Whitianga
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We spent two nights in Whitianga. It was a pretty town but very touristy. We caught a movie and walked along the beach.
We spent two nights in Whitianga. It was a pretty town but very touristy. We caught a movie and walked along the beach.
As we drive to Tauranga we see a sign to Okere Falls. With all the rain we’ve experienced that sounds like a promising prospect. And it is. The walk to the falls is relatively short. This used toRead more
Huka Falls are indescribable. The water is pure blue and the power is frightening.
The Craters of the Moon are well worth the modest $8 entry fee ($20 for families with up to four children). This is a geothermal field containing steam vents and boiling mud pools.
Aratiatia Rapids with their impossibily blue waters. The water from Lake Taupo that forms the rapids is usually only released three times a day but due to Cyclones Debbie and Cook, the gates have beenRead more
Lake Taupo is far larger than I had imagined. And it has cliffs along the edges, not just sloping shores. It’s a pretty drive around the lake with plenty of places to stop.