Mount Cook 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 impresive 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 hour return), Hooker Valley walk (2-4 hours return), the Sealy Tarns (4 hours return) and the Mueller Hut (8 hours return) are all well worth doing.
Other Mount cook attractions include scenic flights, Ski Plane snow landings and boat trips that allow you to explore the murky waters of Tasman Glacier Terminal Lake.
Glacier Explorers Offers the chance to get up close and personal with New Zealand’s largest glacier, the Tasman Glacier - and it’s spectacular icebergs. |
Air Safaris Scenic Flights Offers exhilerating scenic fixed wing flights over Mount Cook & the alpine wonderland of New Zealand's majestic Southern Alps. |
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. |
Alpine Guides Mt Cook A well regarded mountain and ski guiding company offering snow / ice climbing courses and guided mountain ascents in the southern alps. |
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. |
Alpine Recreation Offers hiking tours, alpine treks, guided mountain climbing and alpine ski touring in the spectacular Southern Alps area. |
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. |
Discovery Tours Offers a wide range of small group walking, hiking and mountain biking tours in the Aoraki Mount Cook National Park area. |
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. |