Brilliant DOC centre with lots of historical items and information. All very interesting. Staff seem friendly and knowledgeable. Always stop by in here when visiting the area.
Fantastic place to introduce yourself to the history of Mount Cook and NZ climbing, supported by very friendly and helpful staff.
Best DOC visitor centre in NZ. Doc officers are very helpful and instead of trying to scary you saying that everything is dangerous like most of other DOC would do, they give you useful info about all types of tracks, tell you what you need to do and it's up to you to make your decision. We got some great info about Ball Pass route and wild camping options, as well as other unmarked tracks.
Also it's almost a museum/gallery with lots of info and pictures about New Zealand Mountaineering/alpine/nature. You can even see the Ice Axe used in the first ascent of Mt Cook.
Excellent. Good displays and reasonable prices in the shop.
Loved the exhibits, especially the huts! Definitely worth a visit
So well organisedlayed outinformativejust a great place to spend alot of time
My experience here is it's a good place for kids. There's activity area under mezzanine and a small theatre for video show. Exhibits were really well presented. My kids just love the animals.
Very informative for hikes (around Mount Cook national park as well as leaflets for around NZ), a small museum, souvenir shop and cafe. Toilets and lots of parking
Great place for souvenirs. realized the pricing of certain items is higher than the hermitage. the $1 charge for tracking map, seems
one of the best visitor center i have been. Very nice
Very friendly folks at the desk. Gave us very good beta for our trip. Intentions service was useful and we'll run.
Best visitor center I've been to. Very well curated and informative. Definitely worth the visit.
Good information about Aoraki. Cosy. Helpful staff. Perfect views of the mountains. Can do picnic at the benches outside. Has a good restaurant with good food.