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Introducing Taupo
The increasingly exciting town of Taupo now rivals Rotorua as the North Island’s adrenaline capital, with an abundance of skydiving, jetboating and bungy jumping to get your blood pumping. There’s lots of fun to be had in the town itself, more on its fringes, and still more just a little further afield, such as the lost world of Orakei Korakei, an hour’s drive away.
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Taupo nestles among spectacular natural wonders. It sits on the northeastern shores of the lake, enjoying unrestricted views across to the peaks of Tongariro National Park. Lake Taupo is the origin of NZ’s longest river, the Waikato, which flows from the lake at the township, gate-crashing its way through the Huka Falls and Aratiatia Rapids, before settling down for a sedate ramble through the North Island and meeting its maker on the west coast just south of Auckland.
State Hwy 1 (SH1) passes through the middle of the town, making it easily accessible for travellers, and packed with transient traffic for much of the high season.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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