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16 reviews of Explore Mount Cook from Christchurch

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5 star rating: Highly Recommended

Reviewed by LYNN G, Australia, July 2010

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.

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5 star rating: Highly Recommended

Reviewed by George Z, Australia, July 2010

Great time of year to see some of the most beautiful scenery in the country. Long day, but so worth it. Lunch was fabulous.

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5 star rating: Highly Recommended

Reviewed by Johnson H, Australia, January 2010

Amazing scenary, friendly tour guide, highly recommended!

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5 star rating: Highly Recommended

Reviewed by C.H F, Australia, October 2009

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!

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5 star rating: Highly Recommended

Reviewed by Matthew R, United Kingdom, March 2009

A wonderful day out. Stunning scenery and a great guide/driver.

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5 star rating: Highly Recommended

Reviewed by Saminda G, March 2008

This was a great trip, even though we didn't get to see the Mountain because of the rain clouds.

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4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by John K, United Kingdom, April 2010

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.

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4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Kenneth A, Australia, March 2010

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.

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4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Anonymous, January 2010

We all had an enjoyable time. Our tour guide was very informative and we enjoyed our lunch with a fabulous view of Mount Cook.

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4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Anonymous, September 2009

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.

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4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Anonymous, July 2009

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.

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4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Pui Shan T, Australia, November 2008

A very nice trip! But a little bit uncomfortable when the tour guide was trying to persuade us to take the flight.

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4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Margaret R, Ireland, November 2007

This was a lovely trip even though the weather didn't allow for a view of Mount Cook. The scenery en route is spectacular. The only drawback was the cramped space in the minibus for such a long trip.

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3 star rating: Worth doing

Reviewed by Becky B, USA, April 2010

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!

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2 star rating: It was OK, but could have been better

Reviewed by Paige D, USA, November 2009

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.

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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.

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