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Day 96 - Whakapapa
22.33 - Unfortunately it was an early start for me today. I had to be up at 06.30 and by the bus pick up point outside TBC at 08.00. This wasn't quite as early as it sounds mainly because of all the luggage and food I was carrying in preparation for the walk. I must have looked quite funny waddling through the town barely visible for all my bags …
Day 99 - Wellington
19.33 - Unfortunately, the car crash that delayed us last night turned out to be fatal which explains why we had to wait in the café until the road was cleared. I am really tired today, even after going to bed at 21.00, now I know how Frodo and Sam must have felt climbing Mt. Doom! I didn't do much last night when I got back other than watch a bit …
Glowworm Caves, Lakeside Views and Volcanos!
I really do think that only in New Zealand, you could be visiting a Hobbit Village, taking a boat underground in a glowworm cave, relaxing by a beautiful and warm lake with mountain views, and then sleep under the shadow of three steaming volcanos, all in the space of a few days. Really, this trip has been surreal. After our visit to "The Shire," …
La tete dans les nuages!
Whakapapa ! Se prononce "F"akapapa...!
Petit village sans rien du tout ... jusque un chateau, un hotel (Skotel - le plus haut de NZ) et des volcans!
Autant dire que c'est un petit coin de paradis où se sent vraiment au bout du monde!
Whakapapa se situe au pied du Mont Ruapehu (le plus haut pic, 2797m), le plus actif des volcans …
Walking on Volcanoes - Tongariro
Walking on Volcanoes - Tongariro Tongariro was the first National Park in New Zealand in South Central North Island. It consists of a high plateau dominated by the active volcanic cones of Mount Tongariro (the least distinctive), Mt Ngauruhoe (a great symmetrical cone) and Mt Ruapehu (a broad cone that erupted in 1995, 96 and 2007). It is an sacred …
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- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Restaurant
- Fitness/Health center
- Wheelchair accessibility