Lake Taupo North Island

J’ai commencé la journée par une heure de route pour arriver a Taupo. Une ville au centre de l’île du nord, qui possède un grand lac qui rempli un volcan, et plusieurs centrales géothermiques.

We spent our night at the Reird Farm a free campside outside of Taupo.

At the fire in the evening we met some nice guys from Austria (Paul, Matthias and Sandra) and Quatro a Kiwi guy. All of them were really nice so we decided to spent the next day together.After breakfast all of us drove to the Huka Falls. A 9m waterfall with a great blue …

Jetzt sind wir also in Taupo mitten auf der Nordinsel. Wir sind vorgestern im Linksverkehr hierhergefahren, was eigentlich kein Problem dargestellt hat. Die erste Nacht hier in Taupo waren wir in einem sehr spartanisch eingerichteten Resort, aber war okay. Dann gestern waren wir bei den berühmten Huka Falls und waren danach baden in einem Zufluss …

Having left Taupo at 9.45am we made our way around the eastern shores of Lake Taupo and into the Turangi (Two-Rangi), the trout fishing capital of New Zealand to get our lunch supplies for our picnic.

We headed in Tongariro for one of our small walks to see the native bush and waterfalls in this volcanic region. There is a lookout …

And so, it was goodbye Australia, hello New Zealand as we boarded the flying kangaroo for another great harbour city, Auckland. We were setting off on our last leg of the world tour and one that would be defined by roadtripping – the only acceptable way to traverse that gorgeous green land as typified by the array of wacky campers and cheap …

OK, well, after Uncle Boy's we headed of to Rotorua to see the Geothermal activity there. Myself and 3 of my friends went for a guided walk around 'Hell's Gate'. It was so fantastic, with all these boiling pools spewing steam, and the stench of rotten egg! We even got to take some mud from the pools and have a free mud facial! Our skin was so soft …

[Rich]: Having arrived at an awkward 4.30am in Auckland, and with a day to spare before we were picking up our home for the next 3 weeks (the campervan) we had plenty of opportunity to see the city, despite people telling us there isn't much to do there. We arrived 'downtown' and we were about to agree that there really is nothing going on in …

We had a very busy week last week, with lots of sightseeing before we start at the working grindstone...

On Monday we went to Lake Taupo, which is about a 3 hour drive from Auckland. As the name suggests, its a town around a lake, which is the biggest one in Australasia. Joff had his first experience in a backpackers hostel, which was …

First off, a rant: 2 things in New Zealand that should be free to backpackers, but aren't: wi-fi and breakfast. And, they sell their sushi and PANCAKES pre-packaged and pre-made from the day before. It's a travesty. Anyway.

We left our adorable horse stable in Napier yesterday, and hit the road northwest at 8am. We were heading to Taupo, …

Monday

Had the best nights sleep last night that I have had in a while. Woke up to the sound of rain on the roof of the Jacuzzi room, which was through the patio doors in our bedroom. It is not like the rain that we saw on the north coast of Australia where it was monsoon style for a while and then back to back to being dry, this is …

Labour day bank holiday weekend rolled round, so Rick and I set off exploring again, this time to New Zealand's biggest lake, Taupo. The lake is the biggest in New Zealand- apparently large enough to fit the whole of Singapore into (if you can find ...

... I have know idea why; obviously a total moment of utter madness, but I felt so good about everything. The sun was shining Lake Taupo was so stunningly beautiful and everything seemed good in the world. I had absolutely no chance to change my mind, as ...

... me that sounds excellent. Her and her husband had done a skydive in Taupo as it is the cheapest in New Zealand, and it offers great views of the glorious Lake Taupo. I'm undecided as to whether I am going to do mine in the Bay of Islands next week, Taupo ...

... of Thomas' parents. We had a great night, with a few glasses of wine and hearing lots of stories about their time in New Zealand. Thomas enjoyed getting to catch up with them and talk 'shop' with Sav. We spent the night in their guest house which is ...

... with very little fuss and we chilled for the rest of the evening. The journey was a hard slog, was unplanned when we arrived in New Zealand, and was totally worth it. The Tongariro crossing is one of the world’s best one day hikes. It isn’t ...

... through the Desert road. Well I guess it is as close as you'll get to a road through a desert in New Zealand. I arrived in Palmerston North just in time to join in Jill's birthday celebrations. I got talking to Duncan at the party and subsequently ...

... against taking this challenge on...   Back on the road we continued up to the massive volcanic caldera that is now Lake Taupo. The Huka Falls provided a pleasant afternoon stroll particularly as there was a group of Gap Year yobs enjoying a ...

Enjoying breakfast overlooking Lake Taupo in much finer weather than the previous day, we at least got a strong whiff of the sulphur (i.e. rotten eggs) the region is famous for!   The smell only got stronger once inside Waiotapu Thermal ...

... we never even had to deal with them, how pleasant. It's how we'll forever refer to our time in KiwiLand. The North Island segment was an interesting contrast to the South Island Segment. While the South Island was all about Raw Beauty, Nature, ...

... I would have liked to spend a little more time, because the Maouris had created huge carvings into the stone ledges along the Lake Taupo, and the pictures I saw looked magnificent. Instead, I chose to do the 8 hour Tongarrirro Crossing, an all-day hike ...