Volcanic Activity Centre Taupo

Huka Falls Road, P.O. Box 1689 Taupo , North Island, New Zealand - Phone: 07 374-8375
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    Science museum

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  • 1

    Waterfalls, Bee hives and Brain Ache

    26 photos

    ... The only problem we have now is figuring out how to open the container which seems impossible to open. Next up was the Volcanic Activity Centre in which as it sounds, was all about volcanoes, earthquakes and geology in general. Some of the info was a ...

  • 2

    Ambling to Lake taupo... bloody weather

    ... planet had to offer between locations.   This of course meant stopping off at the world renowned Wairakei Park Volcanic Activity Centre. OK, so I don't think its reputation was reached outside of the North island, but upon arrival I was faced ...

  • 3

    Largest freshwater lake in Australasia

    47 photos

    ... later in our travel. There is also a re-created Maori Village on the site. Further in the valley we visit the Volcanic Activity Centre that tells us all about volcanoes and the history of volcanic activities in New Zealand. We also see a demonstration of ...

  • 4

    Tongariro Crossing

    7 photos

    ... do the famous Tongariro Crossing day trek or "Tramp" as they call it here. On the way we stopped at the Volcanic Activity Centre where they show you the equipment they used to monitor all the volcanoes and earthquakes across New Zealand. We were very ...

  • 5

    Volcanic Activity Center - Taupo

    4 photos

    In Taupo haben wir das Volcanic Activity Center besucht. Auf kleinstem Raum wurden die unterschiedlichsten Themen rund um die geothermischen Aktivitäten von einfach erklärt. Eine ausführliche Filmvorführung gab Informationen über die regionalen ...

  • 6

    Nature in the raw and man's meddling

    4 photos

    ... an impressive sight to see all these pipes running over the hillsides. Just a little further down the road towards Taupo is the Volcanic Activity Centre.  There were two school groups in there and its not surprising - there are lots of activities ...

  • 7

    Let hope the volcano's behave!

    5 photos

    ... , there was so much water! and the swells were huge, it was quite mesmerising to watch.  I also went to the volcanic activity centre, where I learnt all about the volcano's I would be walking on!  The hostel I stayed in was on top of a ...

  • 8

    Great Lake Taupo

    ... . After the boat trip I head back to the Tiki Lodge backpackers where I'm staying to get Dennis so I can go to the Volcanic Activity centre just out of town, to see exactly why New Zealand (and this part of NZ especially) is so volcanically active. I ...