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Mount Cook Day tour from Christchurch

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From $150.82

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11 hours
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Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Local driver guide
Live commentary on board
Modern air-conditioned coach with free WiFi

Scenic Flight
Food and drinks, unless specified
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Lichfield Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
Outside Bus Interchange on 72 Lichfield St, Near Colombo Street

Start time

07:30 AM

End points

This activity ends in a different location. See details below:

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What To Expect

Geraldine Visitor Information Centre

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Church of the Good Shepherd

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Lake Tekapo

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park

1 hour 40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Infants must sit on laps
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Each traveler is allowed 2 Bags weighing no more than 20kg each and 1 carry-on bag. Oversized or excessive luggage (e.g. surfboards, golf clubs or bikes) may have certain restrictions, please inquire with the operator prior to travel to confirm if your excess luggage is acceptable
Not wheelchair accessible

Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

Reviews

4.5

63 reviews

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Fixed problems, otherwise Viator will lose customers.

Bob_H, Apr 2024

I booked two Day-Tours from Viator. Each one had its own problem. Especially the trip to Mountain Cook, booking number 1113052315, was totally ruined. According to this booking, it should be a round trip. Both start and end points are Christchurch. However, what the local provider had are two programs. One started from Christchurch and ended in Queen's town. The other started from Queen's town and ended in Christchurch. The local provider helped my wife and I to fix this problem but it did not work. So we could not join the tour. The Viator should refund me this part totally. The other reservation is the Arthur's Pass, booking number 1112631717. Due mainly to the schedule change of tranzAlpine train, the local tour provider modified the way we travel and informed me in time such that my wife and I can enjoy this trip. But even the day before this tour, I still received an email from Viator that gave me wrong information. It tells me that Viator does not communicate with local providers often such that it gives your customer a lot of wrong information. The Viator should fix problems otherwise you will lose customers totally.

A lot of talk to get to the mountain

Garvan_M, Dec 2023

Stuart the driver very informative. Like commentary which tell me all about what we see. However very little time to do anything up at Mt Cook before having to take the long journey back to Christchurch.

Worth the trip

AmelitaMaria_H, Mar 2020

Our trip was from christ church to queenstown .Show your confirmation at the counter inside the christchurch building along lichfield st for your data then you’re all set to go. The driver guide was not that knowledgeable compares to ours last november. Did mot tell us the history of mount cook. But still it was a good tour for it was scenic and still worth the trip. Food at hermitage hotel was good. Buy friuts along the route.

Relax and enjoy the views

Lucille_C, Mar 2020

I highly recommend this tour, particularly if you are looking for transportation to Queenstown from Christchurch. It is an ideal means of getting there. The views are extraordinary, the luncheon (if you choose the premium option) was excellent. The driver was a great source of information. Lake Tekapo itself was worth the trip, not to mention Mount Cook.

Christchurch to Queenstown via Mount Cook

JanAlbert_L, Mar 2020

Interesting drive through agricultural and wilderness Canterbury with a fantastic driver/guide. High class lunxh at Mount Cook Lodge.

Beautiful Countryside

Mark_K, Feb 2020

Traveled through some beautiful country. The driver was entertaining and informative. Did not get as much time at Mt Cook as I was expecting--barely had time to grab something to eat, and I had the impression when I booked the tour that there would be time to hike around some.

Beautiful Scenery

Lief_G, Feb 2020

Tour as decribed. Reasonably well organised. About the right number of stops at the right locations. Good narration.

Pleasant trip from Christchurch to Queenstown

lilianesong, Feb 2020

Very good experience. The driver made many commentaries during the ride which made the trip from Christchurch to Queenstown very interesting. I booked the tour with the lunch buffet at the Hermitage. The food was really great, with a nice view on Mt Cook. I just wish I had more time after lunch (1h break) to visit the surroundings a bit more and take more pictures. Other than that, the trip was really pleasant. There were many stops along the way to allow passengers to relax for 10-15 min and go to restrooms. There was also a small toilet on board in the bus.

Awesome views and journey. Would highly recommend it.

Durgesh V, Jan 2020

The journey was picturesque. The stop at Mount cook was great with nice buffet lunch at Hermitage hotel was awesome. (would recommend to opt for Lunch). Recommended.

Dont use Flight, Use this Tour

realsoen, Jan 2020

Even 7 hours Tour, But You will ve amazed because the view of the mountain very Amazing. The Driver very helpfull to explain about evertyhing, and teh most excellent thing are Photo spot picked up by Bus Driver

Great coach trip to Queenstown

John_K, Jan 2020

Scenic trip with friendly and witty driver. Plenty. of space for luggage and comfortable seats. Do it.

Very comfortable and enjoyable tour

TarequeMuhammudAmi_I, Dec 2019

Our guide forget his name - may be Richard was amazing. He made our tour excellent. one must take this tour if you want to see the beauty of New Zealand.

Christchurch to Queenstown via Mount Cook

Venture51265603143, Oct 2019

The tour was excellent. Our guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. I would definitely recommend this tour.

Fantastic

ashoken_N, Oct 2019

We are so impressed with the Guide/ Driver. He is so good since given so much of information and he is an encyclopedia. The trip was interesting .

Mt. Cook One Way Tour

Roshan Von S, Oct 2019

The start of the tour is fine, but the tour provider Great sight driver is always in hurry, every stop over he is always in hurry. He set the time very limited especially to the setting with the amazing scenic view like lake tekapo, We always have a stop over to the hotel and accommodation and pick up other passengers and spend our time waiting for them. The tour supposed to be relax and enjoy the amazing view of the place but you'll just stressed with the time limited set but the driver, you will not even enjoy your coffee or tea at the coffee shop for the reason you need to finished your meal fast due to limited time. I don't feel the driver/tour guide is friendly sometimes he is mean to the tourist.

Excellent journey and wonderful singing bus driver!

Susan_D, May 2019

Excellent journey and wonderful singing bus driver! Well worth doing, I didn't have many days to travel the south island so I would recommend this journey as you still see quite a lot! It was a wonderful bright day in Mount Cook - only wished I could have stayed there the night to do a bigger walk! Great, friendly bus driver who was easy to listen to, sang nice local songs and very informative about the region and NZ history.

This tour was ok. Lots of sitting and...

Josta, Sep 2018

This tour was ok. Lots of sitting and many breaks. Mt. Cook was disappointing.

Very nice and relaxing way to get to...

Ren F, Mar 2018

Very nice and relaxing way to get to Queenstown such beautiful scenery along the way

This is a convenient way to see...

John_D, Feb 2018

This is a convenient way to see Spectacular Mt. Cook and traverse from Christchurch to Queenstown.

Great trip! So much more than a...

Anneliese W, Jan 2018

Great trip! So much more than a transfer. Saw some great sights along the way with interesting and informative commentary from Tom our driver. Regular comfort stops good and clean for coffee/snacks/toilets. Very comfortable seats. Efficient and punctual to the minute! Highly recommended!

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