Things to do in Tongariro National Park
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Turoa Ski Area
Ruapehu’s Turoa Ski Area offers skiing to suit all levels: around 400 hectares of field each, both taking you up to a maximum altitude of around 2300m. Beginners are well catered for, with gear hire, ski school, good learner areas and some nice easy runs. During the ski season you can tune into SKI FM 93.4, Aerial FM 96.6 or Peak FM 95.8 for updates on the slopes, or ring the Snowphone.
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Whakapapa Ski Area
Ruapehu’s Whakapapa Ski Area offers skiing to suit all levels: around 400 hectares of field, taking you up to a maximum altitude of around 2300m. Beginners are well catered for, with gear hire, ski school, good learner areas and some nice easy runs. During the ski season you can tune into SKI FM 93.4, Aerial FM 96.6 or Peak FM 95.8 for updates on the slopes, or ring the Snowphone.
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Pihanga Cafe
The Pihanga is a consistent performer with good-value meals along the lines of soup, salads and fancier fare such as osso bucco. Next-door, the T-bar is a cosy spot for a winter warmer or a beer outside in the sunshine.
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Fergusson’s Cafe
Fergusson’s is a casual tearoom with outdoor tables, and proffers pies, sandwiches, cakes and coffee.
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Adventure HQ
Runs scheduled Tongariro Alpine Crossing services ($30) from its base at Tongariro Holiday Park. It also sells and hires gear.
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Tussock
Tussock has a beer garden, views and occasional live entertainment in winter.
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Edge to Edge
You can hire gear in Whakapaka at Edge to Edge, which stocks a full range of climbing and alpine gear.
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Tokaanu Power Station
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Te Porere Redoubt
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Te Ponanga Saddle
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Te Mari Crater
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South Crater
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Red Crater
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Picnic Area
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Opotaka Historic Place
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North Crater
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Central Crater
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Whakapapa Camp Store
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Whakapapa Nature Walk
A 15-minute loop track suitable for wheelchairs, beginning about 200m above the visitor centre and passing through beech forest and gardens typical of the park’s vegetation zones.
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Taranaki Falls
A two-hour, 6km loop track to the 20m Taranaki Falls on Wairere Stream.
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Tama Lakes
A 17km track to the Tama Lakes (five to six hours return), on the Tama Saddle between Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe. The upper lake affords fine views of Ngauruhoe and Tongariro (beware of winds on the saddle).
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Silica Rapids
A 2½-hour, 7km loop track to the Silica Rapids, named for the silica mineral deposits formed there by the rapids on Waikare Stream. The track passes interesting alpine features and, in the final 2.5km, passes down Top of the Bruce Rd above Whakapapa Village.
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Ridge Track
A 30-minute return walk that climbs through beech forest to alpine-shrub areas for views of Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe.
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