Ohakune Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Well our last day in Taupo we hired bikes for the day. I am PATHETIC as I spent most of the time on the tracks pushing it not riding it I was too terrified. Had a great day though on the forest tracks. Walked round somewhre called Craters of the Moon (hiss puff more smells had enough now) then cycling down alongside the river bed which ended up ...

Friday 26 January We were collected at 9.30am and taken to the Omega offices to collect our hire car. We had struck gold this time round as although we had asked for one of their cheapo cars, they needed to get a larger vehicle back up to Auckland so they gave it to us for the same price as a small car. Excellent. Before long we were cruising al...

In Ohakune at lodge, given barrels to pack our kit into. Early start on sat up ont he bus at 7:30. 14 in our party, two guides, 4 older couples, me and jo, and a gran and her 15yr old grand daughter. Canoed 37km on the first day, camped out then did 29km second day witha stop off at the Bridge to Nowhere, camped out on some guys farm, then canoe...

Managed to get up for the train - don't even remember sleeping!!! Train journey down here was great. I was expecting some great express train, not at all in was like our commuter trains. However the changing scenery on the way down was just spectacular and the crew give a running commentary all the way pointing everything out. Ohakune wasn't qui...