Taupo

Travelling into Taupo on a clear day along the northeastern shores of the lake is breathtaking: beyond the lake, which is the size of Singapore, you can see the snowcapped peaks of Tongariro National Park.

Narrow chasm leading in the Huka falls on the Waikato River, Taupo, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

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