Lake Tekapo sits in a caldera above New Zealand, its intensely coloured water the result of dissolved minerals from the surrounding volcanic rock. A hiking trail circles the rim in about three hours; boat trips on the lake operate from the southern jetty. The flamingo population on the shallower northern shore varies seasonally by the thousands.

Lake Tekapo sits in a caldera above New Zealand, its intensely coloured water the result of dissolved minerals from the surrounding volcanic rock. A hiking trail circles the rim in about three hours; boat trips on the lake operate from the southern jetty. The flamingo population on the shallower northern shore varies seasonally by the thousands.

Lake Tekapo sits in a caldera above New Zealand, its intensely coloured water the result of dissolved minerals from the surrounding volcanic rock. A hiking trail circles the rim in about three hours; boat trips on the lake operate from the southern jetty. The flamingo population on the shallower northern shore varies seasonally by the thousands.