Mount Cook is the highest peak in Australasia, and its Ngai Tahu tribe nickname is Aoraki. Aoraki means the “cloud piercer”, which aptly describes this 12,349-foot peak. It’s also home to New Zealand’s longest glacier, the Tasman Glacier, which is 18 miles long and a mile wide. One way to see Mount Cook National Park is by taking a scenic flight that flies over the park and lands on a glacier. Tourists can also experience Tasman Glacier by heliskiing.
There is only one hotel within the Park, and that’s The Hermitage. It has over 200 rooms, for every type of budget, and covers lots of acreage, with many amenities such as family rooms, children’s rooms, and a restaurant. There are also around 20 alpine huts and shelters for hikers (or trampers as they’re called in New Zealand).
