Mt Cook Tourist Attractions
Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park offers many exciting attractions for you to choose from. Visiting the Tasman Glacier is an absolute must. It can be reached by driving up the Tasman Valley Road and then walking for about 10 minutes to a lookout point where you can view this impressive Glacier and the Lake that has formed at the bottom. There are many excellent walks beginning at the Hooker Glacier Camping Ground including the Kea Point walk (1 hr return), Hooker Valley walk (3 hours return), the Sealy Tarns (4 hrs return) and the Mueller Hut (8 hrs return) are all well worth doing. Other attractions include scenic flights, Ski Plane snow landings and boat trips (with Glacier Explorers) that allow you to explore the murky waters of Tasman Glacier Terminal Lake.
Air Safaris Scenic Flights Offers exhilarating scenic fixed wing flights over Mount Cook & the alpine wonderland of New Zealand's majestic Southern Alps. |
Glacier Explorers Offers the chance to get up close to New Zealand’s largest glacier, the Tasman Glacier - and it’s spectacular icebergs. |
Mount Cook Ski Planes Offers scenic flights and snow landings on one of the glaciers where the "natural quiet" of the mountains can be experienced. |
Sir Edmund Hilary Alpine Centre Offers a spectacular 3D movie, a full dome digital Planetarium and a Museum showcasing the history of the Aoraki Mt Cook region. |
Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park Guide Department of Conservation guide to the National Park's features, walking tracks and the many mountain huts located in the area. |
Discovery Tours Offers a wide range of small group walking, hiking and mountain biking tours in the Aoraki Mount Cook National Park area. |
Alpine Guides Mt Cook A well regarded mountain / ski guiding company offering snow climbing courses and guided mountain ascents in the southern alps. |
Alpine Recreation Offers hiking tours, alpine treks, guided mountain climbing and alpine ski touring in the spectacular Southern Alps area. |
Ski the Tasman Offers guided, small group ski tours on the Tasman Glacier (NZ's longest at 27km). Also includes side trips to explore ice caves and seracs. |