Lake Taupo Trips

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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 »
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 »
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

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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 »
Taupo (& skydiving!) | Nov 19 06'

by Suz_1204 a 26 year old female from London, on vacation in Lake Taupo

Leaving Waitomo and the caves behind the coach continued on to Taupo. We went for nice walk around Huka falls and on coming into Taupo we stopped a... Continue reading »
Mental, Mental, Mental! | Jun 12 07'

by Colin Tanner a 27 year old male from Cork, on vacation in Lake Taupo

Yep so this was it! My last chance to do some of those famous NZ adrenalin pursuits. We signed up for Sky Dive and what with it being my birthday a... Continue reading »
Huka Falls/ Rock'n'Ropes....more fear! | Sep 17 06'

by Travelin Shells a 33 year old female from London, on vacation in Lake Taupo

Hi again....still in Wellington catching up on the last week of adventures.The next day we decided to give the adrenalin a rest and go for a hike t... Continue reading »
Middle Earth | Feb 04 07'

by Mairead and Ben a 30 year old female traveling as a couple from London, on vacation in Lake Taupo

Now, I'm not sure if it was the weather, or that we had such an amazing time in the South Island, but we didn't seem to take to the North Island qu... Continue reading »
A big hole in the ground... | Dec 29 06'

by Tuppenyone a real traveler, on vacation in Lake Taupo

..., but isn't it beautiful?We left Rotorua and headed for Taupo, still continually in awe of the spectacular scenery.On the way to Lake Taupo we s... Continue reading »
Lake Taupo...feel the fear and do it cos you like it! | Sep 15 06'

by Travelin Shells a 33 year old female from London, on vacation in Lake Taupo

Hiiiieeeeeee!!!!!Am writing this from Wellington cos there simply was way too much to do in Taupo to sit on tinternet!This place was on my hit list... Continue reading »