Napier to Rotorua via Taupo.

Taupo is located on the banks of Lake Taupo, New Zealand's largest lake.

Lake Taupō was formed by a series of eruptions, the most recent of which - around eighteen hundred years ago - blasted out about 60 cubic kilometres of earth, rock and mud, leaving a massive crater.

More than 30 rivers and streams flow into the lake, with only one outlet – the Waikato River. This means there is an enormous volume of water exiting the lake constantly.Read more