LAKE TEKAPO: CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, STARGAZING & OTHER THINGS TO DO

Lake Tekapo is a small town located on the South Island of New Zealand. It is one of country's most popular tourist destinations with lots of people visiting this picturesque place every day. There are many attractions and things to do here including sightseeing, stargazing, walking tracks and many others. Lake Tekapo is also located right on the State Highway 8 which links Christchurch, Mt Cook National Park, Queenstown and other points of interest on the South Island.

Lake Tekapo is called like that thanks to the amazing lake located right next to it. This is a glacier lake and water there has a stunning vibrant colour. Views here are so beautiful! You can see mountains everywhere and they look incredible in winter with lots of snow covering the top. In spring, Tekapo is famous for its lupins.

Doesn't matter in what season you're visiting Lake Tekapo, the most well-known attraction there is the Church of the Good Shepherd. This fabulous building is world-famous on Instagram and thousands of people come to Tekapo to take pictures of this church. Allow yourself plenty of time there as you may have to wait for your turn to take a clean shot of the Church of the Good Shepherd. You can also get inside and admire the interior of this church but photography is not allowed inside.

This part of New Zealand and Tekapo in particular is perfect for stargazing. Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve is home for several observatories and you can get a chance to learn more about stars and astronomy. There is a couple of companies doing stargazing tours in Tekapo, we decided to go with the Dark Sky Project. Unfortunately, the weather wasn't good for stargazing and our tour was moved indoors.

There are more things to do in Lake Tekapo including multiple walking tracks. We decided to do Cowans Hill Walkway and it was quite nice. There is also a couple of great cafes located in Tekapo. We can recommend Our Dog Friday if you're into burgers.

This is Travel Vlog 9 from our NZ Road Trip 2020. If you would like to see other videos from our adventure of the year, please check the links below. We have lots of other travel videos about New Zealand, including detailed guides for Christchurch where you can discover other things to do there.

PS: this 30-day New Zealand road trip was taking place when NZ was in Alert Level 1, so all the requirements were fulfilled. If you would like to travel during other alert levels, make sure to check the requirements and please stay safe.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
1:31 Lake Tekapo
2:24 Church of the Good Shepherd
4:08 Lake
5:53 Where to eat in Tekapo
6:25 Cowans Hill Walkway
9:32 Stargazing
11:58 Outro

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