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Great Lake Taupo Visitor Guide Official Visitor Guide Taupō | Turangi | Mangakino | Tongariro National Park See us here... www.GreatLakeTaupo.com a mountain of fun open all year round mtruapehu.com the alpine adventure playground CONTENTS CONTENTS PAGE ............................................................... 3 REGIONAL OVERVIEW ........................................................ 4 Regional Map ............................................................... 6 Events ........................................................................... 8 Biking .......................................................................... 12 Walks & Hikes ............................................................. 13 Trout Fishing............................................................... 14 Golf ............................................................................. 15 Backpacking ............................................................... 16 Mäori Legend ............................................................. 18 Whirinaki Forest ......................................................... 19 Useful Information ...................................................... 20 TAUPÖ ............................................................................... 22 Taupö CBD Map ......................................................... 24 Taupö Accommodation .............................................. 26 Taupö Activities .......................................................... 30 Kinloch ........................................................................ 47 Taupö Shop, Eat, Drink .............................................. 48 TURANGI TONGARIRO ..................................................... 52 Turangi CBD Map ....................................................... 54 Turangi Accommodation ............................................ 55 Turangi Activities ........................................................ 56 Turangi Shop, Eat, Drink ............................................ 58 Other Holiday Spots Near Turangi ............................. 59 FOR BOOKINGS AND INFORMATION: MANGAKINO WHAKAMARU ........................................... 60 Taupö i-SITE Visitor Centre, Tongariro St, Taupö 0800 LAKE TAUPO (0800 525 382) Mangakino CBD Map ................................................. 62 Turangi i-SITE Visitor Centre, Ngawaka Place, Turangi Mangakino Whakamaru Businesses ............................ 63 0800 2 TURANGI (0800 288 726) TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK & MT RUAPEHU ............. 64 PRODUCED BY DESTINATION GREAT LAKE TAUPÖ Tongariro National Park Map ..................................... 66 [email protected] www.GreatLakeTaupo.com Snow Activities ........................................................... 67 www.facebook.com/LakeTaupo www.twitter.com/GreatLakeTaupo Tongariro Alpine Crossing .......................................... 68 www.instagram.com/GreatLakeTaupo Tongariro National Park Accommodation .................. 70 This Guide represents only a small selection of the activities Tongariro National Park Activities.............................. 71 and businesses in the Great Lake Taupö region and is correct at the time of publication. For a full list and more information please visit www.GreatLakeTaupo.com 3 REGIONAL OVERVIEW REGIONAL OVERVIEW Groundbreaking, Breathtaking. Nau mai Haere Mai, Welcome to Great Lake Taupö jumping, world class trout fshing, hiking the Tongariro – Nature’s Ultimate Playground Alpine Crossing, scenic cruises, skiing on Mt Ruapehu, mountain biking, bush walking, golfng on a championship The Great Lake Taupö region is undoubtedly one of the course, soaking in a thermal hot pool or relaxing with a wine world’s most unique and picturesque areas. The region is at a waterfront café—the choices are endless. home to the beautiful and charming townships of Taupö www.GreatLakeTaupo.com www.GreatLakeTaupo.com The region’s unique (page 22), Turangi (page 52), Mangakino (page 60) and ature’s PlaygroundUltimate ature’s PlaygroundUltimate N Tongariro National Park (page 64). Whatever you want to Mäori culture and history N do in the great outdoors you’ll fnd it here in this region of should not go untold dramatic natural landscapes. with interwoven legends and stories from a time This popular tourist past. Look to the natural destination is a region environment as it reveals of contrasts that the historical landmarks of Great Lake Taupō – Taupō Lake Great Great Lake Taupō – Taupō Lake Great boasts ancient forests, yesterday. These together thermal water features, have combined to form the volcanoes, the largest identity of this remarkable freshwater lake in part of New Zealand. There Australasia and the are many things to do in the region that give insight into mountains and snowfelds the history, stories and customs of the Ngäti Tüwharetoa Iwi of Tongariro National (tribe) and twenty six hapu (sub-tribe) around Lake Taupö. Park, one of the world’s oldest national parks and one of the few with dual World Heritage status. The active volcanic and geothermal region of Great Lake Taupö is a sporting mecca and nature-lover’s paradise, especially for boaties and those keen on trout fshing. The landscape lends itself to all kinds of activities, many of them being centered on and around Lake Taupö. From the high adrenalin rush of tandem skydiving and bungy 4 5 www.GreatLakeTaupo.com Lake Atiamuri Parekarangi Lake Maraetai Reporoa Ohakuri Lake Maraetai Ohakuri Atiamuri MANGAKINO Golden Springs 30 North to ORAKEI KORAKO Broadlands Whakamaru Lake Whakamaru Auckland (3.5hrs) 32 Tutukau Rd Head out this way to the Quadbiking & Pureora Biking Trails Head this way Paintball out here (including theTimber Trail) 1 to Rotorua and cultural sites Mokai Te Pouwhakatutu 5 Quadbiking WHAT’S HOT IN TAUPŌ? & paintball out here Oruanui Waikato River Poihipi Rd Wairakei Aratiatia Rapids Cruises Trout Fishing out here Rotokawa 32 ARATIATIA DAM THERMAL Jet Boating Bungy Kakaho Rd POOLS Head to Wairakei Tourist Park CRATERS OF THE MOON Biking/Cycling Watersports WAIRAKEI TOURIST PARK for geothermal attractions, family and adventure activities HUKA FALLS – Whangamata Rd follow Wairakei Drive Free Hot Scenic Flights Golf Wairakei Dr SPA Swim! PARK LOOKOUT 1 MT. TAUHARA 1088 M Hot Pools Geothermal Park GREAT LAKE TRAIL Kawakawa Out this way to the Trail (K2K) Great Lake TrailNukuhau Kayaking Dining & Shopping Kinloch TAUPŌ THERMAL POOLS W2K Trail Whangamata TAUPŌ BOAT Skydiving Walks/Hikes Acacia Bay Follow Thermal Bay HARBOUR Kawakawa Explorer Highway Bay Whakaipo Watersports 5 Bay (S.H.5) to Napier Pureora Forest Park fishing trips, Waihora & Hawke’s Bay DRIVING TIMES TO TAUPŌ Headland & cruises to Loop Trail the Carvings AIRPORT From Auckland (SH1): 3.5 hrs From Wellington (SH1): 4.5hrs Waihaha/ Waihora Trail Maori Rock Wharewaka Out here for From Rotorua: 1hr From Napier: 2hrs LAKE TAUPŌ Carvings Skydives & 32 5 Mile Bay Trapeze! From Whakapapa Ski Area: 1hr 15mins Waihaha Waitahanui Waitahanui River WHAT’S HOT IN TURANGI TONGARIRO? 1 Motutaiko Fly Fishing Paintball Island Hatepe Climbing Wall River Rafting Cafe & Art Gallery Tongariro National Park Mountain Biking Trout Centre Whareroa Motutere Mini-Golf Hiking Waitetoko Kuratau Te Rangiita Hinemaiaia River Oruatua 41 Kuratau Omori DRIVING TIMES TO TURANGI Junction Pukawa From Taupō (SH1): 45mins From Wellington (SH1): 3hr 45mins Moerangi FISHING Motuoapa From Whakapapa Ski Area: 40mins Waihi Tauranga-Taupo 1 THERMAL POOLS River WHAT’S HOT IN MANGAKINO? Tokaanu Hautu Village 41 TURANGI Lake Otamangakau Wakeboarding Hiking TONGARIRO RIVER TRAIL TONGARIRO NATIONAL Waterskiing Kayaking MOUNTAIN OPOTAKA TROUT CENTRE BIKING Lake Rotopounamu Go White Water Rafting Mountain Biking Golfing on the Tongariro River MT PIHANGA Camping Stand Up Paddle Boarding Lake Rotoaira 1325m RANGIPO DRIVING TIMES TO MANGAKINO 47 Tongariro River KAIMANAWA 46 MOUNTAINS From Taupō: 45mins From Turangi: 1.5hrs From Tokoroa: 30mins TONGARIRO ALPINE CROSSING Skiing, snowboarding 1 & hiking.. head out this way to Mt. Ruapehu & Mt. Ngauruhoe MT TONGARIRO WHAT’S HOT IN 1986m TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK? Great Lake Taupo - the middle of the Snow Skiing Tongariro Alpine Crossing MT NGAURUHOE 48 2291m North Island Snowboarding Hiking 4 Mountain Biking 4 DRIVING TIMES TO TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK (Whakapapa Ski Area) South to N Wellington (4.5hrs) *This map is a stylized representation of the 7 From Taupō (SH1 onto SH47): 1hr 15mins Great Lake Taupō region. It is not to eact scale and should MT RUAPEHU not be used on it’s own for navigation purposes. From Turangi (SH1 onto SH47): 40mins 2797m Great Lake Taupō EVENTS CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY GREAT LAKE TAUPÖ EVENTS Lakeland GREAT LAKE TAUPÖ EVENTS Taupö Summer Epic Swim Powerboat Annual Event Concert 2016 OPEN WATER SWIM CONCERT The Events Capital of New Zealand Taupō Lake Front POWERBOAT RACING Lake Maraetai Taupō Amphitheatre The Great Lake Taupö region, home to a diverse range of sporting, cultural and artistic events, is heralded as the ‘events capital of New Zealand,’ and rightly so when you consider our annual calendar of events—there’s JANUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY always something going on! Thunder www.GreatLakeTaupo.com www.GreatLakeTaupo.com Wanderlust Great Sovereign Our outstanding international events such as the Kellogg’s on the Great ature’s PlaygroundUltimate Lake Taupö Tri Series ature’s PlaygroundUltimate N Nutri-Grain IRONMAN New Zealand and the Taupö Summer Lake Taupö N Concert, which every year attracts around 15,000 people to
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