My top NZ road trips.... 
      
1)  The road to Mt. Cook from the Queenstown / Lake Tekapo junction.

    and the destination is the Mt. Cook village and Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre.

 

 

 

Lake Pukaki ,the snow capped Mt. Cook, valleys make this my top NZ road.....the ride is smooth,
not hilly and not winding with very few cars on the road.Most of the tourists will reach the Alpine Centre at noon for lunch and have enough time to travel to Queenstown or Christchurch depending on which direction you are going.We have travelled there by coach and at lunchtime there is a big crowd at the Cafe.But when we went on our own and arrived after 4pm, the cafe was closing.Sorry, Kiwis dont take lunch at 4 pm !
 

 

The Mt. Cook village consist of the Alpine centre and the backpackers village.From here you can go for the Hooker Valley Hike, a 4 hours return walk....http://www.newzealand.com/int/article/hooker-valley-hike-guide/
 
For pics taken from the net :   http://www.google.com.my/search?q=hooker+valley&hl=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=MmxOT73KCcjgggeg1ozFAg&ved=0CDkQsAQ&biw=1360&bih=617
Please go on guided tours.There are hikers who went on their own and never return.

We have arrived !

 

 Mt. Cook from the cafe......

 Another view...

NZ lamb ?

 

THE view.....

 

Read more : http://www.newzealand.com/travel/media/features/adventure/adventure_sir-edmund-hillary-alpine-centre_feature.cfm

Statue of Sir Edmund...

 

Salmon farm....sashimi......fresh...

They cut the salmon fillet on both sides of the fish and throw away the rest  together with the head.Once we asked for and they packed 2 fish heads taken from the plastic bin with bones for us.We took it to our backpackers at Twizel town and had a good dinner with salmon fish and salad soup.

 

 

A staff at the salmon farm

 

Japanese tourists buying salmon.

 

The retail area at the salmon farm.

 

 

 

Tourist from Malaysia...

 

 Salmon farm

 

P.S......saw this T shirt during the trip......