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Travel Blogs from Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Walking up Mt John
This is a top pick! ... who were in the middle of the road, near Lake Pukaki. Jens was going to Christchurch, whereas I was just travelling an hour up the road to Lake Tekapo. On arrival, we said goodbye and I made my way to the YHA, working up a bit of a sweat as it was red ...
Stargazing at Mt John Observatory
This is a top pick! ... is dimly lit by red lights to avoid disrupting research being carried out, and looking around the vicinity below the mountain; only Lake Tekapo village produces any light –and that being managed to minimize the effect on the night sky. The tour ...
A sunny day under Mt Cook
This is a top pick! ... pricey but with a clear night looking on the cards, it will hopefully be worth it. The Observatory overlooks another turquoise lake, Lake Tekapo and the plains all around right up to the mountain ranges and on a clear day offers spectacular views. Once ...
Mt Cook
This is a top pick! In my quiet backpacker in lake Tekapo three Israelies that I knew had just arrived. They looked all worn out and tired , barely standing on their feet. Then I was informed that they had just descended the famous Mt. Cook. They said that they came with ...
Out of the Gimp in with the Geeks
This is a top pick! ... just made it. We drove to the top of the very steep and winding Mount John Road and admired the amazing views of Lake Tekapo and the surrounding Southern Alps and Mackenzie Plains. I asked at the cafe about the stargazing tour and they promptly passed ...
"Tranquil"
This is a top pick! In the morning we left Dunedin, destination: Lake Tekapo. On our way out of Dunedin we stopped at Baldwin Street. Baldwin Street also happens to be the steepest street in the world, so naturally, I had to climb it. It didn't look too steep from the ...
Lake Tekapo
This is a top pick! Lake Tekapo was just a stop off point for us on the way to Queenstown. Arrived in the evening, cooked up some of Frank Royston's eggs and hit the sack fairly early. Lakeside Backpackers was where we stayed. Really nice and cosy with a fabulous view ...
Lake Tekapo - Plenty of Fresh Air
This is a top pick! ... back down to the village took us along the shore of Tekapo and passed several herds of sheep. Dan also pointed out a Karearea - a New Zealand falcon - which glided overhead as I leapt for cover! Three and half hours later we had completed the round trip ...
The end of our days in the beautiful NZ :-(
This is a top pick! ... in a camperpark in Christchurch. Heavy hearted we said goodbye to our campervan and got on the 13 hour flight to Los Angeles. New Zealand has been fantastic and neither of us had one boring or disapointing day. It was a little bit like going home in ...
BBQ near the blue
This is a top pick! A good sleep later we left Dunedin and headed in land back towards the southern alps, are destination Lake Tekapo. On the way the bus stopped at the Moeraki boulders, weird boulder on the beech for a quick photo shoot. All the buses here stop at these ...
Lakeside Luxury In Tekapo
This is a top pick! ... a view from the alter window to outdo any church in the world. We also found the sheepdog monument and then did a supermarket sweep before relaxing lakeside for the evening. Loving New Zealand… Miles cycled: 28 but it was still really hard ...
Penguins and lakes
This is a top pick! ... spectators. Monday was a very fun day. To start with, I toured the Cadbury factory in Dunedin, where a good part of New Zealand's chocolate is produced for local markets and for export. Interesting fact: there are 10 creme eggs produced for the NZ ...
First Impressions
This is a top pick! ... making my way up the South island. We started in Bluff (the South end of the South island) and I've made it up to Lake Tekapo (in the middle of the South island). To date I have spent very little time in the typical touristy spots with the exception of ...
Good Shepherd Church
This is a top pick! I was baptised in the Good Shepherd Church in Kensington, Cape Town, but it looks nothing like this ...
Crystal blue waters....
This is a top pick! ... at Lake Takepo. Have a look at the stunning photo's of Lake Takepo - I woke up to this the following morning! Along with Lake Takeop is Australasia's highest peak known as "Mount Cook" standing at 3754 metres, surrounded by 200sq. km of alpine beauty ...
Mini road trip, south island
Mitchy and I went on a mini road trip around the south island in my new car. New Zealand is incredibly beautiful at every turn, and the scenery literally changes completely every two hours, from mountains to fields to rain forest to coast. ...
Horse Trekking Lake Tekapo
... yearned to do, I just have not got round to it. Being a traveller is always a good excuse for trying out new things, so I decided to use Lake Takepo as the back drop for this new activity. So Jono and I signed up to an afternoon horse trekking - ...
Lake Tekapo
... looked, made the bus journey seem extremely short and after a couple of stops to take the obligatory photos we arrived in Lake Tekapo. The hostel we stayed in was designed specifically for those travelling on ´Magic´`and was right beside the Lake ...
Travelling from Lake Tepako to Christchurch
... . Thankfully the Magic Bus left at 8:30 and so we were soon out of it. As I spent two nights at Lake Tekapo I’ve now got a new bus driver called Mark. The bus drivers get one night at each location, before doing the following days’ service to ...
Heading INLAND
We headed inland and saw some amazing sceanery! It only took a day or two to get there but the views were like none other that I have seen in the mainland and or Hawaii! Kilometers after Kilometers or mile after mile of absolutly nothing except ...
Onwards to Mount Cook via Lake Tekapo
... . The clouds and miserable greyness soon gave way to blue skies and sunshine, which improved as the day went on. The road to Lake Tekapo was fairly quiet, wide open spaces led to mountains covered with green velvet or so it appeared. As we got closer ...
Oamaru to Lake Tekapo
Wednesday, February 7 Oamaru to Lake Tekapo Our drive today takes us to the scenic Mt. Cook and on to Lake Tekapo. We have a nice room at the Tailor Made Backpackers at Lake ...
...Lovely Lake Tekapo :)
... from Nelson to Picton and some additional tours along the way. My first stop is the absolutely stunning Lake Tekapo. The second largest of the lakes in New Zealand with deep blue skies and beautiful turquoise 'rock flour’ water set against a lush ...
Lake Tekapo
... a caravan park that we were lucky to get a plot as "they're not many tint sites lift". On the banks of Lake Tekapo is the much photographed Church of the Good Shepherd which - along with the surrounding mountainside and forests - is clearly ...
Spa treatments and thermal pools
On our way to Lake Tekapo we decided to take advantage of some spring sales and stock up on some cool Columbia jackets. We enjoyed the scenic drive through the mountains and visited the church of the good shepherd on the bank of the lake itself. ...
Lake Tekapo
Lake Tekapo was another one night stop that we had to make with the bus. Very picturesque with Mt Cook , the highest peak in New Zealand in the background but not a whole lot else to do there really. There was however an outdoor ice rink there so a few of ...
To Lake Tekapo
... was good. After that we kept traveling north, stopped to see the Clay cliffs and on the side of a lake(not Tekapo) for some lunch brake. From there we headed to Twizal and then to Lake Tekapo because we couldn't found a place to sleep in ...
And so it ends...
... in and we wanted to make sure everything would arrive safely back in Oslo (barring any lost luggage of course ;)). But before we left Lake Tekapo we had a wander around the area again as in daylight it was ALSO very pretty and serene :D. A little bit ...