Take a sightseeing day tour to Mount Cook from Queenstown
Highlights
* Full-day tour that operates daily
* Kawarau River Gorge
* Lake Dunstan
* Mackenzie Basin
* Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
* Entertaining driver commentary
* Free Wi-Fi on board coaches & USB charging docks on board
* Toilet on board
included with
* Full tour commentary in English from your driver guide
* Wi-Fi on board coach
excluded by
* Gratuities
* Food and drink
Essential
Information
* Wi-Fi is available on selected services and is provided free of charge when it is available
Restrictions
* Mobility Requirements - Please contact us directly if you need to discuss.
Itinerary
Journey deep into the Southern Alps on a half day sightseeing tour from Queenstown to Mount Cook.
Set off from Queenstown in a luxury coach, enjoying the commentary from your local driver guide as you travel north. Pass through the historic gold mining district of the rugged Kawarau River Gorge and the famous fruit growing region of Cromwell. Skirting the shores of Lake Dunstan, your tour crosses the Lindis Pass into Omarama for morning tea (own expense).
Continue through the rugged high country landscape of the Mackenzie Basin to arrive at Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, home to Australasia’s highest mountain at 3,724 metres. Sit down to a delicious lunch (optional extra) at the Hermitage Hotel in Mount Cook Village, where you can enjoy stunning uninterrupted views of Mount Cook and the other high peaks that make up the Southern Alps. You can also take the chance to see this alpine region from above with a scenic flight (own expense).
Your tour concludes in Mount Cook village.
7:30am - Check in with your driver/guide at the Athol Street Bus stop in the middle of the carpark, Queenstown.
7:45am - Depart Athol Street, Queenstown
10:10am - Stop in Omarama for morning tea break (own expense)
11:00am - Depart Omarama
12.15pm - Arrive at Mount Cook Village, Aoraki Hermitage Hotel
