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More than just a big lake!
1 Review and 87 Opinions This luxury lodge is very upscale, private and a favorite of World Leaders and Celebrities. In the...
Bayview Chateau Tongariro Hotel
1 Review and 334 Opinions The Grand Chateau sits on the outskirts of Whakapapa village with a backdrop of volcanos. It was...
1 Review and 152 Opinions We arrived and were greeted by really nice, professional frontdesk staff and immediately felt...
aramat Says: From the balloon, I could see the Waikato river, Huka Falls, Lake Taupo, the steam rising from the Craters of the Moon, sheep (if you've read my other New...
aramat Says: The absolute highlight of my New Zealand trip was flying in a hot air balloon over the Taupo area. The flight itself was fantastic, like floating in air, the...
ATXtraveler Says: Lake Taupo is a very large body of water in the central region of the North Island. It is the largest lake in New Zealand as per surface area, and seems to go...
aramat Says: The Tongariro NP is New Zealand's first National Park and a World Heritage site with active and extinct volcanoes, spectacular scenery, as well we high cultural...
Adelphi Motel: Excellent value
grannynz Says: Spotless, affordable accommodation - close to town, quiet, with helpful friendly front desk folk. Excellent for our requirements - Mum, 2 teenagers and a...
visitor's centre at Orakei Korako: cheap souvenirs
kakapo Says: In September 2010, souvenier clothing here was up to half the price of similar items in other souvenier shops I visited on the North Island.The shop is part of...
balhannah Says: The Huka Falls are the largest falls on the Waikato River which is one of New Zealand's longest rivers and it drains Lake Taupo - the largest freshwater lake in...
balhannah Says: One of our day trips was to have a look at lake Ohakukri. This lake forms the reservoir for the Ohakuri hydro electric power station and is the largest...
balhannah Says: On our wanders around Taupo, we came across a Plane at McDonald's. Buy your Macca's, then head into the plane to eat it! Probably an experience that children...
MT. RUAPEHU & WHAKAPAPA VILLAGE
balhannah Says: Mount 'Roo-a -pe-hoo", [ this is how you pronounce it] in Maori translation relates to its volcanic history. Rua = pit and pehu = to explode. At 2 797 metres,...
balhannah Says: These waterfalls are located in the Tongariro National park.Tawhai Falls is a tiny 5m waterfall that is reached by walking through beech and brown tussock...
balhannah Says: The craters of the moon area is still active and in expansion: the steam vents and craters are constantly forming and/or changing. There was a set boardwalk...
6 March 2013 - Taupo is one of several regions of the North Island of New Zealand that have been declared drought zones. This means we must conserve water, and take care not to light fires. The...
Under Construction. We didn't have much time to see Taupo (less than an hour in the town itself actually, as we were just passing through pressed for time) but I'll be back soon to share some more of...
The Taupo region is very diverse area, absolutely worth to visit, though probably not as well known outside of New Zealand as Auckland or Rotorua. I arrived with almost no expectations, but my stay......
Town Taupo - what a surprise - lies on the Lake Taupo in the centre of the North Island. There is a beautiful view from lakeshore, you can see snowy peaks of mountains of Tongariro National Park.
This is a very pretty spot, located in the middle of the North Island. The lake is said to be good fishing spot for Trout. Lake Taupo is huge, (616kms the surface area) and is New Zealand's...
Lake Taupo & surrounding area.
Lake Taupo in the centre of North Island is an amazing region. If you are interested in fishing , tramping , sking , bungy , Sky diving etc etc this is the place to go. There is so much to see and do....
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