Mount Cook Day Tour from Queenstown | La Vacanza Travel

Mount Cook Day Tour from Queenstown

Duration: 12 hours
Destination: New Zealand, Otago, Queenstown
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  • 12 hours
  • Queenstown
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Venture out on a one-way sightseeing tour from Queenstown to Christchurch via Mt Cook and experience the splendor of the New Zealand Southern Alps. Enjoy spectacular sights of the glacier-fed Lake Tekapo, the farmland of Canterbury Plains and New Zealand's tallest mountain Aoraki (Mt Cook), situated in a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Your Mount Cook day tour concludes in the largest city in South Island New Zealand, Christchurch.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: GreatSights, Carpark 9-11 Athol Street, Queenstown 9300 New Zealand

Tour Begins from here

Stop At: Omarama, Omarama, Canterbury Region, South Island

Rest break

Duration: 35 minutes

Stop At: The Church of the Good Shepherd, Pioneer Drive, Lake Tekapo 7999 New Zealand

o The majestic setting of the Church of the Good Shepherd attracts visitors from all over the world. We encourage you to take a few quiet minutes to enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the lake and mountains; in our opinion it is God's greatest cathedral.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Aoraki/Mt. Cook, Mt. Cook Road, Mt. Cook Village, Aoraki Mount Cook National Park (Te Wahipounamu) New Zealand

o We are now entering the Mt Cook National Park, one of 14 National Parks in New Zealand. The area of the park is 70,696 hectares and has the highest mountains and largest glaciers in New Zealand it was established as a National Park in 1953. The Maori name for Mt Cook is Aoraki which means ‘Sky Piercer’. It is a rugged land of ice and rock with 19 mountain peaks over 3,000 metres including Mt Cook which is 3,753 metres the highest mountain in New Zealand, however, Mt Cook used to be 3,763 metres.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Geraldine Visitor Information Centre, 38 Waihi Terrace, Geraldine 7930 New Zealand

o Geraldine is a popular little town for arts and crafts and market days and has a reputation as a home for gifted artists and talented people such as Austen Deans and John Badcock who have their studios in the township. There are edible creations as well such as the local Geraldine cheese maker, chocolatier and the internationally recognised Barkers fruit products all have outlets in the town. We stop at the Kiwi Country Visitor centre for morning and afternoon tea breaks along with a comfort stop

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Lake Pukaki, New Zealand

Lake Pukaki is the largest of three roughly parallel alpine lakes running north-south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin on New Zealand's South Island. The others are Lakes Tekapo and Ohau.

Inclusions
  • Driver/guide
  • Live commentary on board
  • Air-conditioned vehicle

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Gratuities
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • All tours are operated by luxury 5 star coaches, equipped with air conditioning, rest-room facilities and reclining seats
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Athol Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand


Departure Time

07:30 AM


Return Details

1: Christchurch Bus Interchange, Corner of Lichfield St and, Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
2: The Hermitage Hotel, Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park 89 Terrace Road, Canterbury 7999, New Zealand

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

12 hours


User's Reviews

bevzaifman

09 May, 2020

Not sure this was worth it...it was a very long day to see some beautiful scenery which we had seen all over New Zealand. Although Mt Cook is historically significant, and beautiful, once you've seen the Rocky Mountains in Canada, it pales in comparison (I know I shouldn't compare)....I'll repeat: it's a very long day with most time spent on a coach bus.

frandavies57

27 Mar, 2020

We did the full day trip last month with driver Stuart on a GreatSights bus. It was a well-paced day with lots of stops at places with good travel food, clean toilets and/or photo opportunities. Stuart quietly explained the landscape & told stories that highlighted an aspect of places all along the journey. He pointed out glaciation evidence, infrastructure projects and historically important locations. We heard about famous people & animals who hailed from places along the route, eg Rutherford the physicist, Shrek the sheep and many more. He touched on issues such as the politics of the fur trade, the growth of the dairying industry & explained what we were looking at as we cruised comfortably in the well appointed bus. A thoroughly enjoyable day.

ShereenP

26 Feb, 2020

The bus was comfortable. The driver friendly and informative. Both my husband and I enjoyed the bus ride very much. Unfortunately it was a little dampening because it was raining the whole way through.

vule

14 Feb, 2020

Very informative, friendly and efficient bus driver. Scenic route. Would love to have more photo stops when reaching near mt cook (before heritage hotel) Overall - an enjoyable experience

Donya_A

07 Feb, 2020

Beautiful countryside and views of Mt. Cook...it is a very nice ride if you have the time...a lot of it is dropping off and picking up people along the way...

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