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Mt Cook Alpine Salmon (Lake Pukaki)

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Fresh glacier-fed salmon sashimi from a roadside kiosk, with Aoraki/Mt Cook on the horizon.

Why go

An effortless, memorable lunch stop exactly on the Mt Cook–to–Tekapo drive — world-class salmon at roadside-snack prices and views.

Raised in the cold, oxygen-rich water of the Mackenzie hydro canals, this is some of the freshest salmon you'll ever eat — sold by the pottle as sashimi or hot-smoked from a small shop right beside Lake Pukaki on SH8. Eat it at a picnic table with the turquoise lake and Aoraki/Mt Cook filling the view.

Time
30 min
Price
$
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