Blue Lakes - Tasman Glacier Lake

View New Zealand's longest glacier, the mighty Haupapa/Tasman Glacier, on one of the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park's best short walks. From the car park, walk past the Blue Lakes shelter and continue up past the Blue Lakes to a viewpoint on the moraine wall. There are good views of the lower Haupapa/Tasman Glacier and lake, icebergs and the mountains at the head of the valley.

A side trip to the Blue Lakes offers good swimming in summer and a chance to see New Zealand smallest bird, the ever-chirpy rifleman.