The best time for the blowholes to perform at their best at Punakaiki Rocks is for the following to be at optimum.

At the peak of high tide, and an on-shore wind blowing the waves into shore. If both of those things are happening you should get a good show.

Hotels in The Glaciers/Haast

Fox Glacier Resort Hotel

The Fox Glacier Resort Hotel is nestled at the base of the majestic Southern Alps in the Westland World Heritage Park.

The hotel is the ideal base from which to explore the many local attractions including: guided walks on the ice flows of the Fox and Franz Joseph Glaciers, flight seeing, the Kotuku (white heron) and seal colonies, lakes, salmon farms, the wild West Coast beaches and surrounding rain forest and bush. Visit beautiful Lake Matheson and capture it on film.

Facilities: The Fox Glacier Resort Hotel, originally built in 1928, has recently been refurbished to retain its charming atmosphere. There are 49 guest rooms all featuring en suite bathrooms, direct dial telephone, colour television, refrigerator and electric blankets and 26 comfortable budget rooms, some with private facilities, and the others with share facilities. A guest laundry and fax serivce are available.

Relax with a drink in the Guest Lounges or House Bar and sample the cuisine in Aggies Restaurant -specialising in local delacacies, with a New Zeland flavour, such as whitebait, salmon and venison. Enjoy the warmth of open fires in the Guest Lounges in winter and relax in the sun in summer.

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