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Hooker Valley Track, Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park

Hooker Valley Track, Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park

One of the best day walks in New Zealand is the Hooker Valley Track in the Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, and especially during winter after a snow fall. The track...

Hooker Valley Track, Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park

One of the best day walks in New Zealand is the Hooker Valley Track in the Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, and especially during winter after a snow fall. The track...

The Lagoon, Lake Ruataniwha

The Lagoon, Lake Ruataniwha

Twizel's Turquoise Gem: Located 2km from Twizel, Lake Ruataniwha is an artificial lake that was formed between 1977-1981 as a result of the Upper Waitaki Hydroelectric project. The lake’s shallow water...

The Lagoon, Lake Ruataniwha

Twizel's Turquoise Gem: Located 2km from Twizel, Lake Ruataniwha is an artificial lake that was formed between 1977-1981 as a result of the Upper Waitaki Hydroelectric project. The lake’s shallow water...

Aurora Australis

Aurora Australis

Lake Ruataniwha is an ideal place to be to watch the Southern Lights dancing on the horizon. There have been two fabulous displays recently, with visible beams, shimmering movement &...

Aurora Australis

Lake Ruataniwha is an ideal place to be to watch the Southern Lights dancing on the horizon. There have been two fabulous displays recently, with visible beams, shimmering movement &...

New Zealand Alpine Lavender

New Zealand Alpine Lavender

NZ Alpine Lavender is found just five minutes drive along the scenic road to Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park. Located in a natural, pristine environment of crystal-clear skies, snow-capped mountains, turquoise rivers, and lakes of...

New Zealand Alpine Lavender

NZ Alpine Lavender is found just five minutes drive along the scenic road to Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park. Located in a natural, pristine environment of crystal-clear skies, snow-capped mountains, turquoise rivers, and lakes of...

Clay Cliffs of Omarama

Clay Cliffs of Omarama

The Clay Cliffs are tall pinnacles and ridges with deep, narrow ravines separating them. The cliffs are made of layers of gravel and silt, deposited by rivers flowing from the glaciers that...

Clay Cliffs of Omarama

The Clay Cliffs are tall pinnacles and ridges with deep, narrow ravines separating them. The cliffs are made of layers of gravel and silt, deposited by rivers flowing from the glaciers that...

Loch Cameron

Loch Cameron

Located on Glen Lyon Road, just down the road from Night Sky Cottages, is tiny Loch Cameron. The lake was once a ‘borrow pit’; a small hill excavated for earth material to...

Loch Cameron

Located on Glen Lyon Road, just down the road from Night Sky Cottages, is tiny Loch Cameron. The lake was once a ‘borrow pit’; a small hill excavated for earth material to...