Lake Taupo Holidaymaker Map

  Taupo township lies at the northern end of Lake Taupo, New Zealands largest lake at 622 square km. Taupo, and Turangi at the southern end of the lake, are the centres for many of the walks and activities around the central North Island.   Just south of the lake is Tongariro National Park, New Zealand's first national park and a World Heritage Area. On the western side of the lake, the Pureora Conservation Park is home to such rare birds as the shy Kaka or bush parrot. To the east of the lake, The Kaimanawa Ranges (Kaimanawa Forest Park) contain vast ancient beech forests. And at the Lake's southern end is one of the world's most famous trout rivers, the Tongariro.