Driving Route : Rotorua - Napier - Rotorua
Day 4 : Taupo to Rotorua
- Overview
- Day 1 : Rotorua to Waikaremoana (Urewera National Park)
- Day 2 : Waikaremoana (Urewera National Park) to Napier
- Day 3 : Napier to Taupo
- Day 4 : Taupo to Rotorua
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Route Summary
Travel time is approximate only, based on an average driving speed under normal road conditions.
| Travel time | Km | (Miles) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taupo - Rotorua | 1 hr | 81 | 51 |
| Totals for Day | 1 hr | 81 | 51 |
Taupo - Rotorua
81 km (51 miles)
Approximately 1 hour
Road Conditions: State Highway
The resort town of Taupo sits on the edge of New Zealand's largest lake, which is well stocked with sizeable trout. You'll find everything a traveller could wish for, including an excellent choice of restaurants. Most accommodation establishments make good use of the underground thermal activity to provide hot spas for relaxation.
The road to Rotorua will keep you entertained with its unusual, volcanic geography and refreshing tracts of plantation pine forest. Near the beginning of your journey you'll encounter Huka Falls, a world-acclaimed golf course and the Wairakei Geothermal Power Station.
If you have an hour or two to spare, take a side road to a geothermal park. You'll discover geysers, silica terraces and craters of boiling mud.
The city of Rotorua sits squarely on the Pacific Ring of Fire, so there's evidence of volcanic activity everywhere you look. Explore the geothermal areas and discover the unique culture of New Zealand's Māori people. Rotorua is entertaining in any weather, at any time of the year.
- Overview
- Day 1 : Rotorua to Waikaremoana (Urewera National Park)
- Day 2 : Waikaremoana (Urewera National Park) to Napier
- Day 3 : Napier to Taupo
- Day 4 : Taupo to Rotorua
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