Glacier & overnight high in the Southern Alps in the historic Chancellor Hut – a truly magnificent NZ alpine mountaineering experience.
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