Posts related to things to do in the wider Taupō area
There are four major geothermal fields around and under Lake Taupō. It is not surprising there are a number of thermal pools and spas available to the public. Wairakei Terraces and Thermal Health Spa is located on the Thermal Express Highway at Wairakei adjacent to State Highways 1 & 5. SH1 is the road to …
There are three ski fields on Mt Ruapehu: Tukino; Whakapapa; and Tūroa. These are between 100 and 150 km from Omaio and take from 1.5 to 2 hours driving to reach their carparks. The Tukino ski field is a club-operated skiing, snowboarding and climbing area on the eastern flanks of Ruapehu. Since the prevailing wind …
If you want to do something really memorable a visit to Orakei Korako (“place of adorning”), a geothermal park 25 minutes drive north of Taupō is a great option. It has 27 geysers, multi-coloured thermal terraces, mud pools and caves set among native vegetation. You have to lake a short boat trip across the Waikato …
Taupō Mini Golf We have played mini golf while on holiday in several places and Taupō has one of the best maintained courses we have come across. The gardens are always well maintained and the surface is good. The 18-hole course opened in 1992 on its current site between Northcroft Street and Lake Terrace a …
Mt Tauhara from Omaio’s patio The dominant feature in the landscape from Omaio, apart from Lake Taupō, is Mt Tauhara. This is a dormant volcanic dome to the east of Taupō township about 4 kilometres from the lake edge. There is a 2.6km climb to the top. The track, mostly through bush after initially being …
