Franz Josef Wilderness Retreat - Luxury Accommodation
About Franz Josef
Located in Franz Josef on the West Coast of the South Island, the Wilderness Retreat offers easy access to the many natural wonders of the South West World Heritage Area.
Adventure
Escape to New Zealand's West Coast for the ultimate winter getaway; Kayak Tours, Kayak Hire, Boat Tours and Fishing Charters as well as Off-road quad adventures.
Explore
Gaunt Creek Alpine fault is approximately 1500m or a 5 minute walk from the Lodge site.
Relaxation
The perfect environment to relax your body and soul, reconnect with nature in Luxury Accommodation, and recharge pure energy to explore untamed wilderness.
Experience
Guests can experience 7km of easy walking nature trails through a 300 acre wildlife reserve with roaming Fallow and Red deer right up to the front door of the lodge site.
WELCOME TO LUXURY ACCOMMODATION IN PARADISE
In the heart of West Coast Glacier country, Franz Josef Wilderness Retreat is a rare find, with a range of accommodation set amongst lush native bush in Franz Josef
- Corporate Retreats.
- Relaxing Get-Aways
- Wilderness Experiences
- Luxury Accommodation.
- And Much More….
Contact Jamie on the phone number below to customise your adventure.
Gaunt Creek Alpine Fault
Gaunt Creek Alpine fault is approximately 1500m or a 5 minute walk from the Lodge site
Gaunt Creek, is one of the few places in the world where you can actually see and touch a plate boundary fault line. Here and nowhere else, a slip has exposed the Alpine fault; one can clearly see the Australian and Pacific plates pressing together and even stand with a foot on each tectonic plate.
It appears as a gash of minty green cataclasite, or fault rock, against a sharp line of brown glacial gravels in a grey landscape. All around, slips and shakes had carved the landscape into faces, grooves, cuts, and spikes.
Not an entirely visually striking land feature, its impressiveness may even be lost on those unaware of its significance. But, as it’s been like this since the last huge shake in 1717, to those in the know it stands as a record of what has been and a warning of what is to come
https://www.geotrips.org.nz/trip.html?id=57
https://www.odysseytraveller.com/articles/alpine-fault-at-gaunt-creek-new-zealand/
