From Queenstown: Mount Cook and Hooker Valley Day Trip
ID: GYG398703-724540
Category:
Country: New Zealand
Duration:
12:00 hours
Description
Explore the Mount Cook area and hike the famous Hooker Valley Track on this guided day trip from Queenstown. Admire the stunning views as you drive through popular sites like Lindis Pass, Cromwell, and Mackenzie District.
Visit breathtaking locations in Queenstown as you make your way to Aoraki Mount Cook National Park. Travel with a reliable tour guide who will share stories and rich background knowledge on Queenstown and the Mount Cook area.
Start your tour in the stunning city of Queenstown. Drive through the Kawarau Suspension Bridge and marvel at the scenery the Kawarau Gorge has to offer. Stop at the Roaring Meg Lookout to take photos of your stunning view. Then, enter the region of Cromwell, famous for fruits and wine and where you can see huge fields of vines.
Next, traverse the majestic Lindis Pass which lies between two valleys against a backdrop of a bright blue sky. This stretch of highway is one of the only three Alpine roads through the otherwise impassable Southern Alps. After taking photos at the top of the pass, drive through the Mackenzie District and visit the township of Omarama.
Turning west, you'll enter Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, and Lake Pukaki will emerge in front of you. Proceed to the start of the Hooker Valley Track and depart on a 3-hour self-guided hike with amazing views of Hooker Lake, Hooker Glacier, and Mount Cook. Finish your tour by visiting High Country Salmon as you make your way back to Queenstown.
Highlights
- Drive through the Kawarau Suspension Bridge and Lindis Pass
- Explore Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
- Take photos of Lake Pukaki
- Marvel at the amazing views of Hooker Lake, Hooker Glacier, and Mount Cook
- Visit High Country Salmon
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
New Zealand weather is unpredictable at any time of the year, so dress and prepare for all seasons.
Wear walking shoes or boots with good grip soles that can cope with mud.
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You guide will pick you up at the following locations at the following times. Please be ready and waiting. Your guide will be in a minibus with the local partner’s logo on it.
Pickup points and times:
• 15 minutes before tour start time - Heritage Hotel, Mercure Hotel, Kamana Lakehouse
• 10 minutes before tour start time - Crowne Plaza, Hotel St Moritz, Rydges Lakeland Resort
• 5 minutes before tour start time - Novotel Queenstown Lakeside, Base Backpackers, YHA Central, Nomads Backpackers, The Station Info Building (47-49 Shotover Street, Queenstown)
• At tour start time - Scenic Hotel, Copthorne Hotel, Heartland Hotel, Millennium Hotel, Rees Hotel
• 15-20 minutes after tour start time - Sherwood, Frankton Bus Station (near Queenstown airport)
• 20-25 minutes after tour start time - Hilton Hotel & Resort, Wyndham Gardens
• 45 minutes after tour start time - Cromwell i-Site, 2 The Mall, Cromwell
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
