Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park

Centred on New Zealand's highest peak at 3,724 metres, this national park in the Southern Alps contains 19 of the country's 27 tallest mountains and the Tasman Glacier, the longest in the country. The Hooker Valley Track offers accessible views of the summit and terminates at a glacial lake where icebergs calve from the terminal face. The park is an International Dark Sky Reserve, making it a premier site for southern-hemisphere astrophotography.