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The Best Attractions In Aoraki Mount Cook National Park (Te Wahipounamu)

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Aoraki Adventures

Ski The Tasman

Kea Point Track

Hooker Valley Track

Blue Lakes and Tasman Glacier walks

Red Tarns Track

Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre

Mt Cook Glacier Guiding

Lake Pukaki

Mueller Hut Route

Aoraki/Mt. Cook

Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park is in the South Island of New Zealand, near the town of Twizel. Aoraki / Mount Cook, New Zealand's highest mountain, and Aoraki/Mount Cook Village lie within the park. The area was gazetted as a national park in October 1953 and consists of reserves that were established as early as 1887 to protect the area's significant vegetation and landscape.Even though most of the park is alpine terrain, it is easily accessible. The only road access into Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park is via State Highway 80, which starts near Twizel, at 65 kilometres distance the closest town to the park, and leads directly to Mount Cook Village, ...
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The Best Attractions In Aoraki Mount Cook National Park (Te Wahipounamu)

1. Hooker Valley Track Aoraki Mount Cook National Park Te Wahipounamu
2. Aoraki/Mt. Cook Mt Cook Village
Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Its height since 2014 is listed as 3,724 metres , down from 3,764 m before December 1991, due to a rockslide and subsequent erosion. It lies in the Southern Alps, the mountain range which runs the length of the South Island. A popular tourist destination, it is also a favourite challenge for mountain climbers. Aoraki / Mount Cook consists of three summits, from South to North the Low Peak , Middle Peak and High Peak. The summits lie slightly south and east of the main divide of the Southern Alps, with the Tasman Glacier to the east and the Hooker Glacier to the southwest.There was a large rock fall in 1991 that turned the summit into a knife-edge ridge and reduced the height of the mountain by an estimated 10 m or so at that time....
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3. Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre Mt Cook Village
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt. Hillary became interested in mountaineering while in secondary school. He made his first major climb in 1939, reaching the summit of Mount Ollivier. He served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force as a navigator during World War II. Prior to the Everest expedition, Hillary had been part of the British reconnaissance expedition to the mountain in 1951 as well as an unsuccessful attempt to climb Cho Oyu in 1952. As part of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition he reached the S...
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4. Kea Point Track Aoraki Mount Cook National Park Te Wahipounamu
5. Lake Pukaki Canterbury Region
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. All three lakes were formed when the terminal moraines of receding glaciers blocked their respective valleys, forming moraine-dammed lakes. The glacial feed to the lakes gives them a distinctive blue colour, created by glacial flour, the extremely finely ground rock particles from the glaciers. Lake Pukaki covers an area of 178.7 km², and the surface elevation of the lake normally ranges from 518.2 to 532 metres above sea level. The lake is fed at its northern end by the braided Tasman River, which has its source in the Tasman and Hooker Glaciers, close to Aoraki / Mount Cook. Good views of...
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6. Blue Lakes and Tasman Glacier walks Aoraki Mount Cook National Park Te Wahipounamu
7. Sealy Tarns Track Aoraki Mount Cook National Park Te Wahipounamu
8. Mueller Hut Route Mt Cook Village
9. Red Tarns Track Mt Cook Village
10. Ski The Tasman Mt Cook Village
11. Glencoe Walk Aoraki Mount Cook National Park Te Wahipounamu
12. Heliworks Queenstown Helicopters Aoraki Mount Cook National Park Te Wahipounamu
13. Aoraki Adventures Aoraki Mount Cook National Park Te Wahipounamu
14. Mt Cook Glacier Guiding Aoraki Mount Cook National Park Te Wahipounamu
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park is in the South Island of New Zealand, near the town of Twizel. Aoraki / Mount Cook, New Zealand's highest mountain, and Aoraki/Mount Cook Village lie within the park. The area was gazetted as a national park in October 1953 and consists of reserves that were established as early as 1887 to protect the area's significant vegetation and landscape.Even though most of the park is alpine terrain, it is easily accessible. The only road access into Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park is via State Highway 80, which starts near Twizel, at 65 kilometres distance the closest town to the park, and leads directly to Mount Cook Village, where the road ends. The village is situated within the park, however, it consists only of a hotel and motels, as well as housing and amenit...
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15. HELiPRO Aoraki Mount Cook National Park Te Wahipounamu

Aoraki Mount Cook National Park (Te Wahipounamu) Videos

NZ【Te Wahipounamu】Fiordland National Park - South West of New Zealand

Compiling our road trip and scenery of Fiordland National Park, the South West of New Zealand.

Climbing the Mitre Peak, New Zealand (2016)

Ludvigs showed up the other day with the footage from his climb on the top of iconic Mitre Peak, and asked me if I can edit it for him, so I did.

Part of the reason for Mitre Peak's (Māori Rahotu) iconic status is its location. Close to the shore of Milford Sound, in the Fiordland National Park in the southwestern South Island, it is a stunning sight.The mountain rises near vertically to 5,560 feet (1,690 m), i.e. just over a mile, from the water of the sound; it is more technically a fjord. The peak is actually a closely grouped set of five peaks, although from most easily accessible viewpoints it appears as a single point. Milford Sound is part of Te Wahipounamu, a World Heritage Site as declared by UNESCO.

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The Big Trip - Milford Sound - 8th March 2016

Milford Sound is a fiord in the south west of New Zealand's South Island, within Fiordland National Park, Piopiotahi Marine Reserve, and the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site. It has been judged the world's top travel destination in an international survey and is acclaimed as New Zealand's most famous tourist destination.

Fortunately for us it was a beautiful sunny day when we visited, whereas the days before and after it rained continuously. That was a bonus for us but to be fair we heard from many people that even in the heavy rain it's a stunning location, primarily because of all the additional waterfalls that appear. We'll just have to go back when it rains then won't we?

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Milford Sound cruise

Milford Sound (Piopiotahi in Māori) is a fjord in the south west of New Zealand's South Island, within Fiordland National Park, Piopiotahi (Milford Sound) Marine Reserve, and the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site. It has been judged the world's top travel destination in an international survey (the 2008 Travelers' Choice Destinations Awards by TripAdvisor) and is acclaimed as New Zealand's most famous tourist destination. Rudyard Kipling had previously called it the eighth Wonder of the World.

Waiatoto River Safaris Haast

Waiatoto River Safaris will take you on an incredible ‘world first’ jet boat adventure from the sea to the mountains exploring the South-West New Zealand World Heritage Area. Included in the trip is an exhilarating jet boat ride, magical, breathtaking scenery and an optional beech forest walk.
eco-jet boat adventure will propel you from the ocean to the mountains. Experience the exceptional beauty of the ‘Te Wahipounamu’ (the Maori name for the South West New Zealand World Heritage Area) as your experienced guide leads you along the ancient river as untouched as it was thousands of years ago when the Maori first roamed the land.
Our guide will provide an informative, friendly commentary on the history of Gondwana land, pausing from time to time on your journey along the river giving you excellent photo opportunities. You then have the option to leave the boat, stretch your legs and participate in a bush walk, smell the rainforest as you walk softly through the dripping ferns with the sparkling light shimmering on the snowy peaks that are your backdrop.
This fabulous nature tour is suitable for all ages and reservations are highly recommended, so take home memories that will last a lifetime & Book Now to avoid disappointment.

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