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Turquoise Water and Dark Skies
Lake Tekapo is a glacial lake in the Mackenzie Country — distinctive turquoise-blue water (from glacial flour), the Church of the Good Shepherd on the lakeshore, and the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve (the largest in the world). Stargazing tours at Mount John Observatory provide guided telescope sessions under some of the darkest accessible skies on earth.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is the water that colour?
Glacial flour — fine rock particles ground by the glacier and suspended in the water — scatters sunlight to produce the turquoise-blue colour.