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Lake Pukaki

4.6/5

142 Reviews

Lake

Lake Pukaki，Tekapo 7999

Lake Alexandrina

4.5/5

21 Reviews

Lake

Lake Alexandrina, Tekapo 7999, New Zealand

Church of the Good Shepherd

4.7/5

388 Reviews

Church

The Church of the Good Shepherd is a quaint stone church that is a symbol of New Zealand's Lake Tekapo. The church was constructed from building materials collected from surrounding construction sites, preserving the stones and plants around it. This gorgeous and elegant church blends perfectly with the natural scenery around it. The church is a popular destination for tourists, who enjoy taking a seat in the pews and watching the beautiful lake outside.

Lake Tekapo

4.6/5

288 Reviews

Lake

Lake Tekapo is located between Christchurch and Queenstown, in the heart of the Mount Cook Basin and MacKenzie. Surrounded on all four sides by thick bush and white snow, the sight of lake Tekapo under the dazzling sun is stunningly beautiful. As the glaciers of the Southern Alps melt into the lake, the rocks within the glaciers are broken into fine powder. As a result, the color of the lake in this area is a pale blue tinged with milky white.

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Mount Cook Alpine Explorer Helicopter Flight

3.8/5

4 Reviews

FromUSD280.5

Mount Cook Private Day Tour via Lake Tekapo including Lunch

5/5

1 Reviews

FromUSD308.9

Queenstown to Christchurch via Mount Cook Full-Day Tour

4.9/5

25 Reviews

Available for Tomorrow Onwards

FromUSD180.9

Christchurch to Wanaka via Mount Cook Sightseeing Tour: One-Way

4/5

1 Reviews

Available for Tomorrow Onwards

FromUSD214.9

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Tekapo Weather

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Today

Feb 23, 2020

6 ^°

Clear

6-20℃

Tomorrow

Feb 24, 2020

9^°

Partly Cloudy

9-21℃

Tuesday

Feb 25, 2020

10^°

Mostly Cloudy

10-22℃

Wednesday

Feb 26, 2020

10^°

Intermittent Clouds

10-23℃

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Lake Pukaki is also known as the Blue Milk Lake. It is also related to the glacier movement. After the fall of the Mount Cook Glacier, a basin was created under the erosion of the glaciers in the Southern Alps and the rocky side of the ice, and a large amount of snow and ice melted to form the barrier lake. In the mountains of the mountains, the lake is like a sea of blue water, poured into the rich milk, emitting a blue glow of milk under the sun. This is because there are a lot of rock particles and minerals in the lake, they are suspended in the lake water, reflecting the blue light of milk.

When I came to Lake Pukaki, the trip was nearing the end. For this afternoon's arrangement, I simply wrote on the itinerary: Pukaki Lake is in a daze. This is the most beautiful lake I have ever seen in New Zealand, because the beauty of Lake Pukaki is too shocking, just like the biggest and brightest star in the sky, which makes other stars eclipse. This is the living environment I yearn for.

Posted: Dec 24, 2018

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In the Lake District of southern New Zealand, the best way to see the lake is to ascend. On the summit of Wanaka Lake, the most spectacular view of Lake Wanaka is the most beautiful on the skyline of Queenstown. The most beautiful of Lake Tekapo is seen on Mount John. In the autumn of Mount John, in the small town of Tekapo, there is a mountain bag, almost no tall woods, only some low shrubs.
At the foot of the mountain, you need to pay a toll fee and chat with the person who paid the fee. Only then did you know that it was owned by Canterbury University. The Observatory on the Peak is an important base for space research in New Zealand. In order to maintain private property, the way to collect tolls is adopted. The road to the mountain was very steep, and the nine bends and eighteen bends climbed up. On both sides of the road are the withered Lu ice flowers, if the December flower season is here, it can directly fall into the sea of flowers. If you don't drive up the mountain, then an hour and a half round-trip trail will also allow you to reach the top of the mountain. The uphill is always uphill, it takes about an hour, and it takes about half an hour to go downhill. As far as the scenery is on the way, the road that drives up the mountain far exceeds the trail.
The observatory on the top of the mountain is for research, and the cafe Astro Cafe, which is made up of transparent glass next door, is our destination. Astro Cafe is called the world's best coffee by lonely planet. In fact, it should be the most beautiful coffee. It is worth a cup of white coffee with New Zealand characteristics, flat white (5.5 NZD), sitting on Tekapo Lake. Color change

Posted: Dec 28, 2018

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At first glance, I fell in love with Lake Pukaki.

Posted: Jan 5, 2019

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Seeing pukaki at first, come to the front, how should the blue be described? It is not like the glaciers in the Hook Valley Trail at the foot of the Cook Snow Mountain, like the milk lake, nor the pure blue that we saw before in Lake Te Anau. The lake is clear and transparent on the shore, but far away. It looks like a little bit of milk mixed in the blue lake water. Some people describe it as Turkish blue, Baidu, and found it is very appropriate. Visual beauty also has its scientific origin.
First of all, the beginning of Lake Pukaki is related to the glacier movement. After the fall of the Mount Cook Glacier, a basin was created under the action of the erosion of the glaciers around the Mount Cook and the rockfill on the ice side, which formed a large amount of ice and snow to form the barrier lake. Second, there are a lot of rock particles and minerals in the lake. They are suspended in the lake and reflect the blue light of milk. No wonder the color of this lake is different.
Pukaki Lake is very large. Before turning to the SH80, there is a viewing spot at the southernmost point of the lake. It is also the store rest area of the most famous salmon farm in the South Island. The shore is full of large reefs to avoid the impact of the lake on the dam. From here you can see the pukaki lake all the way to the northernmost Cook Mountain Range.

Posted: Dec 28, 2018

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This was such a fun hike! Luckily we had enough warm clothes with us because we definitely underestimated the cold weather! Also, if you want to go there don‘t forget to bring snacks.

Posted: Dec 5, 2019

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We stumbled upon this lake by accident but it was really beautifull! The water was aqua blue and really clear - soo inviting to jump into it! When putting a finger in I noticed it was waaaay to cold 🥶

Posted: Dec 5, 2019

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Lake Tekapo: the most beautiful night sky and lakes Tekapo is a small town located in the south of Lake Tekapo. It is a very popular spot for those visiting New Zealand’s South Island. Lake Tekapo is one of New Zealand’s most famous lakes. Its blue waters set against the backdrop of the mountain ranges in the distance, coupled with a rustic church for the shepherds close to the lakeshore - these are all scenes straight out from a postcard. Lake Tekapo is known for its night skies.

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