Mount Ruapehu Travel Guide

 KiwiJes Says:  Overall the Hotel is not bad or unclean. However it is overpriced for what it is, and the owner is really rude.2 large mongrol dogs are allowed to roam the property "because they live here" which can be quite intimidating if you don't like dogs. One also vomited in my... 

 kiwi Says:  As often happens in locations where there are a lot of people, I found the food to be poorly presented. My nachos were clearly preprepared, and not properly microwaved, as the centre was neither warm nor melted (the cheese)! But when one is cold and hungry, having food and... 

 kiwi Says:  On the Western side of Mt Ruapehu, you can drive quite a long way up the mountain from Whakapapa. It's a good road, but of course depends on weather for safety conditions. If there is a lot of snow, you will need chains on your wheels and won't be allowed up without. There... 

 kiwi Says:  WEATHER CAN CHANGE QUICKLY!As with mountains the world over, Mt Ruapehu deserves respect and planning.The weather can change very quickly and the temperature can drop rapidly in a short time.Make sure you are prepared with protective clothing. Oh and take a tube if Vegemite... 

 mountainpoet Says:  Up at Whakapapa village there is a golf course in front of the Chateau. You can hire all you need there.But if you can find some of those neon coloured balls incase it snows. 

 kiwi Says:  Mt Ruapehu us a volcanic mountain situated in the central plateau region of the North Island of New Zealand. It's measured height is 2797 metres, and it is home to several skifields. Ruapehu last erupted in a lot of glory, in 1995 and 1995, so it is still very much an ACTIVE...