This national park is home to the highest mountains and the largest glaciers in New Zealand. It has 19 peaks more than 3000 metres high, including Aoraki/Mount Cook which is a sky-scraping 3754 metres tall. The road to the park runs along the Tasman 
Valley beside Lake Pukaki, which is fabulously blue due to the glacier-ground rock particles that are suspended in its waters. At the end of the valley you'll find Mount Cook village and the most amazing alpine scenery you can imagine. While there are 17 Department of Conservation huts in this national park, most are positioned beyond the reach of the average traveller - you'd need mountaineering skills to reach them. For non-climbing visitors, there's a great variety of alpine day walks beginning near Mount Cook village. Two of the most popular are the Kea Point Walk and Hooker Valley Track.The Kea Point Walk begins near the Hermitage Hotel. The trail gently winds its way through sub-alpine grasslands and scrub to the Mueller Glacier moraine wall. The walk ends at a viewing deck that gives stunning views of Mount Sefton and the Footstool, the Hooker Valley, Mueller Glacier Lake and Aoraki/Mount Cook.The Hooker Valley Track begins at the visitor centre and leads up the Hooker Valley towards Aoraki/Mount Cook. The track passes close to the Alpine Memorial, which is a great viewpoint.The route crosses the Hooker River twice (on swingbridges) before eventually reaching the Hooker Glacier terminal lake.Local operators can help you to explore the park in other ways - scenic flights, guided hikes, ski touring, glacier adventures and instructional climbing expeditions.
Valley beside Lake Pukaki, which is fabulously blue due to the glacier-ground rock particles that are suspended in its waters. At the end of the valley you'll find Mount Cook village and the most amazing alpine scenery you can imagine. While there are 17 Department of Conservation huts in this national park, most are positioned beyond the reach of the average traveller - you'd need mountaineering skills to reach them. For non-climbing visitors, there's a great variety of alpine day walks beginning near Mount Cook village. Two of the most popular are the Kea Point Walk and Hooker Valley Track.The Kea Point Walk begins near the Hermitage Hotel. The trail gently winds its way through sub-alpine grasslands and scrub to the Mueller Glacier moraine wall. The walk ends at a viewing deck that gives stunning views of Mount Sefton and the Footstool, the Hooker Valley, Mueller Glacier Lake and Aoraki/Mount Cook.The Hooker Valley Track begins at the visitor centre and leads up the Hooker Valley towards Aoraki/Mount Cook. The track passes close to the Alpine Memorial, which is a great viewpoint.The route crosses the Hooker River twice (on swingbridges) before eventually reaching the Hooker Glacier terminal lake.Local operators can help you to explore the park in other ways - scenic flights, guided hikes, ski touring, glacier adventures and instructional climbing expeditions.
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