Get in
[edit]Drive north from Fox Glacier for approximately 1.5 hr on State Highway 6.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]Do
[edit]Pan for gold at the place just off the main road. You can also buy a pan and try your luck in a nearby stream.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 Roddy Nugget Cafe. Named after the largest gold nugget ever found in New Zealand. Serves a great selection of pies, corn nuggets, etc. Fully licensed bar available.
- Acqua Bistro and Bar, 7 Mary St, ☏ +64 353 51 445861.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Ross Motels, 10 Gibson Street, ☏ +64 3 755 4153.
- 2 Historic Empire Hotel, 19 Aylmer Street, ☏ +64 3-755 4005.
Go next
[edit]- Hokitika – to the north
- Franz Josef Glacier – to the south
- Fox Glacier – the bigger and less crowded glacier, further to the south
Routes through Ross |
Greymouth ← Hokitika ← | N S | → Franz Josef → Wanaka |