"Tekapo" Lake Tekapo by grets

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Canterbury Plains, Fairlie Valley and Mount Hutt - Lake Tekapo
Canterbury Plains, Fairlie Valley and Mount Hutt

Having driven through some beautiful scenery from Christchurch on some incredibly straight roads, we stop in Tekapo.

I do find this place very commercialsised, but the lake has an incrdible turquoise colour.

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  • In a nutshell:A little too commercialisd for my liking
  • Last visit to Lake Tekapo: Nov 1995
  • Intro Written Sep 15, 2004
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Mount Cook Flightseeing - Lake Tekapo Mount Cook Flightseeing Things to Do (3)

From the little airport near Tekapo, flightseeing trip of the Mount Cook range are available. I am incredibly... more travel advice

Sheepdog statue - Lake Tekapo Sheepdog statue Things to Do (3)

The guide tells us that the statue is a tribute to the sheepdogs who made the development of this area possible. Again I... more travel advice

The Church of the Good Shepherd - Lake Tekapo The Church of the Good Shepherd Things to Do (3)

Built in 1935 from stone and wood, the church is quite picturesque I suppose, it is in a beautiful natural setting by... more travel advice

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    kyoub's Profile Photo
    Sep 25, 2004 at 6:44 AM

    The flights sounded very exciting. Thanks for the great tip.

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