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Hiking along the Franz Josef Glacier on New Zealand's South Island.

Heli-hiking on Franz Josef Glacier: Complete guide to New Zealand’s ultimate ice adventure

Stepping onto a 7,000-year-old river of ice, crampons crunching into brilliant blue glacier surfaces, ranks among New Zealand's most thrilling experiences. Franz Josef Glacier heli-hikes combine helicopter flights over the Southern Alps with guided treks through ever-changing ice formations, crevasses, and caves. The glacier moves…

Snorkelling in the Silfra Fissure, Iceland.

8 bucket list activities to pack into your Iceland trip

What Iceland does best is natural experiences you’ll not encounter anywhere else in the world. And here are eight of the most extraordinary. Snorkel the Silfra Fissure Once you’re in the water – and its temperature is only a smidge above freezing point – you…

Icebergs on the Jökulsárlón lagoon, Iceland.

Seeing icebergs up close in a RIB on Iceland’s Jökulsárlón

Taking a rigid inflatable boat cruise on Iceland’s Jökulsárlón allows you to get up close to icebergs and the glacier wall. Flotation suits on Jökulsárlón Nobody is ever going to look dignified in a flotation suit. But better to look undignified than to fall into…

On the Into The Glacier tour in Iceland.

Into the Glacier, Iceland: Langjökull glacier tour review

Iceland’s Into the Glacier experience crosses the Langjökull glacier in a former rocket launcher, then heads through an extraordinary network of man-made ice tunnels. Into the Glacier tour details If self-driving, the Into the Glacier tour operates from Husafell in western Iceland. Tickets cost from…