Guidebook for Taupo

Jonny & Maaike
Jonny & Maaike
Guidebook for Taupo

Sightseeing

The hot pools are an amazing natural 'wonder' and can soak your weary bones after a long walk (Tongariro crossing?) or long travels. It is also the start to the Huka Falls walk (45min. one way)
54 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Spa Thermal Park
54 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The hot pools are an amazing natural 'wonder' and can soak your weary bones after a long walk (Tongariro crossing?) or long travels. It is also the start to the Huka Falls walk (45min. one way)
An amazing amount of blue water pushes through here every minute, a site not to be missed!
205 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Huka Falls station
205 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
An amazing amount of blue water pushes through here every minute, a site not to be missed!
A nice stroll through the Taupo Botanical Gardens
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Waipahihi Botanical Gardens
Shepherd Road
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A nice stroll through the Taupo Botanical Gardens
Good Mountain biking + you can get a good few of the natural steam coming up. Also possible to do a 1 hour walk here or to go for a horse riding trip.
42 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cráteres de la Luna
171 Karapiti Rd
42 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Good Mountain biking + you can get a good few of the natural steam coming up. Also possible to do a 1 hour walk here or to go for a horse riding trip.
You can stand on the bridge and watch this water spectacle, really impressive! Also nice to walk down to the viewpoint on the map. Works on the dot (be in time) 10 am, 12 noon and 2 pm.
36 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Aratiatia Dam
155 Rapids Rd
36 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
You can stand on the bridge and watch this water spectacle, really impressive! Also nice to walk down to the viewpoint on the map. Works on the dot (be in time) 10 am, 12 noon and 2 pm.

Essentials

Cheapest Grocery store Open from 7.30 am - 9 pm
74 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
PAK'nSAVE
131 Ruapehu St
74 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cheapest Grocery store Open from 7.30 am - 9 pm
Want some foreign groceries (including Dutch pancake syrup)? This is your place to go
Bin Inn Wholefoods
27 Pāora Hapi St
Want some foreign groceries (including Dutch pancake syrup)? This is your place to go

Food Scene

Bit out of the way but really cool place for a coffee and/or some food
70 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
L'arté Cafe & Gallery
255 Mapara Rd
70 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bit out of the way but really cool place for a coffee and/or some food

Entertainment & Activities

Very informative little museum on all geothermal related activities. Have you ever been in an earth quake simulator?!
Volcanic Activity Centre
1 Ngawaka Pl
Very informative little museum on all geothermal related activities. Have you ever been in an earth quake simulator?!

Everything Else

A whole lot of information and free maps to get here!
31 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Taupo i-SITE Visitor Information Centre
30 Tongariro St
31 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A whole lot of information and free maps to get here!
Good grocery store, bit more expensive then PaknSave (most of the time) but better opening hours from 7 am - 11 pm
72 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Countdown Taupo
Tongariro Street
72 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Good grocery store, bit more expensive then PaknSave (most of the time) but better opening hours from 7 am - 11 pm