One of your first stops should be Taupo i-SITE Visitor Information Centre. Here, you'll be able to orient yourself and pick up some great ideas before you set out exploring.

If you've got time to stop for a while in Taupo, Taupo i-SITE Visitor Information Centre is a fine place to kick off your exploring. This tourist information center is one of many attractions worth seeing here. Huka Falls, Wairakei Terraces & Thermal Health Spa, and Taupo Hot Springs are also ready to be explored nearby.

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Tours & day trips

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Tongariro Alpine Crossing with Shuttle Transfers

Free cancellation available

Attractions

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Escape Room Experience Taupo - The Cursed Cabin

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Tongariro Alpine Crossing with Shuttle Transfers

Free cancellation available

Popular places to visit

Lake Taupo Museum and Art Gallery showing art and indigenous culture

Taupō Museum and Art Gallery

4.5/5(3 reviews)

Browse and purchase fascinating pieces of art and go on an exciting cultural journey at this popular museum and gallery.

People gather at a hot spot in the Waikato river. Because of the geothermal activity in this area, this area of the lake is like a hot tub. #waikatoriver #geothermal #nature #newzealand #taupo #hotspot

Spa Thermal Park

4/5(1 review)

Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Spa Thermal Park during your travels in Taupō.

Craters of the Moon

4/5(16 reviews)

Experience a strange volcanic landscape where steam clouds swirl in the air and mud pools pop and boil beneath your feet.

Huka Falls

4.5/5(77 reviews)

Whether viewing from a boat, bridge or the riverbank, this set of waterfalls is a spectacular sight as a huge body of water surges forward and downward.