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Mt Cook and Tekapo Full-Day Tour
Mt Cook and Tekapo Full-Day Tour runs through NZ South Island Tours & Travel. Rated 4.8 across 646 reviews. Runs 13 hours. From NZ$253.
Mt Cook And Lake Tekapo Day Trips, Compared
Four operators run the long haul from Christchurch to Aoraki Mount Cook and Lake Tekapo, and every one of them is a 13-hour day. Prices run from NZ$253 to NZ$299 per person, and all four carry free cancellation. Each listing below shows its live price, what is included and the pickup details, so you can weigh the operators side by side before committing to a very big day out.
Mt Cook Day Tours From Christchurch
NZSI Tours & Travel adds the Tasman Glacier to the standard pairing, rated 4.9 across 387 reviews and priced from NZ$269 per person. Cheeky Kea Tours and Cheeky Kiwi Travel both run from NZ$299 with lunch included, rated 4.5 and 4.8 respectively. NZ South Island Tours & Travel is the budget pick at from NZ$253, rated 4.8 across 646 reviews, the deepest review pool here.
Mt Cook Tour With Tasman Glacier
13 hours · NZSI Tours & Travel
from NZ$269per personMt Cook Tour With Tasman Glacier runs through NZSI Tours & Travel. Rated 4.9 across 387 reviews. Runs 13 hours. From NZ$269.
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Cheeky Kiwi Mt Cook Small Group
13 hours · Cheeky Kiwi Travel
from NZ$299per personCheeky Kiwi Mt Cook Small Group runs through Cheeky Kiwi Travel. Rated 4.8 across 242 reviews. Runs 13 hours. From NZ$299.
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Cheeky Kea Mt Cook and Tekapo
13 hours · Cheeky Kea Tours
from NZ$299per personCheeky Kea Mt Cook and Tekapo runs through Cheeky Kea Tours. Rated 4.5 across 238 reviews. Runs 13 hours. From NZ$299.
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All four tours build lunch into the fare, from the Cheeky Kea day out at NZ$299 to the NZSI Tasman Glacier run at NZ$269 per person. The small-group format tends to mean fewer passengers and a bit more flexibility at stops, though exact group sizes sit on the live booking page rather than in the summary. If a quieter bus matters to you, that is the listing to open first.
Every option here covers the same two anchors: the Church of the Good Shepherd at Lake Tekapo and Aoraki Mount Cook itself, with time in the village or on a walking track. The differences sit in the details, glacier stops, lunch inclusions and group size, rather than the route itself. Ratings run from 4.5 to 4.9 across the four, so there is no weak pick, only different shapes of the same long day.
A Very Long Day: What To Expect
All four tours are 13 door-to-door hours, which usually means an early pickup in Christchurch and a late return. All four include lunch, though menus and dietary options vary, so check each listing for food arrangements. Every one of the four carries free cancellation. Prices shown are from-prices only; the live booking page shows what your date actually costs once seasonal variations apply.