Travel Reference
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Sleeping & Eating
Several DOC huts are scattered about the mountain, accessible by tramping tracks. Most
cost $15 per night (Syme and Kahui cost $5); purchase hut tickets in advance from DOC.
BYO cooking, eating and sleeping gear, and bookings are not accepted - it's first come,
first served. There are also sleeping options in nearby Stratford and Inglewood.
Camphouse
HOSTEL $
( 06-278 6523;
www.mttaranaki.co.nz
; Egmont Rd, North Egmont; dm/d/f $38/90/225)
Bunkhouse-style accommodation behind the North Egmont visitor centre in a historic
1850 corrugated-iron building, complete with gun slots in the walls (through which set-
tlers fired at local Maori during the Taranaki Land Wars). Horizon views from the porch.
Day use $20 per walker (hot showers).
EcoInn
HOSTEL $
( 06-752 2765;
www.ecoinnovation.co.nz
; 671 Kent Rd; s/tw/d $35/70/70; )
About
6.5km up the road from the turn-off at the Aviation, Transport & Technology Museum,
this ecofriendly place is made from recycled timber and runs on solar, wind and hydro-
power. There's a spa and pool table, too. Good group rates.
Konini Lodge
LODGE $
( 06-756 0990;
www.doc.govt.nz
; Manaia Rd, Dawson Falls; dm $25)
Basic bunkhouse accom-
modation 100m downhill from the Dawson Falls visitor centre. Six dorm rooms feed off
a huge communal space and kitchen.
Mountain House
LODGE $$$
( 06-765 6100;
www.stratfordmountainhouse.co.nz
;
998 Pembroke Rd; d $155, extra person $20)
This upbeat lodge, on the Stratford side of the mountain (15km from the SH3 turn-off
and 3km to the Manganui Ski Area), has recently renovated motel-style rooms and a mod
Euro-style
restaurant-cafe
(brunch $13-38, dinner $34-42;
9am-late Wed-Sun)
. Dinner
plus B&B packages available (from $295).
Mountain Cafe
CAFE $
(
www.mttaranaki.co.nz
; Egmont Rd; meals $10-18;
9am-3pm Dec-Feb, 10am-3pm Mar-Nov)
In-
side the North Egmont Visitor Centre.
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