Glacier Explorers is the only tour of its kind in New Zealand. Cruise around the Tasman Glacial Lake and experience the enormity of NZ's largest …
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Mar 28, 2025
We enjoyed this trip. The lake is beautiful and the glaciers always interesting. It’s a small lake so we didn’t have to go very far on the water to see everything. We were on a 9:45 tour. It star…Full review by RBonTheLake
Mar 27, 2025
We were immensely disappointed with the customer service by 'The Hermitage Hotel' staff during our recent Tasman Lake glacier tour, specifically regarding the behaviour of two staff members, Kim and…Full review by rakesh w
Mar 22, 2025
We can highly recommend the trip on boats on Tasman Lake. It is much much more interesting and fascinating than we could have thought! The organisation was flawless and we spent about an hour on lake…Full review by sozsoz321
Is there a minimum age for toddlers/kids? Would I be able to bring my 18 months old baby?
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While I am not sure (though I believe not allowed), I advise not to bring the child at such age because it's dangerous. The speed of the boat is very high for some parts of the …
While I am not sure (though I believe not allowed), I advise not to bring the child at such age because it's dangerous. The speed of the boat is very high for some parts of the journey, especially the return way. I only saw adults during my journey in Dec last year.
I would really like to go on this trip. I was wondering whether there's a toilet nearby as I have bladder issues. I don't know if I could do 3 hours without going. Thank you
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After getting off the coach from the picking point of Hermitage Hotel, everyone had to walk quite some distance (around 20 mins) before boarding the boat. But as there were some …
After getting off the coach from the picking point of Hermitage Hotel, everyone had to walk quite some distance (around 20 mins) before boarding the boat. But as there were some staff and guide at the boarding spot, I suppose there should be toilets for them, thus you upon request. It's advisable to ask the operator of this glacier boat directly in advance, otherwise may have to use diaper (do wear a raincoat as water may splash during the high-speed journey for some part).
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