The highest Southern Alps and remotest sheep stations meet on the high Canterbury plain in Mackenzie Country. Explore by car, by walking, and by alpine flights. Great fishing, too!

LAKE PUKAKI WITH MT. COOK.
Photo © Home at First

Attractions in Mt. Cook & Lake Tekapo:
Mt. Cook and the Southern Alps and the
region's many lakes with their surprising
turquoise color.

MT. COOK, NEW ZEALAND'S HIGHEST PEAK AT 12,000'.
Photo courtesy Mackenzie Tourism and Development Board

Activities in Mt. Cook & Lake Takapo:
Hiking, fishing, mountaineering, scenic flights,
mountain biking, golf, horseback riding.

CATCH YOUR DINNER       
OR A PRIZE WINNER.      
Photo courtesy Grant Brown

Lodgings: Top quality bed and breakfast
lodgings in Lake Tekapo, a principal Canterbury
town mid-way between Queenstown and Christchurch.

HOME AT FIRST'S LAKE TEKAPO LODGING FEATURES
BALCONY VIEWS AND DELICIOUS BREAKFASTS.
Photo © Home at First

Getting to/from Lake Tekapo: Home at First guests arrive in Lake Tekapo by rental car, normally coming northeast from Queenstown—a very scenic 3-4 hour drive. Most depart Lake Tekapo for Christchurch, a drive of 3-4 hours.

THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD ON
THE SHORES OF LAKE TEKAPO IS ONE OF
NEW ZEALAND'S FEW ICONIC CHURCHES.
Photo copyright © Home at First

Getting around Mackenzie Country:
Use of a rental car is essential here.
Roads in this part of New Zealand are
especially lightly traveled and scenic.
But, when driving keep an eye out for
stray sheep sometimes on the roads!


A STATUE IN LAKE TEKAPO COMMEMORATES THE
SHEEPDOG, RESPONSIBLE FOR OPENING UP REMOTE
MACKENZIE COUNTRY TO VAST SHEEP STATIONS.
Photo copyright © Home at First

OPEN RANGE—OPEN ROAD!
Photo copyright © Home at First

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