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Turangi Slideshow
Turangi
Travel Blogs from Turangi, New Zealand
Trip South - Turangi, Taupo, Rotorua and Napier
... the world) and the setting. The whole park was accessible, only by catching a boat and was set amongst the New Zealand rainforest. It felt even more special because there were not the usual hordes of visitors wandering aimlessly around, that ...
Journey to Mordor
... As the road winds over some hills towards town we get an amazing view across the countryside to Lake Taupo in the distance. At Turangi Holiday Park, we get a pitch for the night from the grumpiest receptionist on Earth. At our pitch, I try to manouvre ...
Day 99 - Lake Taupo to Turangi
... facilities and lovely scenery, yet weather which makes both irrelevant! So without further ado we headed further south to Turangi, and a National Park, from where we plan to do an 8 hour trek tomorrow morning. A while later ...
Thermal Wonderland
We went back to the camera store to consider buying A2 a replacement 40D camera, but they were sold out. So, our option was to get the 50D which is the next model, or a "cheap" Canon digital SLR. While pondering the options we were told the ...
Freefalling.....
So let's see, what did I do today. Ah yes, I donned a fetching red boiler suit, attached myself to a nice Swedish man, and threw myself out of a plane at 12,000ft! (actually I guess the title of this entry might've given that away). Skydiving, to use ...
The best way to kill time
Turangi, a settlement of 10 houses, 8 bars/restaurants, 5 hotels, 3 hostels and one MASSIVE shopping mall is one of the main gateways to the Tongariro National Park --- better known as: Mordor! Hiking here was an absolute must-do for me, but ...
Tongariro Crossing
Il Tongariro e' uno dei vulcani attivi piu' spettacolari della Nuova Zelanda, trekking fantastico, peccato la ...
New Zealand IX
... . It was very impressive! Craters of the Moon is a thermal area that became much more active in the 1950's when the New Zealand government built a power station that took some of the ground water. There are lots of thermal craters, and even a little ...
The Tongariro Crossing
... decision that we would try to do the Tongariro Crossing hike. The Tongariro Crossing hike is considered to be the best one-day hike in New Zealand and one of the best one-day hikes in the world. It is a challenging hike, and we were told repeatedly that ...
Nie zjedzony pstrąg...
Dziś dotarliśmy do Turangi nad jeziorem Taupo - najbardziej popularnego miejsca na tej (a może i na naszej) półkuli miejsca połowu pstrągów. Ponieważ mamy bardzo złą pogodę (leje, pełne ...
Błądząc we mgle..śladami Frodo
Dziś odwiedziliśmy Tongarino National Park, gdzie kręcono Władcę Pierścieni. Tak jak droga Frodo - nasza trasa nie była łatwa, ale znaleźliśmy pozytywy: nie padał śnieg ominęły nas ...
On the Road again...
... . Where no-one would really care...or notice the difference... After that, it was back in the Lantis and down the road to Turangi. Turangi is a bit of a base for folk who want to hike across the Tongariro National Park. So it's full of bearded (men ...
Turangi
Getting to Turangi was fine, it only took about 4 hours but we missed a lot of the scenary because of the darkness - I still got some nice pics of lake Taupo on the way though. We arived late and pulled up at the free campsite next to the start of the ...
NZ - North Island Tour (Turangi leg)
Turangi near lake Taupo and just north of Tongariro national park [home of 2 active volcanoes Mt Ngauruhoe (2287m) and Mt Ruapehu (2797m) ...
Trout fishing capital of the world
... . This duck is only found in New Zealand and is a unique bird because its main habitat is rocky streams. Like many other New Zealand’s endemic birds (Kiwis as well) the Blue Duck is threatened by predation from introduced mammals, such as stoats, ...
Tongariro Crossing
... Crossing day walk the next day. We have been so lucky with the weather with only two wet days in over a month in a New Zealand spring - almost unheard of - and again we were blessed with perfectly clear blue skies for the walk. This was just as well ...
Turangi
... currents. Small waterfalls dump warm water into the cold river. A natural spa and shower. Walked into the town of Taupo and to the massive lake. It was beautiful and prestine. Dramatic skies blanket me, so soft as sheep. Camped at Habitat Inn in ...
Tongariro Crossing
We arrived in Turangi with low expectations for the town and big expectations for our hike. The town in fact turned out to be a quant little fishing-ski town with broad streets and a very mellow vibe. Adding to our positive impression of the town was ...
Vulkane und Tsunamis
... NZ Army Museum mit Panzern und ähnlichen Fahrzeugen vor einem unglaublich hässlichen Gebäude platziert. Unser Ziel heute heißt Turangi (wirklich das Forellenfischmekka der Welt - hier dreht sich alles um Forellen). Wir sind nicht wegen der Forellen ...
Lake Taupo
... route through a national park. It was a triplely bad idea. First, we saw a fantastic sign that we should have gotten a photo of. New Zealand has plenty of signs warning you that the road is winding for the next few kilometers. This sign had the curvy road ...
Zu Fuß quer durch Mordor, Mt Doom im Blick
... bereits wieder von dicken Wolken verdeckt. Trotzdem zufrieden (da die Wanderung schön war) fahren wir die 50km zurück nach Turangi und gönnen uns zum Abend nochmal ein Essen beim Italiener. Ich fands diesmal noch besser als am Vortag, die Scallopine ...
Heading South on the Desert Road
... big lad a chance!!!! Gallows humour kicked in as I thought of the "what a way to go" when faced with the prospect of the New Zealand army getting their targeting wrong and blasting the van (with me in it) off the road. "Ooops, that's a jolly shame" ...
Volcanoes and Warm Asses
The next day we set out to walk 17kms across the Tongariro Crossing - i was a bit apprehensive cos I dont think I had done any serious exercise since Sydney and had been gradually gaining the pounds but really wanted to do it. Again we were so lucky ...
Turangi
Staying in a brilliant hostel called Extreme Backpackers, anyone visiting New Zealand should come here... it is amazing... and the everything matches!! Attached to the hostel is a 14m climing wall complex, that as residents you get bargin rates for. We ...
Whanganui Bay
For the last couple of days we have been at Whanganui Bay (pronounced with a soft "f"). It is an impressive area even just for it's location alone. On the edge of Lake Taupo (the location of one of the world's largest modern volcano eruptions resulting ...
Thermal Pools and Climbing Fools
... the brakes and pretending a dog ran out in front, yeah maybe you shouldn't actually. He had me in stitches all the way to Turangi though, which wasn't that far really, only about 50K. Got a good viewing of the peaks of the National Park but didn't ...
We went Tramping!!!
Turangi is home of the Tongariro Crossing and for those who have never heard of this it is basically a 7 hour walk, yes you did read that correctly, we went on a 7 hour walk, well it was more like a hike and a bloody big one at that! Our day ...
17.4 KM Tongariro Crossing, repeat, 17.4KM
Last night we arrived in Turangi, ready to embark on the infamous Tongariro Crossing, a 17km tramp through 3 volcanic mountains (where much of Lord of the Rings was filmed). When we checked into our hostel, the owners told us that they were not sure if we ...
Turangi
... een klein beetje een benauwd gevoel krijg zijn Maori¡¯s niet zoals de Abo¡¯s in Australi¬×. Wat de Maori¡¯s aantrekt in Turangi weet ik niet. ¡¯s Middags geniet ik van de warme zon bij een kop koffie en eet een huisgemaakte quiche. Uiteindelijk ...