Nau mai, haere mai. Welcome to Taupo.
This is Taupo. The heart of Aotearoa New Zealand’s beautiful North Island.
At the centre of our region is sparkling Lake Taupo, the great inland sea of New Zealand. As you travel around the lake, you will find every landscape you can imagine. Snow-blanketed winter ski fields and alpine deserts. Ancient forests alive with birdsong. Trout-filled rivers and the thundering Huka Falls. Steaming geothermal valleys with rejuvenating hot springs. Three towering volcanoes in the awesome and otherworldly landscape of Tongariro National Park.
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Featured Taupo deals
Make your trip to Taupo extra special with these deals and discounts on the best attractions, activities, tours, things to do and places to stay.
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A Spring Romance for 2 Nights Kinloch Manor & Villas
Lux Villa upgrade with Jacuzzi Your choice inc. of Golf or Spa or Gourmet Lunch
From NZD $ 1195inc GST per couple per night
Valid between: 1 Oct 2019 - 30 Nov 2019
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Spring Fly Fishing Package with Heli - Central Plateau
Discover untouched waters with an expert guide and luxury lodge base at Poronui.
From NZD $ 4840per person, 4 nights
Valid between: 1 Apr 2019 - 30 Nov 2019
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EcoSail to Lake Taupo Carvings 2.00pm Day cruise
10% OffIncludes Mulled wine, September -November only Use promo code: SPRING10
Valid between: 12 Sep 2019 - 30 Nov 2019
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Anchorage Resort 'Stay & Save' Book direct & stay 3+ nights
15% OffStay longer to make the most of the Great Lake Taupo Region and our heated pool and spa!
Valid between: 24 Sep 2018 - 1 Dec 2019
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Love sculpting
Lynden Over
Glass artist, Lava GlassGlass artist Lynden Over’s award-winning style is distinctive and striking. Working in front of a roaring furnace, he twists and blends molten canes of coloured glass together in a painterly way, swirling and stippling the colour in layers to create dramatic, weighty glass vessels that are sought-after by collectors around the world.
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Love volcanoes
Zhi Yuen Yap
Doctor, hiking guide, photographer“They say a photograph tells 1000 words, but for me, a photograph only tells part of the story. When you look at a photograph, you are missing out on the sensation of the area, being out there in the cold and the wind. The satisfying way your crampons stick on the ice. There is a lot that you can never capture in a photograph.”
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Love creating
Paul Froggatt
Executive chef, Huka Lodge“Traditional lodge food used to be a soup, a salad, a steak, I’m not here to cook that. I want to give people an experience that they’ve never had before. I’m competing against a million-dollar view and I want the food to shine on its own. I don’t want people just looking down the river as they eat. I want them to look at their plate as well.”
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