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Lake
Lake Pukaki
Glacial lake of 178.7 km², milky-blue in color, with views to Aoraki/Mount Cook about 70 km to the north. Visitor centre on the south shore, about 7 km from Twizel.
Canterbury · New Zealand
Twizel
In the destination Aoraki / Mount Cook and Tekapo.
In the photo: Lake Pukaki and the south shore near Twizel
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
What to expect from Twizel.
Twizel is the largest town on the Mackenzie Plateau, with about 1,800 residents, established in 1968 to house workers for the upper Waitaki hydroelectric schemes. It lies about 7 km from Lake Pukaki and is a lower-cost base for Aoraki/Mount Cook, with a market, service stations and accommodation. To the south are the Omarama clay cliffs.
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The local experience
What to see in Twizel
Rock formation
Omarama Clay Cliffs
Towers and cliffs of gravel and clay sculpted by erosion, near Omarama about 40 km from Twizel. A short trail runs between the formations on private land.