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Active North Island
Featuring volcanic lakes, arcing beaches and bush-clad rivers, the North Island's
scenery can be experienced through an exciting menu of active adventure. Tramp
along coastal pathways, undertake thrilling sports like zorbing and bungy jump-
ing, or create personal memories of surfing, skiing and mountain biking at the
bottom of the planet.
Top Adventures
Top Short Tramps
Tongariro Alpine Crossing, Tongariro National Park; Kohi Point Walkway, Whakatane; Mangawhai Cliff Top
Walkway, Northland; Pinnacles, Coromandel Peninsula
Top Anti-Gravity Activities
There are many locations to go bungy jumping, but in Auckland you can make the leap of faith from the Sky
Tower; the downhill thrill of zorbing takes place in Rotorua; the sweep and swoosh of the Swoop and Shweeb is
also in Rotorua
Top White-Water Rafting Trips
Tongariro River, Taupo; Kaituna River, Rotorua
Top Mountain-Biking Tracks
Ohakune Old Coach Road, Central Plateau; Redwoods Whakarewarewa Forest, Rotorua; 42 Traverse, Central Plat-
eau
Top Surf Spots
Manu Bay, Raglan; Waikanae Beach, Gisborne; Mount Beach, Mt Maunganui
