Travel to Lake Tekapo in New Zealand

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Lake Tekapo is a small township located at the southern end of the lake of the same name in the inland South Island of New Zealand. It had 558 residents according to the 2018 census, being one of five settlements in the sparsely populated Mackenzie Basin. State Highway 8 runs directly through the township – 227 kilometres from Christchurch and 256 kilometres from Queenstown. Daily shuttle services link Lake Tekapo to Christchurch and Queenstown. The lake is a popular tourist destination, and several resort hotels are located at the township. Lake Tekapo Airport is located 5 kilometres west of the town where local tourism operator Air Safaris is based. Twizel lies 60 km south of Lake Tekapo via Lake Pukaki and Burkes Pass lies 21 km west along State Highway 8.

Loch pictures in Lake Tekapo

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Shot with a DMC-FZ300. Exposure: 1/1600, Aperture: 4.0, Focal Length: 24.8, ISO: 100