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Tongariro/Taupo

Parks & recreation

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Tracks & walks

Tramper on the Ketetahi hut track. Photo: Ketzal Sterling.

Learn about the tracks and walks in Tongariro/Taupo.

Places to stay

Shelter at Whakapapa. Photo: Helen Mitchell.

Find DOC huts, campsites, lodges and other accommodation in the Tongariro/Taupo region.

National parks

Emerald lake on Mount Tongariro.

Learn about Tongariro National Park.

Places to visit

Sunset at Lake Taupo. Photo copyright: Ketzal Sterling (DOC USE ONLY).

View the parks and reserves and other places you can visit in Tongariro/Taupo.

Activities

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Check out the activities you can do in Tongariro/Taupo DOC places.

Plan & prepare

Gear to take tramping.

Get any information about planning and preparing for recreation in Tongariro/Taupo.

Highlights:

Huka Falls. Photo: Helen Mitchell.

Tongaririo/Taupo easy trips

Tongaririo/Taupo Conservancy offers many easy places to visit such as the Tongariro National Trout Centre, and easy tracks including Rotopounamu track and Whakapapa Village short walks.

Putangirua Pinnacles, location for The Dimholt Road. Photo: Claudia Hill.

Lord of the Rings locations

Find out about visiting the conservation areas that provided locations for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films.

 

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Parks and recreation - all regions

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Tongariro Taupo Conservancy Office
Phone:      +64 7 384 7106
Email:   ttcinfo@doc.govt.nz
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