新西兰南岛自驾路线图之一:基督城到皇后镇经留库克山

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<p class="ql-block">最近有国内朋友要来新西兰旅游,要我推荐路线 。首先我就让他们略过北岛,直奔南岛。我简单把以前几次南岛游的照片整理一下,推荐几条路线。新西兰是右舵驾驶,国家高速公路大部分是一边一道,而且山路不少,小心驾驶。</p><p class="ql-block">南岛线路一: </p><p class="ql-block">第一天:基督城到库克山 330公里</p><p class="ql-block">第二天:库克山到皇后镇 260公里</p><p class="ql-block">基督城到皇后镇开两天,中间住宿库克山。</p><p class="ql-block">第一天:基督城到库克山 </p><p class="ql-block">Christchurch to Mt Cook</p> <p class="ql-block">第二天:库克山到皇后镇</p><p class="ql-block">Mt Cook to Queenstown </p> <p class="ql-block">第一天行程:主要停留地点:</p> <p class="ql-block">Lake Tekapo 蒂卡波湖</p> <p class="ql-block">Church of Good Shepherd </p><p class="ql-block">好牧人教堂</p> <p class="ql-block">Lake Tekapo</p> <p class="ql-block">Lake Tekapo</p> <p class="ql-block">Lake Pukaki 普卡基湖</p> <p class="ql-block">Lake Pukaki</p> <p class="ql-block">Lake Pukaki</p> <p class="ql-block">Lake Pukaki</p> <p class="ql-block">Lake Pukaki</p> <p class="ql-block">普卡基湖到库克国家公园路上景色</p> <p class="ql-block">Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park</p><p class="ql-block">我们去的时候是四月份,很美的雪山景色</p><p class="ql-block">建议住宿The Hermitage Hotel, 我们住的是10层,无敌山景。尽管是库克山一带最有名的酒店,但是房间设施比较陈旧,三星的房间,五星的价钱,五星的景色</p> <p class="ql-block">下午徒步Hooker Valley Track, 10公里(3小时往返-不包括停留拍照休息时间)基本没有坡度,一路高山景色,步道尽头是一个冰川湖(夏季可能没有浮冰)。</p><p class="ql-block">From Department of Conservation website</p><p class="ql-block">Enjoy the awe-inspiring landscapes of the Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana on one of our best day hikes - wind up the Hooker Valley past alpine streams and glaciers in the shadow of Aoraki/Mount Cook.</p><p class="ql-block">https://www.doc.govt.nz/hooker-valley-track</p> <p class="ql-block">回程</p> <p class="ql-block">回程时天色已晚。如果再晚些返回,记得带头灯</p> <p class="ql-block">推荐The Hermitage 的晚餐自助餐,库克渔场的帝王鲑新鲜的、烟熏的都有</p> <p class="ql-block">第二天日出时分房间窗户外的山景</p> <p class="ql-block">酒店楼层休息处</p> <p class="ql-block">酒店外围步道的景色</p> <p class="ql-block">第二天上午:Sealy Tarns Track</p><p class="ql-block">这条步道难度较大,用时半天,不建议赶时间的人采用。写在这里仅供参考,个人非常喜欢。</p><p class="ql-block">From Department of Conservation website:</p><p class="ql-block">Dubbed the 'stairway to heaven', 2,200 steps take you straight up to the freshwater lakes of Sealy Tarns. This energetic walk provides spectacular views of the Hooker valley and peaks of the area, including Aoraki/Mount Cook. An abundance of alpine flowers in summer and the views from the tarns make the effort worthwhile.</p><p class="ql-block">The track is steep and stepped. There is a height gain of 600 m.</p><p class="ql-block">https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/aoraki-mount-cook-national-park/things-to-do/tracks/Sealy-Tarns-Track/</p><p class="ql-block">这些“去天堂的梯阶” 包括2200级台阶,也比较陡,但是伴随着这样的景色你说值不值?!</p> <p class="ql-block">台阶</p> <p class="ql-block">台阶</p> <p class="ql-block">台阶</p> <p class="ql-block">台阶</p> <p class="ql-block">终于抵达Sealy Tarns, Tarns是高山小湖的意思</p> <p class="ql-block">俯瞰山下的两个冰川湖</p> <p class="ql-block">下山的景色:台阶</p> <p class="ql-block">如果有时间又不愿意爬台阶,可以考虑乘坐直升机游览塔斯曼冰川。我没坐过,可以网上搜一下。</p><p class="ql-block">或者直接从库克山开车到皇后镇,路上景点也不少,尤其是接近皇后镇一带</p> <p class="ql-block">  Mt Cook to Twizel (64km): 再次路过Lake Pukaki</p> <p class="ql-block">Twizel to Omarama (30km)</p><p class="ql-block">Omarama to Queenstown (164km) passing through Lindis Pass, Cromwell, Lake Dunstan, Kawarau Gorge, Gibbston Valley, Kawarau Bridge Bungy Jumping, Lake Hayes</p> <p class="ql-block">Lindis Pass: 下面三张照片是从皇后镇开往库克山方向拍的(与这条路线方向相反,仅供参考)</p> <p class="ql-block">Kawarau Gorge</p> <p class="ql-block">Kawarau Gorge</p> <p class="ql-block">Cromwell to Queenstown: Gibbston vineyards </p> <p class="ql-block">Gibbston, also known as the "Vine Valley", may be one of the most beautiful wine grape growing areas you have ever seen. Large and small wineries are sandwiched like sandwiches between the rough and steep schist mountains and the rocky Kawarau River. </p><p class="ql-block">More than 70% of the grapes grown here are Pinot Noir, and other varieties include Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc.</p><p class="ql-block">In addition to wine, Gibbston is also famous for its delicious and attractive cheeses.&nbsp;</p> <p class="ql-block">At the western end of the Gibbston stands quietly the Kawarau Bridge, where you can watch many bungee jumpers leaping down the turbulent river.</p><p class="ql-block">20世纪80年代,新西兰人AJ Hackett和Henry van Asch在皇后镇附近开创了新西兰第一家商业蹦极机构,在历史悠久的卡瓦劳大桥 (Kawarau Bridge) 飞身跃下,体验刺激的快感。新西兰从此成为蹦极运动之乡</p> <p class="ql-block">车过Lake Hayes 不久就抵达皇后镇了</p> <p class="ql-block">Lake Hayes</p> <p class="ql-block">Lake Hayes</p> <p class="ql-block">这是另外一天从皇后镇Remarkable 滑雪场上看到的皇后镇全景,右边是飞机场的跑道</p>