Mount Cook view — Attraction in South Island

There are plenty of scenic look out points around lake Pukaki and if you keep following the lake, you will eventually reach Mount Cook itself! The lake is an amazing blue and the snow capped Mount Cook and skies make for an awesome stop. Please be careful though as the speed limit is quite high here and you can't just randomly stop for a photo on the road unless its safe for your car to get off the road. Another word of caution: The toilets here are the basic hole in the floor kinds and very stinky. Avoid...

The view is great if it's perfectly clear, but the location means any morning cloud formations occur directly over the lake and obscure the view of Mt. Cook. Note this is not a designated scenic spot, so parking is just off the side...

Amazing place to drive through when you are driving from Queenstown to Christchurch just stopover to view the mountains. Mt. Cook is the snow capped mountains and the background...