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Mount Cook Day Tour from Queenstown
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Mount Cook Day Tour from Queenstown
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Mount Cook Day Tour from Queenstown

By GreatSights
7.6 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$250 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 12h
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Overview

Venture out on a one-way sightseeing tour from Queenstown to Christchurch via Mt Cook and experience the splendour 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.

Activity location

  • Omarama
    • Omarama, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Athol Street
    • Athol Street
    • 9300, Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand

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Queenstown to Mount Cook
  • Activity duration is 12 hours12h
    12h
  • English

Tour will finish at Mt Cook: This tour is 4hour and 45minutes in duration

Language options: English
Starting time: 7:30 am
Price details
AU$250.05 x 1 AdultAU$250.05
Total
Price is AU$250.05
Until Sun, 30 Mar
Queenstown to Christchurch
  • Activity duration is 12 hours12h
    12h
  • English

Tour Duration: This tour is 12 hours in duration

Language options: English
Starting time: 7:30 am
Price details
AU$350.07 x 1 AdultAU$350.07
Total
Price is AU$350.07
Until Sun, 30 Mar

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedWiFi on board
  • What's includedWhat's includedDriver/guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedBathroom on board
  • What's includedWhat's includedLive commentary on board
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood and drinks, unless specified
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • All tours are operated by luxury 5 star coaches, equipped with air conditioning, rest-room facilities and reclining seats

Activity itinerary

GreatSights (Pass by)
Tour Begins from here
Omarama
  • 35m
Rest break
The Church of the Good Shepherd
  • 10m
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.
Aoraki/Mt. Cook
  • 2h
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.
Geraldine Visitor Information Centre
  • 30m
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
Lake Pukaki (Pass by)
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.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESOmarama
    • Omarama, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEAthol Street
    • Athol Street
    • 9300, Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand

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Reviews

7.6 out of 10

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8.0 out of 10

ShereenP

Reviewed on Viator
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.
10.0 out of 10

vule

Reviewed on Viator
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
6.0 out of 10

Donya_A

Reviewed on Viator
7 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...
8.0 out of 10

avigabai2019

Reviewed on Viator
19 Dec 2019
comfortable bus and very nice driver and guide that took us along the tour. bus depart on time. lots of stops for take photos and refreshments.
10.0 out of 10

William B

Reviewed on Viator
26 Nov 2019
The scenery was beautiful especially Mt Cook. The food at Heritage Lodge was absolutely delicious with wide variety. Our bus driver was knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful.
10.0 out of 10

Nan S

Reviewed on Viator
30 Oct 2019
Although it was a long day, it was enjoyable and worth every minute. Our driver was terrific and his ongoing commentary made the trip go quickly and added a lot of interest as we passed things we would not have understood the significance of.
10.0 out of 10

BlueMery

Reviewed on Viator
25 Sept 2018
Mount Cook and lake Pukaki are amazingly breathtaking and the tour was good, the guide was a super guide and driver. I am glad I took this tour.
8.0 out of 10

Leonard_V

Reviewed on Viator
11 June 2018
I chose this tour so I could see more of New Zealand since we only had limited amounts of time to explore the country. We were able to see a lot on this tour and the scenery is amazing! The place where we stopped for lunch had amazing views and great food to purchase and we had plenty of time to walk around and take photos. The only thing I disappointed about was a lot of the places we stopped at were busy especially the house of the Good Shepherd and we had such a short time at some of the spots so it was hard to get good photos without people in them. I'm not sure how you would avoid that unless you go at a different time of year or know what to hit the viewing spots during non busy times. Also our driver was seemed somewhat moody and not sure if he didn't enjoy driving 12 hours that can be tiring or what his issue was, but overall it was worth the trip for me just for the scenery.
10.0 out of 10

Charles H

Reviewed on Viator
22 Feb 2018
It was a very interesting albeit long day. the driver was knowledgeable about the areas we drove through. The lunch provided was excellent as was the view of Mt Cook.
10.0 out of 10

Allan W

Reviewed on Viator
29 Jan 2018
The tour was terrific we drove through spectacular mountain scenery and had a long stop in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, during which we had time to walk trails, check out the Visitors' Centre, and appreciate the landscape more fully. The guide was knowledgeable and helpful. My only concern was that the company running the tour didn't have proper records of my pick-up and drop-off points, and it took some effort to inform them again about what I'd already told them. Overall, though, I highly recommend it as a way to travel between Queenstown and Christchurch you can take the tour in either direction and see and learn about things you might otherwise miss.

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