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ACTIVITIES SHOPPING SERVICES

38 Mantra Lake Tekapo 03 6806 888 1 Air Safaris Airport 03 6806 880 77 Aotea Gifts 03 9715 264 Accounting Lake Tekapo 03 6806 757
39 Mapleview Cottage 03 6806 616 75 Air Safaris, Town Office 03 6806 880 3 Balmoral Farmyard and Shop 03 6806 952 Binns Property Works Ltd 027 572 5063
92 Middle Hutt - Mt Hay 03 6806 942 Alpine Lake Adventures 027 6586 249 84 Earth & Sky – Astronomy Shop 03 6806 960 30 Challenge Tekapo – Petrol/Diesel 03 6806 933
16 Mt John Homestead 03 6806 952 44 Alpine Recreation 03 6806 736 74 Four Square Supermarket 03 6806 809 24 Community Hall 03 6806 990
ACCOMMODATION 33 Parkbrae Estate 03 6806 709 3 Balmoral Farmyard and Shop 03 6806 952 57 Glacier Rock Art Gallery (By Appt.) 03 6806 669 82 Discover Tekapo Property Management 03 6806 942
Motel & Hotel 27 Simply Stunning Studio Unit 021 584 900 50 Barry Clark – Fishing & Hunting Guide 03 6806 513 65 High Country Crafts, Gifts & Souvenirs Four Square Supermarket / Tekapo Services 03 6806 809
03 6806 905 74
14 Lake Tekapo Motels & Holiday Park 03 6806 825 23 Star Cottages 027 680 3490 26 Bicycle Hire 03 6806 700 72 Kiwi Treasures & Information Centre 03 6806 686 Graeme Murray, Marriage Celebrant, JP 03 6806 780
68 Lake Tekapo Village Motel 03 6806 808 28 Studio Unit 021 185 2522 47 Cool Cat Cruises 0800 528 624 72 Lake Tekapo Post Shop 03 6806 861 Handy Services & Lake Tekapo Excavators 03 6806 895
55 Lakeview Tekapo 03 6806 265 43 Tekapo B2 Lakeview Apartment 03 6806 226 32 Cruise Tekapo – Cruises/Fishing 0800 797 675 16 Merino Clothing and Meat 021 329 885 High Country Images 03 6858 190
36 Parkhead Motels 03 6806 868 22 Tekapo Retreat 03 6806 528 Deer & Wallaby hunting 027 4344 445 10 Mt Cook Salmon Farm 021 370 038 Imageworks Tekapo 021 262 6851
17 Peppers Bluewater Resort 0800 680 570 35 The Chalet Boutique Motel & Cottages 03 6806 774 5 Earth & Sky, Astro Café, Mt John Summit 03 6806 960 67 Run 76 General Store 03 6806 900 87 Lake Tekapo Cemetery 03 6859 010
35 The Chalet Boutique Motel 03 6806 774 51 The Flat 027 538 8448 59 Earth & Sky Stargazing - Cowans Check-in 03 6806 960 85 Tekapo Springs Information Centre 03 6806 579 56 LJ Hooker Real Estate 021 801 216
86 The Godley Hotel 03 6806 848 49 The Mackenzie Apartments 027 680 6926 84 Earth & Sky Stargazing - Mt John Check-in 03 6806 960 85 The Helicopter Line Information Centre 03 6806 579 Mackenzie Landscaping 03 6806 574
13 The Red Hut 03 6806 952 7 Golf Cross 03 6806 844 66 The Merino Story Clothing & Gifts 03 6806 656 37 Mackenzie Physio 021 131 9296
Bed & Breakfast 54 Three Rivers Lodge 03 6806 899 89 Lake Tekapo Regional Park 027 6855 650 Middle Earth Carpentry Ltd 027 486 4429
45 Creel House 03 6806 516
88 Lake Tekapo Regional Park – Dog Park RESTAURANTS / CaféS / TAKEAWAYS Ron Brown Building 021 223 8165
50 Freda du Faur House 03 6806 513 Self Contained Farm / High Country Station Accommodation 18 Lake Tekapo Squash Club 03 6806 763 5 Astro Café, Mt John Summit 03 6806 007 Simply Stunning Wedding Hair & Make-up 021 584 900
42 Marie Therese 03 6806 616 3 Balmoral Farm Cottage 03 6806 834 8 Mackenzie Alpine Horse Trekking 0800 628 269 70 Doughboys Bakery & Café 03 6806 655 29 Tekapo Auto Services 03 6806 803
41 Moonlight 03 6806 514 4 Braemar Shearers Lodge 03 6806 844 79 Jade Palace Chinese Restaurant
9 Mackenzie Golf Club 03 6806 830 03 6806 828 Tekapo Catering Company 0800 797 675
21 Tekapo Heights 03 6806 528 6 03 6806 752
Glenmore Quarters 35 Mid Southern Tracks Ltd – Guided Hunts 03 6806 774 83 Kohan Japanese Restaurant 03 6806 688 Tekapo Event Hire 027 434 4445
54 Three Rivers Lodge 03 6806 899 11 Pine Cottage-Braemar Station 03 6806 844 31 Paddle Tekapo - Stand-up Paddle Hire 63 Lake Tekapo Tavern 03 6806 242 Tekapo Contracting 027 4622 080
60 Sawdon Shearers Quarters 03 6806 757
Self Contained Accommodation 58 Roundhill Ski Area, Snow Report 03 6806 977 76 Mackenzie Café – Bar – Grill 03 6806 886 Tekapo Lions Club 03 6858 441
52 Alpine Cottage 03 6806 786 Backpacker Hostels
80 Tekapo Helicopters, Town Office 03 6806 229 17 Rakinui (Peppers Bluewater Resort) 0800 680 570 Tekapo Weddings & Events Ltd 027 434 4445
91 Book Tekapo Holiday Homes 027 483 3593 90 Tekapo Helicopters, Hanger 03 6806 229 64 Reflections Café & Restaurant 03 6806 234 15 The Cairns Development Office 021 329 885
14 Lakefront Lodge Backpackers 03 6806 227 67 Run 76 General Store/Deli/Café
82 Discover Tekapo Holiday Homes 03 6806 942 12 Tekapo Springs and Day Spa 03 6806 550 03 6806 910
69 Lake Tekapo Budget Accommodation 03 6806 808
40 Highview 03 6806 262 12 Tekapo Star Gazing 03 6806 550 12 Tekapo Springs – Tahr Bar & Café 03 6806 550
26 Tailor-Made Tekapo Backpackers 03 6806 700
34 Lake Tekapo Cottages 03 6806 865 25 Tennis Court 71 Tekapo Takeaways 03 6806 530
19 YHA – Hostel 03 6806 857
53 Lake Tekapo Holiday Homes 03 6806 607 16 The Cairns – Golf Carts / Club Hire 03 6806 952 73 Thai Tekapo 03 6806 998
15 Lexis Lodge 03 6806 952 Motor Camp 20 The Cairns – Golf Course 03 6806 952 86 The Godley Hotel 03 6806 848
14 Lake Tekapo Motels & Holiday Park 03 6806 825 72 The Cook Connection - Shuttle Bus 0800 266 526 81 Tin Plate - Kitchen & Bar 03 6806 677
2 University of Canterbury Mt John Observatory 03 6806 000
EMERGENCY SERVICES - FIRE / POLICE / AMBULANCE 111
Map provided by Lake Tekapo Promotions Association www.laketekaponz.co.nz Defibrillator available outside Fire Station, Community Hall & Astro Café - Mt John Summit
 LAKE TEKAPO WALKWAYS
The walkways of Lake Tekapo offer an opportunity to enjoy the wide open spaces CAMPING
Lake McGregor
QUICK FACTS
and magnificent scenery of this region. The walks have been created by The LAKE TEKAPO
Department of Conservation in conjunction with the Mackenzie District Council, 4
Lake Tekapo Community Board and the NZ Defence Force.

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Maori translation
‘teka’ – sleeping mat and ‘po’ – night
WHAT TO TAKE
Light footwear such as running shoes, is suitable for shorter walks but sturdier footwear is
5 Originally a rest stop enroute to Mt Cook and Otago,
advisable for the longer tracks. The weather can change quickly in this alpine area so warm Lake Tekapo became a ‘hydro-town’ in the late 1940s
clothing, sunscreen, food and water are necessary. when the canals and dams of the Waitaki River were
commissioned. Now Lake Tekapo is a popular destination
1. DOMAIN 7. COWANS HILL WALKWAY & MOUNTAIN
5 for thousands of international and domestic visitors.
Time: 1 hr BIKE TRACK
Main Road Bridge – Ice-skating rink Time: 1.5-2 hrs Permanent Population: 318

Lake Alexandrina
Main Road Bridge – Cowans Hill Carpark 4
This easy walk starts near the riverside end Height Above Sea Level:
of the Godley Hotel and follows a poled route From the eastern end of the Main Rd Bridge
Lake Tekapo 710m
close to the gravel road and lakeshore. Past the track follows the Tekapo River towards
Mt John 1043m
the hydro outlet, the walkway continues the plantation behind the village. It climbs Mt Edward 1918m
towards the campground and ice-skating rink. steeply before crossing the Refuse Recovery
Park access road and enters the forest via a P
THE LAKE
2. MT JOHN SUMMIT small gate. A poled track continues through
Time: 1.5-2 hrs. No access after dark the trees, then joins a 4WD track across open Deepest point: 120m near Mt Hay
Tekapo Springs - Mt John return country behind the plantation. The track then
descends to cross a stile and out onto the
LAKE TEKAPO
Near Tekapo Springs, the track climbs steadily Temperature: Average 8-10ºC
through larch forest to open tussock grasslands. grasslands of Cowans Hill, following marker
From an observation point above the larches, poles to a gravelled track alongside SH8. Colour: The turquoise blue of the lake is created by ‘rock
a loop track continues around the mountain flour’. The glaciers in the headwaters of Tekapo grind
8. PINES BEACH 4 3
LAKE TEKAPO WALKWAYS

below the Observatory with an extension up rock into fine dust on their journey down towards the
Time: 30 mins - 1 hr CAMPING lake. This ‘rock flour’ is suspended in the water and when
to the AstroCafé Alpine lookout; a reference
Cowans Hill Carpark – Church of the Good combined with sunlight creates the unique water colour.
panel at the northern end shows a profile view Café 3
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the original track back down Mt John. Follow the gravelled track down to SH8 Hydro-scheme: There are a series of 8 hydro power
and cross the highway to a stile and poled stations that make up the Waitaki Hydro Scheme.

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Time: 3-3.5 hrs. No access after dark terrain, cross Lilybank Rd and continue to lakes and canals is used to generate electricity for the
3 country on its way to

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Tekapo Springs - Mt John return the lakeshore; here you can go directly to the Agriculture
Church of the Good Shepherd, or turn right and the Pacific Ocean.
Carrying on from Walkway 2 (above), walk north
continue 20 minutes on to visit Pines Beach.
Trials Area
from the reference panel at the summit of Mt 3 Motuariki Island: Maori translation ‘motu’ – island and
John following the poled route to a hitching post 2 ‘ariki’ – chief.
for horses. The track then zigzags down the 9. LAKE TEKAPO REGIONAL PARK
eastern face of Mt John to the lakeshore joining Time: Unlimited 2&3 Boating: Popular during the summer for
a gravel road back to Tekapo Springs. Is located on Lilybank Road on the eastern to Roundhill water-skiing, fishing, sailing and kayaking.
shore of Lake Tekapo within the Mackenzie 2 3 Ski Area Care should be taken to obey boating rules
4. LAKE ALEXANDRINA & MCGREGOR Mount John
District. The total area of the park is 165ha and guidelines, especially near the lakeshore.
Time: 2.5-3 hrs and runs on both sides of the road for Observatory
Lake Alexandrina – Lake McGregor one way Mackenzie Fishing: Lakes Tekapo, Alexandrina and McGregor,
approximately 2km and is bordered by Mt Hay
From the southern end of Lake Alexandrina and Sawdon Stations to the east and north.
Alpine Horse surrounding rivers, and canals are excellent for fishing
follow the eastern shoreline to Lake McGregor The park is predominantly a coniferous forest Trekking 2&3 3 Rainbow and Brown Trout.
and return along the same route. and is managed as a soil conservation area. P NO
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Within the park are very sheltered areas ideal ley CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
5. PENINSULA for mountainbiking, walking, picnics and other
Time: 1.5 hrs. Closed mid Oct - mid Dec Tekapo H
recreational activities. A looped walking track elicopters 1 The Church of the Good Shepherd was built in 1935 to
Godley Peaks Road loop track Hangar 5 the glory of God and in memory of the pioneers of the
links the park with the township from along the kms 1
lake’s southern shore and from crossing on Ro Mackenzie Country. While vested in Anglican Property,
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this undulating loop track skirts the peninsula State Highway 8 at Cowans Hill. NO
Pines congregations of the three main Christian Churches

opposite Motuariki Island, with great views State Hig 1 CAMPING Beach worship in the Church and everyone is welcome to attend.
Airport hway 8 8 Services are advertised on the Church door or
of the northern half of Lake Tekapo and 1 8
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(Air Safaris) 8 9 www.tekapochurch.org.nz.

surrounding mountains. The walkway is very The Church is open daily, weather permitting.
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6. LAKE GEORGE SCOTT 6
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This monument was erected in 1968 by the run-holders
Main Road Bridge – Lake George Scott return 7
Lake George of the Mackenzie Country as a tribute to the collie dog,
Starting on the western side of Tekapo River, Scott 6 without the help of which the grazing of this mountain
outside the Fire Station, the poled route Tekapo A 6
White water 7 country would be impossible.
climbs steeply to the top of the terrace before Powerstation kayak course
descending through larch forest to a lower 6 AORAKI MACKENZIE INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY
Welcome to Lake Tekapo. 7
terrace. Near a seat the track cuts back through RESERVE (EST. 2012)
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open grasslands and forest down towards Lake
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George Scott. Following the gravel track beside beautiful environment and experience
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Lake George Scott turn right at the T-junction many of the recreational opportunities ka SH8 and most spectacular night skies. The University of
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and carry on up the road for 1 km. Veer to the which abound. Canterbury’s Department of Physics and Astronomy
right, where marked, and meet up with the operates the Mount John Research Observatory.
original track back to the Fire Station. Observatory Tours are available from Earth & Sky.