Taupo, New Zealand Travel Blogs

Lake Taupo Road Trip
Jul 13, 2004 (5 photos)

... 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 ...

Tongariro Crossing
Mar 21, 2005 (5 photos)

The Tongariro Crossing is widely regarded as the best one day walk in New Zealand, and Richard from Wellington had also recommended it to me, and so I decided to give it a shot. Coincidentally, when I went to pay for the bus ticket at Reception the ...

Jumping out of a plane!
Mar 8, 2008 (19 photos)

Work hard, play hard. After an intense few weeks at school, Jill and I were off on a girl's weekend to Taupo. We drove down after school on Friday night, a gorgeous drive. We made good time and managed to complete the trip in the light. We had dinner at ...

Huka Falls
Mar 19, 2005 (5 photos)

... swinging (and various other ways of throwing yourself off a building). One of the guys was doing a skydive the following day and it was tempting, but I decided to resist and do it in Taupo when I return in about 6 weeks...after I've earned some money!

On the slopes of Mount Doom
Oct 22, 2005 (14 photos)

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 someone ...

Taupo Bungy!
Mar 20, 2005 (3 photos)

... room. After chatting for a while, inevitably the talk turned to these adventure activities that seem to be everywhere in New Zealand! I looked at her skydive pictures, and also some photos of her Bungy Swing in Queenstown (something that I definitely have ...

Lake Taupo
Jan 19, 2006 (11 photos)

... impressive falls in height, but in water volume going through it was very impressive, especially with that beautiful blue color of New Zealand water. Our next stop was to the Prawn Farm, based on a recommendation from a couple we met at the Swordfish ...

Weather for Ducks
May 1, 2007 (1 photos)

... and ended up walking over 2 km away from the water fall, before finally deciding to turn around. Huka Falls is where New Zealand's largest river, the Waikato is slammed into a narrow chasm and then makes a spectacular 10m drop into a surging pool where ...

Taupo - Near Death Experience
Nov 10, 2004 (4 photos)

... 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 we only ...

The Tongariro Crossing
Feb 1, 2006 (17 photos)

... , keeping up with his Scottish character is keen to save and also make use of our tent and his new sleeping bag. Actually camping in New Zealand is probably one of the best ways to see the countryside. DeBretts costs a hefty 10 GBP for us both but itīs ...

the end of our time in Taupo
Dec 26, 2004

The time has (finally?) come... we're leaving Taupo tomorrow, after having made it our first 'longer-than-2-days' stop. All in all, a good stop, if for no other reason than I think it helped us slow down, and get into a more relaxed pace. We've been ...

Bloody NZ weather!!
Nov 29, 2005

... for about an hour, then got told the wind was too strong and it was getting too cloudy to go... Bummer!!! I'm gonna go back to Taupo though, so maybe third time lucky! The bungy jump was also off, as it was almost 11 by the time we got back into Taupo, ...

On the Road South
Apr 1, 2007 (30 photos)

... ) meeting a guy from Maine, and getting my hair cut, I hit the road once again, this time heading south to Rotorua and Taupo. Rotorua is famous for volcanic hot springs and bubbling sulfur mud pools, and Taupo is famous for its incredible lake of the same ...

Goodbye Auckland!
Nov 28, 2005 (2 photos)

... off to meet up with Anna-Marie and Paul again. I picked them up from the airport on the 25th Nov - they got a great hello from New Zealand as it just started to rain as soon as they got off from the plane! Plus we got stuck in loads of traffic on the way ...

What did you do this Morning!!!
Jul 21, 2005 (9 photos)

... given, legs up out front and then a slight bump and we were down, a few more cheers of joy and it was all over. Skydive Taupo made the experiance one I will do time and time again, well one day maybe! I dont think I want to cheat death to soon again, ...

Jumping out of a plane
Mar 1, 2004 (18 photos)

... added algae/seaweed. It looks as green as it sounds, but is quite tasty. One of the advantages (and disadvantages) of New Zealand's weather is that it is very changeable. Today this was going to work to our advantage because the skies appeared to be ...

Strange who you meet in Taupo!
May 24, 2006 (3 photos)

... I wondered why I kept waking up when the huge logging trucks came past!! Still drizzle but head up north to Lake Taupo and arrive earlier than we anticipated. After driving around to get our bearings and find another great camping place (free in the ...

White Water Rafting & a Big Lake
Oct 17, 2008 (72 photos)

... Falls - not Hooker Falls! There wasn't loads of prostitutes just falling on their backs along the roadside!! This is apparently New Zealand's most photographed attraction. This is a massive flow of water that you would never survive if you went down in it ...

On the Road Again, having a Zorb of a time
Oct 5, 2004 (26 photos)

... the golden sun, with the sky all lit up orange - beautiful! (I know I'm using that word a lot, and I know I will throughout New Zealand, that's just how to describe this BEAUTIFUL country!) You just have to look at the photos! After the beach, we were ...

Thermals galore!
May 27, 2006 (7 photos)

... the dam every couple of hours which is pretty cool to see the river filling up beneath and water crashing round. After lunch overlooking Taupo, the sun was trying to get through (has been my favourite phrase for most of our time here!) we went down to ...

Lake Taupo
Dec 6, 2008

We were divided about going to Lake Taupo. It was raining. Ailbhe's case was 'It's just another lake', Michael's: 'Sure, we'll just go and check it out, the Hostel has free internet'. The case for the free internet won out and we set off. It ...

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Apr 16, 2006 (3 photos)

... . But this was one of those days. After a short bus journey from the madness that was Turangi we made our way to Lake Taupo where I was to meet my maker. Aishling had the common sense to avoid doing it, but with me somewhat lacking in the common sense ...

Like a Lead Balloon
Jan 11, 2007 (5 photos)

... but with that time coming and going and the clouds staying it was another waiting game all morning. As if testament to New Zealand's unpredictable weather the sky was again clear come 12pm. The skydive was a go. Arriving back at the skydive Taupo ...

Bubbling Away...
Jan 30, 2005 (7 photos)

Sunday 30th January 205 Drive to Rotorua today - pass some more pretty bays (New Zealand is full of beautiful scenery, everywhere you go). My guidebook was not joking - you really can smell the city before you arrive - it smells of rotten eggs, due to ...

On the road with AJ and Emerson
May 3, 2005 (3 photos)

12,000 Feet above Taupo!
Mar 31, 2005 (9 photos)

... the lines of 'wow , It's been ten minutes and I am only 1Km closer to work'... Ever since I landed here in New Zealand , I have made an extreme effort to enter every competition that there is (Collecting wrappers and everything). So far 'Wheatbix' send ...

The long awaited Sky Dive - WHAT, CANCELLED!!!
Jun 12, 2006 (8 photos)

G'day everyone. We arrived in Taupo late afternoon where we were told that there was going to be a Pimp and Hoes party that night. A well thought up idea considering that all backpackers bring alligator skin suites with them on their travels. We werent ...

Merry Christmas!
Dec 24, 2004

... down there for about 3 weeks. (We are already changing the date of our arrival in Australia!) We are really enjoying New Zealand. The people are quite friendly and the scenery is beautiful. There is some kind of campaign going on for safe driving- ...

Back in Taupo
May 26, 2006

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More Volcanic Activity
Jan 28, 2004 (8 photos)

... weekend was a Bank Holiday (the anniversary of Auckland), so we took advantage of the extra day and headed down to Rotorua and Taupo. Although we'd already been to Rotorua with Marcus's parents back in October, there is so much to see and do there, that ...