Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park
DOC Visitor Centre
Reviews
Allen
Ranking: 4/10
Place is nice and has a lot of interesting things to see and a beautiful view
The knowledge and service of the DOC personnel could however be improved and was way better in other locations
Tobi Guga
Ranking: 10/10
Awesome spot, beautiful glaciers!
Gerry Boobis
Ranking: 6/10
Pretty basic, but what a great view in the morning. Toilets were OK, but you wouldn't eat your dinner in there.
Claire
Ranking: 10/10
So informative and free! Would have paid!
Anna
Ranking: 10/10
Interesting history of mountain climbing and walking in the area. Well worth a visit. Displays about different rescues and an eye opening video about the glaciers and the mountains.
Ixtaso Roncal
Ranking: 9/10
Fantastic!
Nancy Blindell
Ranking: 10/10
Opening hours are 8.30-5pm every day. Thought I would add that information as I couldn't find it when we were on our way there. Very informative visitor centre and the best for nature. Great views too!
Diego Pablos
Ranking: 10/10
Beautiful centre. You can spend a couple of hours learning about the history of the alpines in Mt Cook and the fauna and flora of the surroundings. Clean, well presented, friendly staff and all the information you need to plan your treks. A great visit!
Anssens Weber Florie Brian
Ranking: 9/10
One of the best scenic view of NZ. Good weather, an amazing blue Lake.
Dawn Mulligan
Ranking: 9/10
Well set out, educational about the local area and history. Great interaction models which help describe the area. Good local knowledge by staff.
David McIntosh
Ranking: 8/10
Very informative and interesting.
Fanny DeBon
Ranking: 9/10
The exhibition was amazing, very interesting and loads of information. The ladies at the welcome desk were extremely nice and helpful.
Oliver Andres
Ranking: 9/10
Really friendly and helpful and there is a little museum included which was interesting and for free.
Corinna Fallenbuchel
Ranking: 10/10
We got information about the tracks, especially with baby backpacks (so that they would not take too long or be too steep).
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Logan Leduc
Ranking: 9/10
Lots of information; warm on a cold day.
Barthelemy
Ranking: 9/10
Very nice, I was really surprised the first time I went in.
Tarillon Family
Ranking: 9/10
Good exhibitions with video documentary and good information about the story of this area.
Coralie Ambrosino
Ranking: 7/10
Good information.
Calvin Becker
Ranking: 10/10
Great site with an amazing view, great architecture and friendly staff.
isabel Zander
Ranking: 10/10
So many information about the mountain. You could see a lot (pictures and stuff). Almost seemed to be a museum.
Caroline Hennache
Ranking: 8/10
Good information and facilities. Small museum and exhibitions are nice.
Marek Heiurich
Ranking: 10/10
Precise and helpful information.
Chris Wainman
Ranking: 9/10
Very informative - from current weather to the areas history.
Linda Wainman
Ranking: 9/10
More than just an information centre. Lots of good information and history of the area - very interesting.
Ruud Biemans
Ranking: 7/10
Useful information concerning a hike.
Marius Hoffmann
Ranking: 8/10
Friendly, informative, good solving for a problem.
Henrik Suefke
Ranking: 10/10
Great displays, more information than you could read (at least if you have kids), movie presentation and clear advice.
Ene Pold
Ranking: 9/10
Great place, we spent half of a very rainy day here and could have stayed longer!
Julien Joubert-Gaillard
Ranking: 7/10
The place is great. Free museum. A pity you have to pay $1 or $2 for walking track maps when you see they are all very well indicated with signs everywhere.
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Karen Garvin
Ranking: 10/10
Friendly and helpful staff, beautiful new facility - worth a visit and a nice alternative to the too costly Sir Edmund Hilary Centre.
Denise Ewbank
Ranking: 9/10
Great information display of mountaineering at Mount Cook, helpful staff with advice on suitable walks for the time we had available.
Sarah Christman
Ranking: 8/10
Informative staff.
Sarah Strong
Ranking: 10/10
Fantastic place. Good shop, nice toilets, good knowledge about tracks, weather and more. Fantastic exhibition about climbing in the area.
Sarah
Ranking: 9/10
Wonderful place which is a mix between museum and i-SITE. There were a lot of books, maps, documentation and the staff were nice.
F Ballard
Ranking: 9/10
A lot of useful information. Well welcomed.
G Ballard
Ranking: 10/10
Plenty of information on mountain tracks, and about mountains rocks and wildlife. New and very pleasant.
Michael Rohn
Ranking: 10/10
Good information.
Stina Hultberg
Ranking: 10/10
An amazing DoC, like a museum. Nice staff too.
Mathieu Brias
Ranking: 8/10
Interesting exhibition on Mount Cook history.
Claire Lieval
Ranking: 9/10
Free and interesting exhibition on Mt Cook history. Competent personnel. Clean toilet.
Wouter Bosch
Ranking: 7/10
Nice museum about the history of Mt Cook.
Thomas Roche
Ranking: 9/10
Good information about all I needed. Day walks, accommodation and weather.
Glenda
Ranking: 10/10
Probably the best Visitor Centre in NZ - helpful staff, fantastic building and views, informative museum/displays about the area
Marc Greeve
Ranking: 10/10
Beautiful I-site, nice people, lots of information and a little expo bout Mt Cook. Worth a visit.
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Kiki Wykstra
Ranking: 10/10
Great info, very well set up and informative. Beautiful location.
Audrey Ripoche
Ranking: 7/10
Very good maps on the wall to locate the walks around. The staff are very helpful. But the best part is the small museum below: go and have a look, it is very nice!!
Sven Woelk
Ranking: 10/10
Good information about the tracks.
Christin Woelk
Ranking: 10/10
Was very good.
Veronica and Jordi
Ranking: 9/10
We talked with different people from the staff and we were very surprised, as all of them were very kind and helpful. Very well stocked with information.
Katharina Littlemann
Ranking: 10/10
Helpful staff.
Fraser Goldsmith
Ranking: 10/10
Well set up centre with very interesting displays on the geography of the area and mountaineering history.
Maxime
Ranking: 10/10
Very well documented and beautiful museum.
Stefan and Brigit and Janek
Ranking: 10/10
Good access by car, bus, campervan or even by foot. Information for every facility and activities around the area. Moreover information and history of tracks and mountain is provided.
Natalie Nubler
Ranking: 3/10
Bad opening hours, camping ground not easy to find by signs.
Annie
Ranking: 9/10
Well informed, keen to help. Very very friendly.
Kali Lohman
Ranking: 9/10
Go downstairs to watch a free documentary about the Search and Rescue Teams endeavours at Mt Cook. Well worth it.
Oliver Kalmbach
Ranking: 8/10
Friendly and good information.
Jacquemard
Ranking: 10/10
Excellent.
Karsten Meyer
Ranking: 5/10
Well equipped with leaflets but not deeply knowledgable when asked simple things like the weather.......