Mt Cook National Park

A spectacular World Heritage Area.  Of the 27 NZ mountains over 3050m, 22 are in this park.  The highest is the mighty Mt Cook and at 3755m it’s the tallest peak in Australasia. 

The area is a trampers heaven with over a hundred walks varying in length and grades. We arrived early in the afternoon so had time to fit in a gentle two-hour walk.  The next morning we headed off for a 4–hour walk into Hooker Valley where we took the majority of these photos – we’ll let them speak for themselves. The last one is a little spooky, on the peak of Mt Cook you can see a face in the background – it doesn’t look very happy.

For us the park was one of the most enjoyable areas we have been to in NZ – awe-inspiring scenery and very relaxing. Amazingly, we met Janneke and Danny, a Dutch couple we had previously met while trekking the waterfall way in Australia.  We are really enjoying their company and have agreed to spend the next week or so touring together.

 

Tags: Te Wahipounamu

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