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Alpine Recreation offer a range of climbing instruction courses and guided ascents throughout the year, catering to a range of experience levels, personal objectives and goals.
Alpine Recreation offers freeride, ski & split-board touring trips and winter skills courses in New Zealand's most spectacular backcountry locations.
Alpine Recreation owns a private lodge in Lake Tekapo and two private mountain huts.
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Explore Tekapo and its stunning mountain and lake views
Welcome to Lake Tekapo!
Lake Tekapo mountain retreat
Rex Simpson Hut is located in a beautiful setting on a glacial moraine terrace at 1300m in the Two Thumb Range.
Guided overnight hikes in the Two Thumb Range, Lake Tekapo
Hike above worry level in the foothills of the Southern Alps.
High Country Snowshoe Hikes
The foothills of the Southern Alps undergo a magic transformation in winter.
A true Kiwi wilderness experience and crossing of the Southern Alps
Explore a seldomly visited part of the country as you stand on the Main Divide and look over into the vast Landsborough Wilderness Area.
Lightweight Backcountry Tours in the Two Thumb Range
If you can walk, you can ski nordic!
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.
There are many things to see and do in Lake Tekapo.
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.
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.
A spectacular 3 day adventure in the Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
Mackenzie high country adventures
A snowshoe expedition to Caroline Hut
Trek through amazing winter terrain, surrounded by New Zealand's highest peaks and longest glacier.
The perfect mountain escape
Soak in a hot tub under the stars
A stunning New Zealand alpine experience
Experience the wonderful contrast from grassy valleys and alpine meadows to jagged and ice covered peaks and vast glacial plateaus!
The ultimate glacier experience
Experience the vast upper nevés of New Zealand's longest glacier, the Tasman Glacier.
A multi-day trek though amazing glaciated terrain!
Experience the remote upper areas of the spectacular Franz Josef and Fox glaciers in the Westland National Park.