NZ - Here we go! "kia-ora"

Travel to the coast near Paekakariki:

with views of Kapiti Island:

and on a clear day, the South Island. Cross the Himatangi Plains:

through the towns of Levin:

and Foxton:

to Bulls:

Journey inland across rolling farmland to the central
North Island National Park
region, dominated by the volcanic cone of Mt Ruapehu:

Follow the desert road to Lake Taupo:

New Zealand’s largest lake and internationally famous
for it’s trout fishing. Stop at Huka Falls:

where the Waikato River:

pours through a narrow chasm then to the Wairakei Geothermal Valley:

where natural steam is harnessed to generate electricity.
Skirt massive pine forests to reach Rotorua:

centre of Maori culture for the region and a thermal wonderland.

Our overnight accommodation will be at the Sudima Hotel Lake Rotorua:

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