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Tekapo: Mt Cook Day Tour with Pukaki, Tasman, & Tekapo Lake

Tekapo: Mt Cook Day Tour with Pukaki, Tasman, & Tekapo Lake

Even if the date is fully booked, please contact us directly. We may be able to accommodate additional seats for your reservation. -Itinerary- Meeting point 8:00 AM The meeting point for our tour is either the car park at the Tekapo Four Square supermarket or the public parking area next to the supermarket. Peter’s lookout 9:00 AM One of the best views of Lake Pukaki and Aoraki(Mt Cook),and the surrounding Southern Alps is absolutely stunning, making it a must-visit spot. Hermitage Hotel 9:30 AM If you prefer not to participate in the hiking activity, you can choose to disembark at the hotel and reassemble at 3 PM. Tasman Glacier view track 9:45 AM For a memorable experience, consider exploring a short walking track offering magnificent views of the Tasman Glacier and Tasman Lake. Please note that while the track is a relatively easy walk, it does involve ascending approximately 300 steps. If you prefer an alternative, we also offer the Tasman River Track, which is a very easy walk. Hooker Valley track 10:45 AM You are free to walk at your own pace on this self-guided walk. The average walking time is 3 to 3.5 hours. At any time, our driver can take you to the village after you finish hiking. Enjoy your free time in the village until the return time. If you are not very keen on long day hikes, alternative short walking tracks are available around Mount Cook village. Hermitage Hotel 3:00 PM Please gather in front of the hotel at 3 pm to return to Lake Tekapo. If you are engaged in another activity or require pickup from a different location, please inform the driver on the day of the tour. Lake Pukaki 4:00 PM A brief stop is scheduled at Lake Pukaki, allowing time for taking photos and visiting the Alpine Salmon Shop. Lake Tekapo 4:30-5:00 PM The group returns to the village around 5:00pm. Please ask our driver if you require a drop-off at your accommodation.

Mount Cook: Alpine Explorer 35 Minute Flight

Mount Cook: Alpine Explorer 35 Minute Flight

Aoraki/Mount Cook was named the cloud piercer by Maori. You’ll see for yourself on this flight over the Ben Ohau Mountain Range and peaks of the Southern Alps in the Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park that surround this storied mountain. Your helicopter will manoeuvre you up to a stunning alpine vantage point where it’s safe for an alpine landing where you will get out, take in the alpine air, take photos and videos of the amazing landscape. Stare amongst the natural beauty and see the turquoise lakes below you, the glacial carved mountains around you and during the winter season (May-September) snow covered mountain tops.

Mount Cook: 20-Minute Alpine Vista Helicopter Flight

Mount Cook: 20-Minute Alpine Vista Helicopter Flight

This short scenic option is ideal if you're looking for the opportunity to experience the thrill of a helicopter flight with incredible alpine views. Take off from our base at Glentanner Park where you will rise up above Lake Pukaki, then sweep through the rugged high-country landscape of the Ben Ohau mountain range to an alpine landing site in the mountains (snow is subject to seasons). Enjoy the fantastic vista from this alpine setting as you look out to the amazing alpine environment around you, before descending back down the valleys that were carved out by glaciers centuries ago.

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Our guide, Rintaro, and all the other participants were Japanese, so it was an unexpected Japanese tour! We got off at a photo spot along the way and they took some great photos for us, and we got around efficiently, so it was a very fulfilling tour. The little stories along the way were also very interesting, and the day went by in a flash. I'm really glad I participated!

The trip was amazing. Well organized and flexible. Rintaro, the guide was great! Very knowledgeable and thoughtful, looking after everyone. I would recommend the tour to anyone who needs transportation and wants to hike at their own pace! You get to learn about the mountains as well.

RJ looked after us really well. We had a great tour! He thought of everything. We were even provided with hats, sunglasses, water bottles, snacks and sunscreen. The route was well planned (apart from the stop in the village near Mount Cook). I would do it again.

TJ is very nice. We loved how well planned all was, he had water and snacks for everyone. The views during the hike were just insane. Loved it very much.

Rintaro our guide was amazing. very knowledgeable, attentive, kind, and accommodating.