Taupō, is a town on the shore of Lake Taupo, which occupies the caldera of the Taupo Volcano in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the seat of the Taupo District Council and lies in the southern Waikato Region. Taupo has a population of 25,400.
The Huka Falls are a set of waterfalls on the Waikato River that drains Lake Taupo in New Zealand. A few hundred metres upstream from the Huka Falls, the Waikato River narrows from approximately 100 metres across into a canyon only 15 metres across.
Learn more Book this experienceAcacia Bay is a community on a small inlet on the western shores of Tapuaeharuru Bay, Lake Taupō in New Zealand. There are four main beach areas. It is located approximately 2 miles west of Taupo.
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You've come to the right place for an adrenaline fix in New Zealand's North Island. Hukafalls Jet will take you on a fueled drenched-full speed jet boat trip! Brace yourself! Get ready to feel your heart pumping as you ride at full speed on a jet boa...
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Lake Taupo is a lake in the North Island of New Zealand. It is in the caldera of the Taupo Volcano. With a surface area of 616 square kilometres, it is the largest lake by surface area in New Zealand, and the second largest freshwater lake by surface area in geopolitical Oceania after Lake Murray in Papua New Guinea.
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Tongariro National Park is the oldest national park in New Zealand, located in the central North Island. It has been acknowledged by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site of mixed cultural and natural values.
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If jumping through the sky over an amazing blue lake sounds good, Lake Taupo is where you should go! Little did you know, the beautiful Lake Taupo is actually an enormous volcano! Even though it longer is active, its last eruption in 181 AD...
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Mount Tongariro is a compound volcano in the Taupo Volcanic Zone of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 20 kilometres to the southwest of Lake Taupo, and is the northernmost of the three active volcanoes that dominate the landscape of the central North Island.
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