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Lake Tekapo

Picturesque by day and dazzling by night, Lake Tekapo is part of a UNESCO Dark Sky Reserve, making it the perfect spot for stargazing.

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.

Lake Tekapo Holidays

New Zealand holidays including Lake Tekapo

New Zealand Self Drive 2024, 2025

New Zealand’s Movies, Mountains & Maori

  • 12 Nights
  • Auckland
  • Rotorua
  • Christchurch
  • Hokitika
  • Fox Glacier
  • Queenstown
  • Lake Tekapo

From £3805pp

Australia and New Zealand 2024, 2025

Natural Wonders of Australia & New Zealand

  • 14 Nights
  • Christchurch
  • Lake Tekapo
  • Queenstown
  • Sydney
  • Cairns
  • Melbourne

From £4430pp

New Zealand Motorhome Holidays

Best of New Zealand By Motorhome

  • 15 Nights
  • Auckland
  • Rotorua
  • Taupo
  • Tongariro National Park
  • Wellington
  • Nelson
  • Punakaiki
  • Fox Glacier
  • Queenstown
  • Lake Tekapo
  • Christchurch

From £2655pp

New Zealand Motorhome Holidays

Best of the South by Motorhome

  • 7 Nights
  • Christchurch
  • Dunedin
  • Queenstown
  • Te Anau
  • Wanaka
  • Lake Tekapo

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New Zealand Road Trips 2024, 2025

South Island’s Mountain Explorer

  • 9 Nights
  • Christchurch
  • Franz Josef
  • Queenstown
  • Mount Cook
  • Lake Tekapo

From £1625pp

New Zealand Road Trips 2024, 2025

South Island to North Island Adventure

  • 12 Nights
  • Queenstown
  • Lake Tekapo
  • Christchurch
  • Blenheim
  • Wellington
  • Tongariro National Park
  • Taupo
  • Rotorua
  • Auckland

From £3440pp

New Zealand Multi Centre Holidays 2024, 2025

South Island’s Natural Wonders

  • 9 Nights
  • Christchurch
  • Franz Josef
  • Wanaka
  • Queenstown
  • Lake Tekapo

From £3625pp

New Zealand Motorhome Holidays

New Zealand's Ultimate Motorhome

  • 23 Nights
  • Singapore
  • Auckland
  • Rotorua
  • Napier
  • Wellington
  • Blenheim
  • Kaikoura
  • Franz Josef
  • Wanaka
  • Queenstown
  • Christchurch

From £3750pp

New Zealand Self Drive 2024, 2025

New Zealand Middle Earth Self Drive

  • 13 Nights
  • Auckland
  • Blenheim
  • Christchurch
  • Tongariro National Park
  • Wellington
  • Lake Tekapo
  • Queenstown

From £4325pp

New Zealand Fly Drive Holidays

Mountains, Lakes & Sounds of South Island

  • 14 Nights
  • Christchurch
  • Kaikoura
  • Nelson NZ
  • Hokitika
  • Franz Josef
  • Wanaka
  • Queenstown
  • Te Anau
  • Invercargill
  • Dunedin
  • Lake Tekapo

From £4555pp

New Zealand Fly Drive Holidays

Complete New Zealand Self Drive

  • 23 Nights
  • Singapore
  • Auckland
  • Rotorua
  • Napier
  • Wellington
  • Blenheim
  • Kaikoura
  • Franz Josef
  • Wanaka
  • Queenstown
  • Christchurch

From £4995pp

New Zealand Fly Drive Holidays

South Island's Lodges Self Drive Holiday

  • 14 Nights
  • Christchurch
  • Kaikoura
  • Blenheim
  • Abel Tasman
  • Nelson NZ
  • Hotitika
  • Franz Josef
  • Wanaka
  • Queenstown
  • Lake Tekapo

From £5810pp

Lake Tekapo Hotels

Below is a selection of our Lake Tekapo hotel's in New Zealand. If you do not see one that you prefer below then please ask your  Stewart Travel Specialist.

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