Travel Reference
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Itineraries
2 WEEKS
North Island National Parks
From glitzy
Auckland
, head south to the unique geothermal hot spot of
Rotorua
, where
geysers, bubbling mud, steaming vents and authentic Maori performances await. Venture in-
to the densely forested
Te Urewera National Park
and complete the Lake Waikaremoana
Great Walk, before driving to
Taupo
to leap out of a plane, raft a river or catch a trout.
Nearby is volcanic
Tongariro National Park
, home to the Northern Circuit Great Walk.
One of its sections is the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, one of the world's most famous day
tramps. Next up is the Great Walk that is actually a river paddle: the 145km Whanganui
Journey through the North Island's largest lowland wilderness,
Whanganui National Park
.
