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High Country Salmon fish feeding

Watch farmed Chinook salmon from the feeding pen beside a floating cafe near Twizel. Ask staff to join the fish-feeding activity for a short introduction to a working salmon farm.

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Location
2602 Twizel-Omarama Highway, Glenbrook
Admission
Free entry
Nearby base
Twizel
Best for
Family stops · Food production
Lake Tekapo township along the blue lake, with dry open land and mountains behind, viewed from Mount John.
Regional view

Regional view, not a photograph of this attraction. Lake Tekapo (Township)

Photo: Ulrich Lange, Bochum, Germany / CC BY 3.0 / Details

What to look for

  • Salmon feeding pen
  • Working aquaculture setting

Before you visit

Ask staff before feeding; catching a fish, farm talks and tasting sessions are different experiences with their own arrangements.

Admission & booking

Fish feeding is free, with an optional charitable donation; fishing experiences and food purchases are separate.

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Getting there

Use the farm entrance on SH8 about 3 km south of Twizel.

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Timing & conditions

Check visitor-activity times independently of restaurant hours, especially when planning a late-day stop.

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