Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Lake Tekapo (Tekapo), Nieuw-Zeeland

Topdrukte — Lupins along the lake, New Zealand summer holidays

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Lupins along the lake (15 nov – 10 jan (meestal)), New Zealand summer holidays (20 dec – 1 feb (meestal))

Druk — New Zealand summer holidays

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: New Zealand summer holidays (20 dec – 1 feb (meestal))

Druk — een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Feestdag

  Easter long weekend

  3–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukBoek vroegSluitingen

  Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays, and on Good Friday and Easter Sunday most shops must stay shut unless local rules or a tourist-area exemption let them open. New Zealanders make it a long weekend away, so motels, holiday parks and campsites fill. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Easter long weekend, Anzac Day

• Natuur

  Larches turn on the lakeshore

  10 apr – 15 mei · meestalHerfstkleuren

  The planted larches and poplars around the church and along the canal road go gold through late April, against water that stays the same improbable colour all year.

• Natuur

  Milky Way season

  15 apr – 15 sep · meestalSterrenhemelseizoen

  The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory. The galactic core rides highest on the long cold nights, and the tours run whatever the season. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Anzac Day

  25–27 aprNationale feestdagSluitingen

  25 April remembers those who served in war. Dawn services are held at memorials in towns across the country, and by law most shops stay closed until 1 pm. When it falls on a weekend the public holiday moves to the Monday. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Easter long weekend (3–6 apr)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Larches turn on the lakeshore (10 apr – 15 mei (meestal)), Milky Way season (15 apr – 15 sep (meestal))

Druk — Roundhill ski season, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Roundhill ski season

  25 jun – 20 sep · meestalDruk

  The local field is half an hour up the road, family-run, and home to a rope tow once billed as the longest in the world. It opens later and shuts earlier than the Queenstown fields. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Milky Way season (15 apr – 15 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Roundhill ski season, Term 2 (July) break in Nieuw-Zeeland

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Milky Way season (15 apr – 15 sep (meestal)), Roundhill ski season (25 jun – 20 sep (meestal))

Druk — Roundhill ski season, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Milky Way season (15 apr – 15 sep (meestal)), Roundhill ski season (25 jun – 20 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Roundhill ski season, Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break in Nieuw-Zeeland

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Milky Way season (15 apr – 15 sep (meestal)), Roundhill ski season (25 jun – 20 sep (meestal))

Druk — Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break in Nieuw-Zeeland, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — Lupins along the lake

• Natuur

  Lupins along the lake

  15 nov – 10 jan · meestalWilde bloemen & bloeiDruk

  Russell lupins take the lakeshore and the river flats for about six weeks from late November. They are an introduced weed the region is trying to control, and they photograph beautifully anyway.

Topdrukte — Lupins along the lake, New Zealand summer holidays

• Feestdag

  New Zealand summer holidays

  20 dec – 1 feb · meestalSchoolvakantiesDruk

  Every car between Christchurch and Queenstown stops at the church for a photograph, and in January that is a queue. Early morning is the only quiet hour the lakefront gets. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Christmas Day closures

  25–26 decKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingen

  Christmas Day is one of the few days most shops must close by law, and many cafes, restaurants and tours shut too. Boxing Day is a public holiday as well, when shops reopen for the sales and the roads fill with families heading off on summer holiday. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Lupins along the lake (15 nov – 10 jan (meestal))