If you are heading to New Zealand and want to see some really old ice, check out two of the major glaciers, Franz Josef Glacier and Fox Glacier, both on the south island. Easily accessible right out of a car park, you can choose to do a drive up with a quick walk to reach the terminal face, or opt for a guided tour onto the glacier itself.

Tucked away in some pretty amazing rainforest scenery, complete with sheer rock face cliffs and waterfalls, it looks a whole lot like Hawaii, its just really cold- Oh, and it is a glacier. Frans Josef Glacier is a bit more of a walk, about an hour round trip, and takes you through a bit of forest and up a rocky riverbed.

Fox Glacier on the other hand, can be seen directly from the car parking lot, and just a quick 10 minute walk will put you face to face with the leading edge of the ice. Fox has more striking cliff faces, rising straight up from the river bed hundreds of feet, topped with a dense rainforest.

Both exceedingly beautiful, also worth noting is the small town of Franz Josef, which has a couple neat little lodge style restaurants to grab a pint and sit by the fire – well worth a visit.