New Zealand Alpine Treks & Hikes

Experience New Zealand’s Most Breathtaking Alpine Landscapes on Foot

The Southern Alps are the heart of New Zealand’s wild alpine landscapes, offering some of the best trekking and hiking experiences in the world.

Ball Pass Crossing

A mountaineering adventure traversing the Mount Cook Range

Trek across a high mountain pass surrounded by New Zealand's highest peaks and longest glacier!

Caroline Hut

Privately Owned Caroline Hut is the only guide/operator-owned mountain hut in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park and is available for the exclusive use of Alpine Recreation parties.

The Best Day Hikes & Walking Trails in Aoraki Mount Cook

Explore Aoraki Mount Cook and its spectacular mountain landscapes

Welcome to Aoraki Mount Cook!

Mount Cook Glaciers Trek

The ultimate glacier experience

Experience the vast upper nevés of New Zealand's longest glacier, the Tasman Glacier.

The Best Trans-Alpine Crossings & Traverses

Epic High-Country Journeys through the Southern Alps

For those seeking the ultimate alpine adventure, New Zealand’s trans-alpine crossings and alpine traverses offer some of the most challenging and rewarding multi-day treks in the world.

Tekapo Hut to Hut Trek

Adventurous multi-day trekking in the Mackenzie High Country

The Gamack Range near Lake Tekapo is a spectacular alpine trekking venue in the middle of an impressive landscape carved by glaciers and waterfalls.

Snowshoe Heli-Hikes

Lodge based day tours on the peaks and ranges around Lake Tekapo

Heli-snowshoe hikes for those wanting to be based out of Lake Tekapo, but still get into the mountains for a fun winter adventure.

Caroline Hut

New Zealand's most stunning location for a mountain hut

Mountain Huts

For those seeking rustic comfort in the wilderness, Alpine Recreation’s privately owned Caroline Hut and Rex Simpson Hut provide a warm, well-equipped base for backcountry adventures.

Copland Pass Crossing

The classic Southern Alps crossing from Mount Cook Village to the West Coast

The Copland Pass was once one of New Zealand's greatest alpine crossings, linking the grandeur of Mount Cook, with the West Coast bush and the hot springs at Welcome Flats.

Fitzgerald Pass Crossing

The "modern" Copland Pass route - a spectacular crossing of the Southern Alps

Fitzgerald Pass links the grandeur of Mount Cook with the untouched wilderness of West Coast bush.

New Zealand Glacier Hikes & Treks

Explore the Majestic Ice Rivers of the Southern Alps

New Zealand is home to some of the world’s most pristine and awe-inspiring glaciers, and what better way to experience them than through a guided multi-day glacier hike or trek?

Alpine Crossings, Mountain Journeys & Traverses

A selection of the best trans-alpine adventures in New Zealand

New Zealand’s Southern Alps are home to some of the most breathtaking mountain journeys in the world - from high alpine traverses to rugged backcountry hikes and ski mountaineering.

Cass Valley Snowshoeing

Backcountry snowshoe hikes near Lake Tekapo

Aoraki Mount Cook Trek

A stunning 2 day trek among New Zealand's highest mountains

Trek through amazing alpine terrain, surrounded by New Zealand's highest peaks and longest glaciers.

Ball Pass Summit Trek

A spectacular 3 day adventure in the Aoraki Mount Cook National Park

Trek through amazing alpine terrain, surrounded by New Zealand's highest peaks and longest glaciers.

Sealy Range Traverse

A stunning alpine trek amongst New Zealand's highest peaks

Experience the wonderful contrast from jagged ice covered peaks and vast glacial plateaus, to sub-alpine meadows and glacier lakes.

Aoraki Mt. Cook Adventures

The best mountain adventures in the Aoraki Mount Cook region

There are many things to see and do in Aoraki Mount Cook.

New Zealand Summer Mountain Adventures

Alpine trekking, high passes, and breathtaking views in the heart of the Southern Alps.

When the winter snow melts and the mountains open up, New Zealand’s high country transforms into a stunning alpine paradise — ideal for hiking, climbing, and exploring on foot.

New Zealand Snowshoe Hikes & Winter Treks

Snowshoeing adventures in the Mackenzie Country

Snowshoeing in the Lake Tekapo and Aoraki Mount Cook region of New Zealand offers the ultimate escape into a winter wonderland, where the beauty of snow-covered peaks and crystal-clear skies awaits.

Aoraki Mount Cook Snowshoeing

A snowshoe expedition to Caroline Hut

Trek through amazing winter terrain, surrounded by New Zealand's highest peaks and longest glacier.

New Zealand Alpine Hikes, Trekking & Snowshoeing

Explore the Heart of the Southern Alps on Foot – Year Round

From alpine meadows and glacier-carved valleys to towering peaks and high mountain passes, New Zealand’s Southern Alps are an outdoor adventure paradise, offering some of the best alpine hiking, trekking, and snowshoeing adventures in the world.

Hooker Valley Day Hike

New Zealand's most popular alpine hike