Personal Note: Harriet and I travelled from Akaroa to Queenstown in our hired camper van. We passed this wonderful lake …. just beautiful !!
From: Tekapo Tourism – The online tourist and visitor guide to Lake Tekapo …
Lake Tekapo is about three hours drive south-west of Christchurch in the Mackenzie Basin. The township faces north across the remarkable turquoise coloured lake to the mountainous drama of the Southern Alps. Lake Tekapo gets its intense milky-turquoise colour from the fine rock-flour (ground by glaciers) which is suspended in the water.
Picturesque by day and dazzling by night, Lake Tekapo is part of a UNESCO Dark Sky Reserve, making it the perfect spot for stargazing.
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