Aoraki, New Zealand

Travel Blogs from Aoraki (31)

Mount Cook, Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand travel blog
Mount Cook
Jun 23, 2008

We left Christchurch for Mt Cook stopping at Late Tekapo, a beautiful vast lake surrounded by snowy mountains. Once we'd negotiated the Japanese tourists we had a lovely walk along the lake and found a cracking spot for lunch!   We arrived in Mt ...

A travel blog entry by kimandrob
Days 99-101 - Kaikoura - Mount Cook Nat Park, Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand travel blog
Days 99-101 - Kaikoura - Mount Cook Nat Park
Mar 2, 2008

... for ages and we couldn't see anything around to clean it ourselves. It's a shame, all the firewood everywhere, it is autumn in New Zealand now and particularly here, you can tell. At least we were lovely and warm cuddled up under our duvet in the van but ...

A travel blog entry by deankezontour
Yeah!! Mount Cook/Aoraki, Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand travel blog
Yeah!! Mount Cook/Aoraki
Mar 12, 2008

... and the galaxy and the future, it was all well worth the money, a really enjoyable time. We did learn that Mount Cook/Aoraki is crumbling, and there is concern, and also when it does, noone will no where the nearby towns will get the water supply from ...

A travel blog entry by littlelow
Great views of Aoraki Mount Cook, Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand travel blog
Great views of Aoraki Mount Cook
Feb 9, 2009

... with good weather, we trekked up to Mueller Hut, stayed (bravely camped!) overnight and were rewarded with some great clear views of Aoraki (apparently, it's usually covered in cloud so many don't get to see the top).  Hut was v friendly - met Jenny ...

A travel blog entry by andyestherblog

Forum Discussions on Aoraki (2)

Latest report from the southern mountains
Posted on Nov 26, 2008, 23:21:22
... , which includes white-knuckle accounts of his own climbs in the South Island and the Italian Alps, Paul chats with some of New Zealand's most experienced climbers, such as Bill McLeod, Lydia Bradey and Erik Monasterio, to find out why they are drawn ...
Hot Air Ballooning!!
Posted on Apr 21, 2008, 10:42:36
Canterbury will be your main spot for ballooning, as well as Aoraki, but I think you can fly over Queenstown now, which would be absolutely out of this world. Dolphins - you should get glimpses in many places, but if you fancy swimming with them you ...

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