Luxury Travel Insider · Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Phil Borman reveals that New Zealand's glaciers on the Southern Alps, particularly on the west coast, extended all the way down to the ocean until about a couple of thousand years ago. This geological history contributes to the country's unique landscape, including fiords carved through subtropical rainforests.
“Like for example, up until, you know, a couple of thousand years ago. New Zealand's glaciers on the Southern Alps, you know, on the west coast. Some of them went all the way down to the ocean.”
“And you can still see that, some parts of New Zealand.”
“Thousands of glaciers. All carved down through subtropical rainforest. It's wild.”