Mt Cook Day Tour From Tekapo (Small Group, Carbon Neutral)

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Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: German, English, Italian, French, Spanish
100% Kiwi as experience
WiFi on board
Bottled water
Lunch
Snacks
Commentary
Air-conditioned vehicle

Overview

At 3724m, Aoraki/Mt Cook is home to New Zealand’s highest peak and longest glacier – Haupapa/Tasman Glacier. The famous Lake Tekapo - are the places you will discover or rediscover on this tour, so escape the hustle and bustle of the city life and head out on an adventure to some of the most beautiful parts of the South Island You will be driven in comfort in our modern, comfortable Mercedes Sprinter or Similar vehicle packed with extras, just to make your journey that bit easier. Led by our fun and knowledgeable and passionate tour guides, this journey will come to life in a new way for you. Memories, made, hearts happy and photos a plenty in this tour!

Pickup points

Peppers Bluewater Resort Lake Tekapo
State Highway 8, , Lake Tekapo, New Zealand, NZ, 7945

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Pickup details

If we are picking you up from Peppers Bluewater Resort please be ready for collection at reception by 10:00am ... Read more ▼

Meeting points

PLease be ready by 10:00 for collection from outside Dark Sky Project

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Lake Pukaki

This glacier fed lake is unique compared to its alpine partners. The colours can change from ice blue to a dark deep blue depending on the weather conditions. On a clear day enjoy undisturbed views right up to Mt Cook which appears to extend out of the head of the lake.

10 minutes
Mt. Cook Village

AND HERE WE ARE! Named after the famous explorer James Cook, Aoraki/Mt Cook is New Zealand’s highest peak. Once here you will have the choice to embark on either The Hooker Valley or The Tasman Glacier walk. If a flight overlooking the mountains is more your thing, we are happy to arrange Helicopter rides for you and the family to enjoy.

3 hours
Hooker Valley Track

The Hooker valley track is one of the highest rated day walks in New Zealand. It’s not hard to see why as you walk alongside an ice-covered cliff face (Listen carefully you may hear it moving) all the way to an ice filled lake with Mt Cook at its end. This walk takes 2.5 - 3hrs. You may not have enoguh time to complete this walk whilst on this tour

1 minute
Tasman Glacier

This track leads through the glacier’s old terminal moraines, and there you will find amazing views of the glacier, river, and lake.

1 minute

Additional Info

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Total tour duration includes travel time

Free Cancellation

April 25100% refund

April 26No refund

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A fantastic trip

Published on Sep, 2024

This is really a fantastic trip. Because of the snow, the journey was delayed by about 2 hours. Fortunately, it wasn’t cancelled and we experienced the impressing Tasman Glacier. The guide is a warmhearted gentleman. He introduced those scenery in detail. Because of the delay, they even kindly sent a 50% refund. So sweet!

GREAT

Published on Jun, 2024

Apart from the nice tour, my lunch was also catered nicely as i have special dietary. Thank you very much.

Good

Published on Mar, 2024

Good day. Spectacular views even though the cloud wasn't the best on the day. It is always going to be hit and miss in the mountains. Great driver that avoided an accident just! A foreign driver decided to pull over were you couldn't at the last minute with half a dozen vehicles behind and almost caused a disaster. Our driver Shale? (Cheeky Kea) handled it very professionally. Very good driver. Worth more money if management are looking at this.

Mt Cook on its best!

Published on Feb, 2024

Trip was fabulous! View with blue sky and a full mount Cook. Took many pictures. Nice that it was in a small group. Good driver and a great day.

A must do in Christchurch!!

Published on Sep, 2023

I booked the Mount Cook via Lake Tepako day tour from Christchurch and I must say it was one of my best days ever. I was a solo traveller, picked up on time by the wonderful Brent and the views along the way were just sensational. Everyone on my tour was also really lovely and the lunch and snacks provided were a great touch and delicious local food. Brent was a great tour guide with a great sense of humour. His knowledge was second to none and even allowed a quick stop to get better pics of the lake on the way back from the trip as the way there was a little foggy. Obviously you can't stop the weather and even with the rain pouring as we reached the mountains, it was still so beautiful and had we plenty of time to explore. This of course meant no scenic flights available as an added extra on the day which wasn't the end of the world (as you get unreal views of the mountains flying in and out of Christchurch airport anyway on a commercial flight!) but this tour is a must book!! 5 ⭐️

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