Lake Pukaki Lookout
Pull-off with the postcard view up the turquoise lake to Aoraki/Mount Cook.
Why go
That impossibly blue lake leading the eye to the country's highest peak — one of the South Island's signature views.
Lake Pukaki's glacier-fed water is an almost luminous turquoise from suspended rock flour, and the lookouts along its southern and eastern shores frame the postcard view straight up the lake to Aoraki/Mount Cook. The main pull-off near the salmon shop at the southern end is the classic stop on the drive into the Mackenzie.
- Time
- 20–40 min
- Price
- free
- Hours
- Any time
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