Tongariro National Park Parks, Parks to Visit on Tongariro National Park Vacations

Park Trip Blogs

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  New Zealand, Tongariro: Snow-Capped Mount Doom and Crater Lakes | Oct 25 07'

  by Kyle & Dan a real traveler from London, on vacation in Tongariro National Park

  "The landscape had changed to something we would have expected on the surface of the moon, barring the water filling each of the two craters"

  Since we arrived late in the evening at the mountain village of Whakapapa, we stayed at the first place we came across that night, a holiday park j... Continue reading »

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  Adventure #3: Entering Mordor, and climbing Mt. Doom! | Feb 20 06'

  by worldwanderer a 25 year old female from Tiverton, on vacation in Tongariro National Park

  "Seven hours, up and back down an approximately 7000ft mountain, with five liters of water, food enough for two days, and only three bathroom breaks. I think we did rather well."

  So after quite a bus ride in order to get here, (We had to change in the middle, because the national service didn't go here.  The bus we fini... Continue reading »

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  Soaking wet and no views to show for it... | Jan 23 07'

  by Flo a 24 year old female from Ludlow, on vacation in Tongariro National Park

  "all I was really aware of at the time was that I was WET!"

  I missed out doing the Tonagariro Crossing, 'the best one day hike in NZ', when I was in Taupo back in October because the weather was so bad. So,... Continue reading »

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  Crossing Tongariro | May 11 07'

  by LizCB a 31 year old from Maidstone, on vacation in Tongariro National Park

  The Tongariro Crossing - a World Heritage walk accross the volcanic landscape of the central North Island.The day started early with a 6.15 pick-up... Continue reading »

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  Tongariro National Park | Dec 06 06'

  by ClanWilliams a 33 year old female traveling as a family from Edinburgh, on vacation in Tongariro National Park

  Next we drove up the Kapiti Coast towards Tongariro National Park. The road follows the ocean for a while and then turns inland past rolling green... Continue reading »