Aoraki-Mt Cook - Blue lakes Tasman Glacier walk

While the main walk to the lakes at the base of the Mt Cook/Aoraki get most attention, the short Blue Lakes walk is also very nice - even if the lakes are no longer blue!
From the car park, walk past the Blue
Lakes shelter and meander up past
the Blue Lakes to a viewpoint on
the moraine wall. There are good
views of the lower Haupapa / Tasman
Glacier and lake, icebergs, and the
mountains at the head of the valley. A side
trip to the Blue Lakes offers good swimming in summer.
At about 22 km long, the Haupapa / Tasman Glacier is the
longest glacier in Aotearoa New Zealand. Unfortunately,
glaciers the world over are shrinking, with the Tasman
receding over 100 m per year