Taupo Inns - Reviews and Rates

Ok so I got into Taupo 2 days ago and it's just been raingin soldily... Just caught in a grey mist of drizzle. I spent my time watching Lord of The Rings and catching up on the old journal. Unfortunately I'd left everyone I'd met down the west coast behind now, altough Bob and Hurricane got in today! But I didn't mind having a bit of time to mys...

What a day it has been! Yesterday we were discovering the night life of Wellington... well, there was actually none, since it was Monday night and everyone probably still hung over from the WE, so not a lot of people around. The street where all the pubs and bars are on reminded me a bit of the Reeperbahn in Hamburg, although, no red light and a...

The van was all fixed and checked over, i.e brakes etc, and we were given the thumbs up to get going again, so we headed down to Dannevirk??, (spellings could be wrong cause not got a map, but will update and post photos soon, promise!!) and stayed in a senic reserve near ashurst?? we have visited some really cool places and seen some awesome vi...

Wed 14 March Rough campsite, rough night, foul weather and so cold now! It's hard to imagine that the weather could be so different in such a short space of time. Following DOC advice we drove north towards Gisborne and then inland to the Boundary Stream Mainland Island - wildlife sanctuary in the forests with special conservation arrangements. ...

I took the short drive from Roturua to Taupo early on Wednesday morning. An annoying Canadian girl had latched on to me in the hostel and pushed her way in to scabbing a lift so I had company(!). I was very tempted to scarper without her at about six in the morning but my conscience got the better of me. That and the fact that she was sleeping i...

Carlton travels onward towards Lake Taupo, which is approximately central North Island. As soon as we arrived Taupo began it's gift giving spree... The Waikato River runs from northern tip of Lake Taupo. A few kilometers down stream a huge water fall called Huka Falls roars through a narrow point in the rock bed river. The water is so clear that...

Viele Gruesse aus Taupo, Neuseeland! Bin am 29.7. in Auckland angekommen und habe alle notwendigen Dinge wie Bankkonto eroeffnen, Steuernr. beantragen, etc. hinter mich gebracht, und ausserdem ohne lange zu zoegern ein Auto gekauft!!! Mein erstes eigenes Auto! Ein 1990 Mitsubishi Magna (Foto anbei). Macht einen guten Eindruck und die ersten 10 T...

Thurs 13th April Packed up the tent and headed to the internet to update the blog then at 12 o'clock we were collected for our white water rafting experience on the Kaituna river which is a grade 5 due to the fact of it containing a 7 metre waterfall, which is the highest commercially rafted fall in the world. It was my first experience of rafti...

Hurray! Today we have become the proud Aunt and Uncle of another wee nipper, Robert Wim. Mother and boy are doing great, father and daughter are delighted and grandparents are very emotional and proud. He was actually born yesterday (do not take literally please) 12/12, but time zone for us this is today. Shame we won;t see him in person until n...

We got up with the intention of getting into Hell's Gate at 9 o'clock when it opened, so at 10 o 'clock (!) we travelled the 20 seconds down the road and used our free tickets to enter. Hells Gate is Rotorua's fiercest thermal area and boasts New Zealand's largest boiling whirlpool, the largest active mud volcano and the largest hot water fall i...