Video Date: 8 August 2021
Mt Cook National Park Visitor Centre 3:04, Imagine Mt Cook in front of you 5:15, Driving to Hooker Valley 10:28, Hooker Valley Track 12:50
In this trip, I visited Mt Cook National Park visitor centre and drove in snow to the Hooker Valley track. Actually I've done the track once but not in winter. However I couldn't see any mountains due to the heavy snow on that day:)
Only 1 hour drive from Lake Tekapo, Aoraki/Mount Cook alpine village sits amongst sky-scraping peaks, phenomenal glaciers, permanent snow and all beneath a stunning star-studded sky. The village is at the base of New Zealand’s highest mountain, Aoraki/Mount Cook. According to Ngāi Tahu legend, Aoraki and his three brothers were the sons of Rakinui, the Sky Father. While on a sea voyage, their canoe overturned on a reef. When the brothers climbed on top of their canoe, the freezing south wind turned them to stone. The canoe became the South Island (Te Waka o Aoraki); Aoraki and his brothers became the peaks of the Southern Alps. Although Aoraki Mount Cook encompasses 23 peaks over 3000 metres high, it is very accessible. State Highway 80 leads to Aoraki/Mt Cook Village which is situated beside scenic Lake Pukaki and provides a comfortable base for alpine activities.
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