Mt Cook Alpine Salmon Shop
Mt Cook Alpine Salmon
A direct-sale shop at a salmon farm on the shore of Lake Pukaki, serving sashimi cut fresh from king salmon raised in glacial meltwater, with lake and Mount Cook views.
Mt Cook Alpine Salmon farms king salmon (Chinook) in the hydroelectric canal of the Mackenzie Basin, using glacial meltwater. The direct-sale shop beside the visitor center at the southern end of the lake sells sashimi, salmon rice balls and smoked fish. Prices are lower than in the cities, making it a must-stop for Chinese travelers on self-drive trips. You can sit by the lake outside the shop, eating while looking at Mount Cook. A small box of sashimi starts at about NZD 20, and the shop is open roughly 08:00–18:00. The nearby Tekapo Canal also lets visitors feed the salmon.
Opening hours
About 08:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Lake Pukaki
- Peters Lookout
- Tekapo Springs
- Mount John Observatory
- Dark Sky Project
- Lake Tekapo Lupins
- Lake Tekapo & Church of the Good Shepherd
- Sheepdog Memorial