YOLO New Zealand @Day 11 Lake Tekapo & Mt Cook

Today, we signed up for a day trip to Lake Tekapo and Mount Cook from Christchurch. Lake Tekapo is approximately 3-4 hrs drive Southwest of Christchurch in the Mackenzie Basin. The township faces north across the remarkable turquoise colored lake to the mountainous drama of the Southern Alps. Lake Tekapo gets its intense milky-turquoise colour from the fine rock-flour, ground by glaciers which is suspended in the water.

Self-driving or travelling by coach is the easiest way to travel in New Zealand, especially if you are exploring the outskirts of city area. Although the journey to our destination was long, my eyes were glued to the windows at all times. The scenery was too good to be missed as we passed the fields full of grazing deer, pigs, sheeps, cows.

Lake Tekapo is still one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. Snow capped mountains are reflected in the bluest water imgainable. The lake's piercing blue and with the combination of the sunlight, created Lake Tekapo's unique hue. Absolutely gorgeous is the word to describe this place.

There is a little pretty church - Church of Good Shepherd facing the lake which made a pretty intimate and cosy place for a wedding. Also, we were in time to see the blooming lupin flowers by the lake which add colors to the ever blue lake.

We then headed further and were greeted by another turquoise blue lake, Lake Pukaki. We were given 15 mins to stroll by the lake and take some pictures. I would say that the shade of blue at Lake Pukaki was gorgeous.

After Pukaki, we traveled further to our last sightseeing destination, Mount Cook National Park. It was a pity that we didn't have enough time to explore the park. It would be good to stay overnight (there's a hotel next to the National Park) so that we can have plenty of time to explore and hike around the National Park. Anyway, I will definitely return again for my hike in this park. Seeing Mount Cook is such a joy. It's a sunny day and we can see the magnificent mount cook before us!

Lake Tekapo, Lake Pukaki and Mount Cook can be visted as a day trip from Christchurch. However, to really enjoy the scenery, it would be advisable to perhaps stay for 2 days at Mount Cook because the scenery and hike in the National Park would be a spectacular and memorable one. I will return again!

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