Hotel deals in Tongariro National Park, New Zealand

... work and 7 of his friends. It was really cool being the only American amongst 8 kiwis just doing their thing. Tongariro national park is a rugged terrain and made for some challenging hiking. We went from fine weather, to freezing cold and 40 km/hr ...

From Tongariro National Park, New Zealand by davidh

... because we desperately needed a hot shower, heat, and a bed! Today was amazing – our first alpine crossing: Tongariro National Park. The mountains are also known as Mordor and Mount Doom from the Lord of the Rings. Our group was small – ...

From Tongariro National Park, North Island, New Zealand by carlaandmike

... , that's actually a verb, although people who tramp are, disappointingly, called trampers rather than tramps) which is widely viewed as New Zealand's best one-day walk, talking between 7 and 8 hours. The views during the tramp are, by all accounts, ...

From Tongariro National Park, New Zealand by sumnerp

Snow on Mount Doom! They didn't tell you anything about this in the Lord of the Rings... Maybe Frodo and Sam should have waited until winter/spring to destroy The One Ring? Would have saved them from a lot of heat. But hey: only if they had crampons ...

From Tongariro National Park, New Zealand by tom_s

blurb and photos to come!

From Tongariro National Park, North Island, New Zealand by nikandads2008

stunning

From Tongariro, New Zealand by kevhume