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Mount Cook Lake Tekapo & Tasman Glacier Private Tour

By NZSI Tours & Travel
10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €175 per child
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 13h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

Enjoy a private day tour to Aoraki/Mount Cook - the tallest mountain in New Zealand. Visit the picturesque town of Lake Tekapo, admire stunning alpine views from Lake Pukaki, and enjoy a delicious lunch at the Hermitage Hotel.

Tours Highlights:
• Enjoy a day trip from Christchurch to discover incredible glaciers, lakes and rivers
• Sample award-winning cheese at a local cheese factory in Geraldine
• Visit the iconic Church of Good Shepherd and Bronze Sheepdog Statue in Lake Tekapo
• Admire Lake Pukaki, the largest lake in Mackenzie region, and stunning alpine scenery
• Savour a delicious lunch with spectacular views at the Hermitage Hotel
• Explore one of the many alpine walks in Mount Cook National Park

Activity location

  • Christchurch
    • Christchurch, New Zealand, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Christchurch
    • Christchurch, New Zealand, New Zealand

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Mt Cook & Tekapo Private Tour
  • Activity duration is 13 hours13h
    13h
  • English

Tour Guide and Transfers
Duration: 13 hours
Bottled Water
Mercedes Benz Minivans
Pickup & Drop-off Included
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 07:00
Price details
€174.76 x 1 Child€174.76
Total
Price is €174.76

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    National Park fees
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Approximately 2.5 hrs of free time in Mount Cook National park.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bottled water
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Professional guide.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hotel Pick up and Drop Off.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private tour (i.e. only for one party)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Transport by air-conditioned late model Mercedes Benz vans.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lunch (POA)

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
  • A small amount of walking is involved.
  • Lunch (POA).
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Christchurch

  • 5m
Pickup from your accommodation or preferred location at 7am.

Lake Tekapo

  • 30m
Visit captivatingly turquoise Lake Tekapo.

Geraldine

  • 20m
Set at the heart of the Canterbury region at the foot of the Southern Alps, Geraldine is the gateway to the lakes in the central Mackenzie Basin and the beginning of the Starlight Highway to Tekapo's world renowned UNESCO Aoraki McKenzie International Dark Sky Reserve. Geraldine is the perfect place to stop for refreshments and break your journey.

Lake Pukaki

  • 15m
Lake Pukaki is a shimmering blue jewel set into a grand alpine playground - an iconic New Zealand landscape of high mountain peaks, glacier fed alpine lakes and golden tussocks stretched beneath an endless sky. Sir Peter Jackson chose this part of the Southern Alps - the main divide stretching north-south the length of New Zealand's South Island - as the setting for ‘Lake-town’ in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

Aoraki/Mt. Cook

  • 45m
  • Admission ticket not included
Arrive at Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park where you can savour a scrumptious lunch at Hermitage Hotel and explore Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre.

Blue Lakes and Tasman Glacier walks

  • 1h 20m
  • Admission ticket included
At around 27 km long, the Tasman Glacier is the longest glacier in New Zealand. This hike require moderate fitness and is approximately a 60 min return hike. There are good views of the Tasman Glacier, Terminal Lake, Icebergs and Aoraki Mt Cook from the lookout and the most popular hike in the national park. Instead of hike, if you would like to take a secnic flight that can be arranged. Clients who wish to do different hike or activity transport for that can be arranged. Please specify at the time of booking.

The Church of the Good Shepherd

  • 5m
Situated on the shores of Lake Takapō amongst the natural beauty of the lake and the mountains, the Church of the Good Shepherd was built to the glory of God and as a memorial to the pioneers of the Mackenzie Country.

Christchurch

  • 5m
Drop off at your at your accommodation or preferred location at around 8pm.

Location

Activity location

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    Christchurch
    • Christchurch, New Zealand, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Christchurch
    • Christchurch, New Zealand, New Zealand

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