National Park Trips

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Top rated National Park Trips

A Journey through Mordor | Mar 08 07'

by Eliza a 25 year old female from Cambridge, on vacation in National Park

I got to National Park after a few bus switches and the bus driver forgetting to pick someone up and having to go back a while to pick him up. Si... Continue reading »
National Park | Dec 19 06'

by Peady a 28 year old female from Portsmouth, on vacation in National Park

Our plan once we arrived in National Park was to do the Tongariro crossing which was going to take us on a eight hour hike through land used from L... Continue reading »
We're Hiking! | Apr 05 08'

by Kelly & Brie a 27 year old female from United States, on vacation in National Park

"Now we're all situated at The Park!"

We left Auckland a little bit early to come out to National Park Village. It was about a 5 hour bus ride south east of where we were. The... Continue reading »
Tongariro Crossing | Nov 13 08'

by Anneunddiewelt a female from Kulmbach, on vacation in National Park

Das Oertchen National Park ist, in einem Wort: Wintzig!!! Angeblich leben hier 420 Menschen, aber fragt mich nicht, wo! Aber hier ist das Tor zum g... Continue reading »
National Park - wo nix geht | Nov 05 06'

by TravelStef a real traveler, on vacation in National Park

Der Ort National Park hat den Namen weil er an einem Nationalpark liegt. Viel mehr kann der Ort auch nicht ... besonders nicht wenn es regnerisch i... Continue reading »
Tongariro Crossing | Apr 14 07'

by rlrpaton a 33 year old male from Atlanta, on vacation in National Park

Completed the Tongariro Crossing, which is widely considered the best one-day "tramp" (bush walk/hike) in New Zealand. Covered the 18 kilomete... Continue reading »
Up, up, up... | Apr 10 08'

by Kelly & Brie a 27 year old female from United States, on vacation in National Park

"We've Had Some Rainy Days..."

We've had some rainy days lately, probably because it's the rainy season! They say here that it will rain until it snows. The snow has... Continue reading »

Trips taken near National Park

On The Road To Taupo | Mar 06 07'

by turutia a 55 year old female traveling as a couple from Christchurch, on vacation in Lake Taupo

"Where better to stop than at the petrol station with an old WWII airplane-as-a-restaurant"

The road to Taupo is like so many of New Zealand's roads, twisty, slow going, perched on the edges of cliffs, and narrow. This leg of the jou... Continue reading »
Tongariro Crossing | Nov 24 06'

by The Pseudo Cathartic a 25 year old male from Auckland, on vacation in Tongariro National Park

"It was *that* surreal."

We left our accommodation at about 7am and arrived at the drop off point at about 8am. With high spirits, we started our trek through a relatively... Continue reading »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Lake Taupo | Dec 09 06'

by ClanWilliams a 33 year old female traveling as a family from Edinburgh, on vacation in Lake Taupo

On Sunday we drove about 250kms to the shores of Lake Taupo, pretty much bang in the centre of the North Island. We arrived really late to a lovely... Continue reading »
River Valley | Sep 20 06'

by TimG a 29 year old male from Oxford, on vacation in Waiouru

"Golf and white-water rafting"

Although this entry is under Waiouru, the actual place we stayed at wasn't there, but just down the road. The River Valley Lodge is a kind of eco-r... Continue reading »
Climbing Mt Doom | Apr 14 06'

by TravelZen a female, on vacation in Tongariro National Park

We started out at the crack of dawn (literally) with the sun behind the mountain and the full moon still shining behind us. The soft pinks of the s... Continue reading »
The Air Up There | Jun 20 07'

by Len and Jenn a male traveling as a couple from Toronto, on vacation in Lake Taupo

"The rushing wind died down and we just floated gracefully to the ground like Mary Poppins"

New Zealand is the place to do something extreme. In the town of Lake Taupo, the unoffical extreme sports capital of the worl... Continue reading »
Sky diving over Lake Taupo | May 14 07'

by 3 Men & Little Lady a real traveler from Cheshunt, on vacation in Lake Taupo

"Posted by George"

After having missed out on the joys of the bungee jump and canyon swing, it was with little thought that I decided I would actually jump out of a p... Continue reading »