Mt Cook Lake Tekapo Christchurch South Island Tours

Mt Cook to Christchurch via Lake Tekapo

From NZD$180

4.9

(16 reviews)

Departs from: Mt Cook

Duration: 5 hours

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Travel from Aoraki/Mt Cook to Christchurch in comfort and style on this fully guided small group tour via Lake Tekapo. This scenic one-way journey takes you through some of the South Island’s most breathtaking alpine and lake landscapes, with plenty of time for photos and stories along the way. Led by our fun, knowledgeable guides, you’ll experience authentic Kiwi hospitality and discover why the road between Mt Cook and Christchurch is one of the most beautiful drives in New Zealand.

Why you’ll love this

Travel through the South Island’s most stunning alpine and lake scenery

Enjoy photo stops at Lake Pukaki and Lake Tekapo

Visit the iconic Church of the Good Shepherd and Mackenzie dog statue

Relax in a modern, comfortable small-group minibus

Learn local stories and history from your passionate guide

Itinerary

What’s included

Small group, fully guided tour

Modern, comfortable, luxury minibus

Friendly and knowledgeable local guide

Multiple, breath taking scenic photo stops

Why choose us

Famously passionate tour guides

Our guides share stories, laughs, and Kiwi charm on every journey.

Travel in comfort

Small groups, big comfort. Relax in our modern Mercedes minibuses with style and space.

Award-winning tours

Thousands of five-star reviews and top travel awards - experiences loved worldwide.

Kiwi owned. Kiwi operated

Proudly local and passionate about sharing authentic New Zealand with every traveller.

Stories worth sharing

10/19/2025

Comfortable transfer with informative driver

The vehicle was comfortable and we were on track with time without at all feeling rushed. We had a lot of stops to iconic places for photo ops, plus some stops for snacks/toilet breaks. The driver was a former teacher and geologist, so I enjoyed hearing a different kind of spiel about New Zealand, and had a lot of fun asking about geology facts too.

takemegalaxy

9/20/2025

Trip T,o Mount Cook

An excellent tour to Mount Cook and return. Our guide and driver Phil Blackwood was great and went out of his way to ensure that we were able to see as many sites as we could. He is great ambassador for your company

Jim C

5/3/2025

Great tour with amazing tour guide

Tour was excellent. Everything was great, flexible and weather was gorgeous. Tour guide was amazing, she definitely deserves a pay raise.

Filip B

3/19/2025

Great Kiwi Travel

Very good service. Recommended. They made extra stops when people wished for it. Driver was very friendly! Punctual, overall very good service.

Lena H

3/7/2025

Mt Cook from Queenstown

Drive was ok a little tight with full bus but stops made it doable. Very knowledgeable and informative guide/driver Greg. We stopped and did Hooker Valley hike which we did not expect. Had to rush to do whole thing in 2 hours since it's normally a 3 hour hike.

Dreamer153118

1/27/2025

Long but interesting drive.

Joseph was great. Told many interesting facts. Tried hard to make the long drive interesting and accommodated all the people that needed constant bathroom breaks.

Tamuaggie

1/8/2025

Good experience

Grant was a great driver. Smooth ride. Good experience. Wonderful way to transfer from Mt Cook to Christchurch. Thumbs up

Sylvia W

12/10/2024

Amazing trip

Driver + guide 2 in 1 is amazing Time management is good but it would be more happy if can spend a bit more time in Lake Tekapo for photo shooting

Tourist38560250387

11/11/2024

Fantastic

Driver was great. Van was comfy and temperature in the van was just right. Stops were just frequent enough. Was a geat trip

Wanderer27124241906

9/1/2024

Perfect Afternoon Tour

Great scenic afternoon trip to Christchurch includes stops on the way there. Convenient pick-up from The Hermitage Hotel and drop-off at our Christchurch hotel. The previous day we did the morning Cheeky Kiwi one-way tour from Queenstown to Mt Cook which allowed us to stay overnight and spend over 26hrs at Mt Cook. Our Driver/Guide Chris was friendly and knowledgeable.

Brian C

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