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George Z
Australia
Great time of year to see some of the most beautiful scenery in the country. Long day, but so worth it. Lunch was fabulous.
Doing what: Explore Mount Cook from Christchurch
LYNN G
Australia
Great way to see a bit of countryside. Long day but really interesting. Geoff, our driver, had great knowledge of the areas we travelled through. Even though low cloud stopped us from directing viewing Mt Cook I still felt that we had value for money.
Doing what: Explore Mount Cook from Christchurch
John K
United Kingdom
Had a great although long day out. Unfortunately windy weather precluded any flying, but the weather was otherwise good and the views were great. Driver was very informative and chatty. As visitors to New Zealand, we learned a great deal about life there.
Doing what: Explore Mount Cook from Christchurch
Becky B
USA
The weather did not cooperate -- we could see only a small portion of the mountain before the clouds covered it. Also worth noting that you do not get near a glacier. Had wonderful discussions with the tour guide, though, mostly on native Maori themes -- learned a lot!
Doing what: Explore Mount Cook from Christchurch
Kenneth A
Australia
Driver was good and had great knowledge of the area. Maybe a round trip would be better for such a long day. Enjoyed our lunch and the visit to the center at Mt Cook.
Doing what: Explore Mount Cook from Christchurch
Paige D
USA
The tour was good and the tour guides were very friendly and nice. However, we were expecting to see the glacier which we did not at all. We were very disappointed that we did not see it and that we were not informed that we were not going to it, which is one of the main attractions of the tour. It was what we were most excited to see. It was very depressing that we went all that way and did not even see it. It was just disappointing and sort of put a damper on the rest of the tour.
Doing what: Explore Mount Cook from Christchurch
Note from Viator: Thanks for the note. The tour description is correct, there are however occasions when - due to poor weather - the walk up Tasman Glacier does not take place. We are updating the tour description with this caveat about inclement. We apologize for any convenience.
C.H F
Australia
Overall we had a great trip. A very sweet driver guide accompanied us. Had a lovely lunch at the Hermitage Hotel, very comfortable journey. It's a very scenic drive too! We're glad we didn't miss out!
Doing what: Explore Mount Cook from Christchurch
Johnson H
Australia
Amazing scenary, friendly tour guide, highly recommended!
Doing what: Explore Mount Cook from Christchurch
Anonymous
We had a great trip. We really enjoyed hiking up the the glacial lake and down to the banks. That was probaly the highlight of our entire vacation. That being said, the meal at the Hermitage was ho-hum, and surely added to the cost of the trip. We had a lot of fun stopping in Gerladine. Our driver was very helpful and informative, but he seemed to be in a big hurry to get back to Christchurch.
Doing what: Explore Mount Cook from Christchurch
Anonymous
We all had an enjoyable time. Our tour guide was very informative and we enjoyed our lunch with a fabulous view of Mount Cook.
Doing what: Explore Mount Cook from Christchurch
Anonymous
What an amazing sight. We had a lovely four course meal, but it cut into our time spent admiring the beauty that is Mt Cook.
Doing what: Explore Mount Cook from Christchurch
Matthew R
United Kingdom
A wonderful day out. Stunning scenery and a great guide/driver.
Doing what: Explore Mount Cook from Christchurch
Pui Shan T
Australia
A very nice trip! But a little bit uncomfortable when the tour guide was trying to persuade us to take the flight.
Doing what: Explore Mount Cook from Christchurch
Anonymous
Tour guide was very good, knowledgeable and articulate, but trip took too many hours and Mount Cook was not visible. Movie and planetarium at Mount Cook should have been substituted at no extra cost.
Doing what: Explore Mount Cook from Christchurch
This was a great trip, even though we didn't get to see the Mountain because of the rain clouds.
Doing what: Explore Mount Cook from Christchurch
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