Mount Cook Holidays
Mount Cook holidaysin South Island
Dazzling Mount Cook is New Zealand's highest peak at 12,218 feet, part of majestic Aoraki Mount Cook National Park. The park forms most of New Zealand's only International Dark Sky Reserve, making for equally magnificent stargazing.
Mount Cook Village is home to the Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre. While summiting is for serious mountaineers, plenty of trails suit casual hikers, leading to alpine lakes with spectacular views. Consider scenic flights, helicopter hikes and mountain biking, or a cruise on Lake Tekapo, a soak in the hot pools, or a visit to the lakeside Church of the Good Shepherd.
Why Visit Mount Cook?
- Snow-capped mountains
- New Zealand's highest peak
- Turquoise blue lakes
- Stargazing
Mount Cook Travel Guide
Best time to go
As Mount Cook is so high, it often tends to ‘hide’ in the clouds, but you can visit year round. At any time of year you can see snow on the mountain, however the snow only tends to be lower down the mountain in early spring, late autumn and winter. Similarly, you can visit Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers year round, as unlike glacier regions of the northern hemisphere, temperatures are fairly mild – ranging from around 10-21ºC in summer and from 2-12ºC in winter.
Travel Information
Mount Cook is around a 3 hour drive from Queenstown and 5 hours 45 minutes drive from Christchurch.
Local currency
New Zealand dollar
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