The Road to Tekapo & Aoraki/Mt.Cook | New Zealand

[@nickandraychel]

Thank you for joining us on this drive and if you have any more stops to add, feel free to add them below! x

[@garynarborough]

Absolutely enjoyed this. Another part of NZ I've never seen and sadly never will. Thoroughly enjoy watching all your videos. I get to see parts of the South Island I've never seen. Thanks for your videos all of which are appreciated from this homesick Kiwi. Take care!

[@nickandraychel]

Thank you, and we are so glad you are enjoying them.

[@itscarolinemary]

Stunning shots!!! 💕🔥

[@nickandraychel]

Thank you 🙌

[@Andy_M986]

That's where Fisher and Paykel got the name for their Gentle Annie washing machine.

[@Usernametouse]

Yep you nailed it, omarama, oh-mareh-ma… even us kiwis are still learning correct Māori pronunciation 👌 I saw Glen & Mados vid of Cromwell… just thinking if you guys wanted to do one, I’d go to the goldfields where you can pan for gold & see the old dredges. (Most of central Otago was established in 1840s from gold miners walking through from Dunedin). Then there’s a sluicings walk in Bannockburn - 1hr long… the 5 barrels vineyard walk/ Bannockburn vineyard walk… then there’s the dunstan bike trail down to the coffee/ burger boats - pretty epic ✌️🙌

[@nickandraychel]

Thanks for the suggestions!

[@Jeffmell-ot2yz]

I love that area of the South Island. The drive through the Lindis Pass is beautiful. It reminds me a lot of the area around Laramie Wyoming. If you go again there is a 4-wheel drive road up the side of the Tasman Glacier that let you see the Glacier up close. From the end of the road, you can hike to Ball Flat Hut which is on my list of places to go on my next trip to New Zealand.

[@nickandraychel]

We'll have to add that to our list! We really love this area too. Driving through Lindis Pass takes my breath away every time.

[@Jordan-du6fu]

Twizel got to -4 yesterday morning things are starting to cool down

[@nickandraychel]

So cold!!!

[@mith60d]

Been to the wood fired hot tubs. Loved it though had lost our swim suits before we got there...

[@michaelhohaia1651]

Lake Tekapo correctly pronounced like Tea-Car-Poor.. to help you along, Keep up the great work guys love your channel...

[@nickandraychel]

Thank you for the correction!

[@liviwiles4949]

Believe the hut you can see from Hooker Valley is the Mueller Hut (via Mueller Hut route), a very popular advanced alpine tramp. The hut gets booked out way in advance but you can still do the walk up until April. All the info is on the DOC website :)

[@nickandraychel]

That’s so cool

[@TheOnlyTaps]

🔥🔥🔥

[@nickandraychel]

Hope you had a great week!

[@Andy_M986]

Maori vowels are the same as the usual Vowels,but the way they are pronounced is different. The A,is a longer soundung A,sounds like Aah. The E is like saying "Wet"but without the w and t. The I is said like "Ee",like "Feeble" without the extra letters. The O is like saying "Paw" without the American and Canadian accent on the letter R,if you say it like a Kiwi or Aussie,you'll see what i mean. The U is like saying "Moo" using the U in the same way, short and concise. Awe marra mah,roll the Rs,pretty much like the Latinos do.

[@Camwin]

This is a great guide for pronunciation!!!! Follow this for the basics!

[@BarbaraMulligan-v8m]

Well done on your pronunciation of place names, you’ll be rill kiwis yet!

[@nickandraychel]

We still have a lot to learn!

[@seanlee140]

You guys are cool also I’m new here

[@nickandraychel]

Thank you, and welcome!

[@farhanparu5768]

U can achieve 1 million subscribers

[@carolinemcnicol498]

We call that Roaring Meg with that volume of water a river or awa in Māori and a stream is usually a lot smaller less water. Good on you for trying in Māori OMARAMA. but try O MA RA MA. A= Auntie O =OR (awful)

[@barrynichols2846]

There is a bigger clay cliffs structure in the North Island. The Pinnacles over by Cape Palliser. Lord of the rings did some filming there.

[@nickandraychel]

Can’t wait to explore the North Island!

[@murraystirling]

Where did you get your tattoos from guys?

[@nickandraychel]

All over the world haha

[@Krissi3707]

You should try and get a Maori traditional tattoo before you leave Aotearoa New Zealand. Loving your videos hope you get to visit Rotorua, Hobbits etc and other places in the North Island too. But I love your videos.

[@citizenkane0014]

Down hill skate boarding?? Baldwin Street??? lol

[@nickandraychel]

Yessss he wants to haha