Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre Mt. Cook Village

I took off from Dunedin to Aoraki / Mt Cook the tallest mountain in New Zealand. The bus drove us inland through some cool landscapes. Along the way we stopped off for lunch at a cafe. I forgot the name of the town. When we left the bus, 2 ambulances sat in front of the cafe where we were stopped to eat. The driver joked “be careful when …

Along the 2hr drive from Lake Tekapo to Mount Cook, also known as Aoraki, we stopped off for a quick look at Lake Pukaki. Another beautiful glacial lake surrounded by the Southern Alps.

On arrival in Aoraki we were stunned by the views of the surrounding mountains with Mount Cook obviously being the most impressive. Standing at 3754m its …

We gaan voor 4 dagen naar Lake Tekapo op bezoek bij vrienden. Op weg er naar toe eerst nog langs de Moeraki Boulders. Enorme ronde stenen die op het strand achteloos zijn rondgestrooid.
(tip restaurant Fleur).

In Oamaru kopen we in de kaasmakerij Whitestone kazen in. Onderweg naar Lake Tekapo komen we langs enorme stuwmeren en bij …

... The Hermitage is the closest you can get to the mountain and is also the home of the Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre (he trained on Mount Cook before he climbed Everest). Another great location and fantastic mountain views from our room. There may ...

... arrive at the township of Mt Cook, which is a few houses, some big apartments for the seasonal skiers and the Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre. This is both a planetarium, 3D movie theatre and museum to the man who trained for his Everest attempts by ...

... getting pretty sick that night, and luckily, felt better in the morning. In the morning, we headed over to the Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Center, where we walked around this museum filled with old climbing equipment and movies. We got to see the "World's ...