Canterbury, New Zealand
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A very beautiful place to see the last remaining glaciers on earth. See it before it's totally gone.
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Awesome short walk with awesome views of Mount cook and Tasman Glacier.
At the end of the Tasman Valley Road you will find the Blue Lakes and Tasman Glacier walks. At the carpark, there is also a shelter and toilet facility. The Blue Lakes trek is a relatively short, 15 minute trek that ascends rather quickly to an elevated position where you can view a series of three small lakes that at one time were fed by glacier runoff from the Tasman Glacier. These days the glacier no longer feed the pools, instead they are now filled with rainwater. Regardless, they are attractive small bodies of water and something nice to see in route to the Glacier Viewpoint another 5 minutes past the Blue Lakes. From here you have excellent views of the Tasman Lake as well as the glacier in the distance. You can also take the Tasman Lake and River trek which is around 25 minutes from the carpark. This is a well-formed, mostly flat trek that crosses the an open section of the Tasman Valley to the bottom of the lake and mouth of the Tasman River. Here you have direct access and excellent views of the lake as well as opportunity to see small icebergs which have broken off from the glacier and slowly made they way to the end of the lake as they melt. We did both treks rather leisurely over a couple of hours during an afternoon visit, preferring the Lake and River treks. Being up close to the icebergs was really neat. There were some large chunks of ice there on the day we visited, allowing for good photography even with sky conditions that weren't great. In the end, these are both manageable treks with good scenery that can be completed in short time, making them good options for those visiting Mount Cook who are trying to get in several hikes during limited time.
Nice place to get away from some of the chaos. Nothing crazy to see but easy walk. We stumble upon a hike up to some water falls we spotted from the lake.
Fabulous excursion. Jerry our Irish tour guide was fantastic in his knowledge delivery sense of fun and ability to bring every one together and be inclusive. Certainly felt safe both on and off the water. Jonty was a good driver and a relaxed friendly chap.
Such a special journey to this Lake.
We booked Glacier Explorers’ Jetty on Tasman Lake at the end of September, but all of the tours were canceled because of rain and high wind. On the following weekend we went back to Aoraki Mt Cook again as the weather was better than anywhere else. The walk to Tasman Lake Jetty was short and easy. The view was stunning and calm. Highly recommended:)
Global warming is taking this away from us. Melting rapidly but a nice hidden glacier gem under sand and mud
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