Travel to National Parks in New Zealand visit Westland National Park/Tai Poutini National Park, this like 
journey back in time to the Ice Age, with more than 60 glaciers in Park. Two of them : the Fox and the Franz Josef - are the only glaciers in the world to flow down to temperate rainforest. For many travellers, the fast-moving Fox and Franz Josef glaciers are the primary reason to visit. They move up to four metres every day, which in the glacier world is uncommonly rapid (the Tasman Glacier, on the eastern side of the great divide, moves at only 650 millimetres a day). At the foot of each glacier, you can hear the grinding, crushing sounds of ancient ice forcing itself down the time-worn valleys. Between the glaciers and the sea, the park is a bird watcher's paradise. Rainforest and large areas of wetland shelter rare species such as the Okarito Brown Kiwi, Southern Crested Grebe (kamana) and White Heron (kotuku). Summer days range from 10 to 21°C. Winter days range from 2-12° C.
journey back in time to the Ice Age, with more than 60 glaciers in Park. Two of them : the Fox and the Franz Josef - are the only glaciers in the world to flow down to temperate rainforest. For many travellers, the fast-moving Fox and Franz Josef glaciers are the primary reason to visit. They move up to four metres every day, which in the glacier world is uncommonly rapid (the Tasman Glacier, on the eastern side of the great divide, moves at only 650 millimetres a day). At the foot of each glacier, you can hear the grinding, crushing sounds of ancient ice forcing itself down the time-worn valleys. Between the glaciers and the sea, the park is a bird watcher's paradise. Rainforest and large areas of wetland shelter rare species such as the Okarito Brown Kiwi, Southern Crested Grebe (kamana) and White Heron (kotuku). Summer days range from 10 to 21°C. Winter days range from 2-12° C.Do and Activities, watching the bird During the nesting season, local guides can take you to see the beautiful kotuku (white herons) in the Waitangi Roto Nature Reserve. Kayaking on lakes, or the Okarito lagoon, is another way to spy on the bird life. Walks with one day trek to the Welcome Flat hot pools requires a moderate level of fitness and outdoor experience. You'll need to stay overnight in the DOC hut (a hut ticket is required) before returning the next day. Mountaineering experience is essential for the historic Copland Track, which crosses the great divide.Feel.. There are several ways to experience the glaciers. You can walk to the terminus of either glacier, or hike through the bush to a viewing point. Another option is to join a guided glacier walk or ice climbing equipment is provided. Or you can take to the air and see the glaciers from a helicopter or small plane.
Hotel Motel lodge In the park, for climbers and ski-tourers, the Department of Conservation offers a series of alpine huts high in the park. Hikers walking to the hot pools at Welcome Flat can book overnight accommodation in a 'Serviced Alpine' DOC hikers' hut. Anda Accommodation around the parkThe towns of Fox Glacier and Franz Josef provide a full range of accommodation (ceap hotel motel lodge) from backpacker lodges to luxury hotels. You'll also find a good range of restaurants, cafes and tour companies specialising in guided glacier walks and other forms of adventure. Travel and vacantion get the Hotel Motels backpackers Youth Hostel homestays, farmstays and similar lodgings, or finds campervan rental, for holiday in New Zealand.