A Wonderful walk there is nothing like this elsewhere in New Zealand and it can be done in a day. We were bussed in and out. You have to be fit whilst stretches of it are flat there are sections where it is very strenuous. The devils staircase is about 500 steps climbing steeply. There is also a section where... More

2nd to last day of the regular season (24th May, 2013) and it was perfect. A bit of snow the nights before, lots of people and blue skies. My Canadian mate loved it. Hard Yakka but worth every blister. Mt Taranaki behind us at the beginning, Lake Taupo in front at the end, and the ever present Mt Ngauruhoe beside... More

I went on the crossing just a week after the entire trek was reopened and it was gorgeous. As long as you are prepared for the wind, sun, cold, etc. it is very enjoyable. I repeat, as long as you are prepared! I over prepared and was glad i did!

This legend trek is not for those who are not healthy, both physically and mentally! And it was true with us. Strong wind, rain and fog welcomed us to Tongariro Crossing Alpine. Some parts of the trek were dangerous and we had to crawl through. However, after spending 9 hours there, it was one of most amazing thing we had... More

i still shiver when i think about it. this has been the very first trekking of my life.oh my god, after it i fell in love with it. this is what i wrote on my travel journal: "It's seven o'clock in the morning when they give us the ok... we are loaded, up for an hour, very well equipped... At... More

We decided to do this trek on our recent visit to NZ and we were so glad that we did it. The trek starts in tongariro national park at Mangatepopo car park and ends at Ketetahi car park covering a good 19.4 km. However due to volcanic activity the part of trek after blue lake was closed and we had... More

With the pre-booked minibus we were collected from our lodgings and drove up to the carpark with toilets. The bus drive to and later pick-up required a 30$NZ per person; expensive but saving two dull hours walk. The carpark was early closed for free parking and some people who were not in time were send back to the road. That... More

I visited the tongariro crossing and areas surrounding on recent trip to New Zealand. I did not do the crossing but the views from the lookouts were spectacular, the volcano is becoming active and the sight of the smoke against the blue sky and the lake in the foreground was magical.

Actually, this is my first great walk i did (by walking) in NZ, the first one was Abel Tasman by kayaking.... I did this walk in 3 days 2 nights instead of officaially say 4 days. I started from Whakapapa Village, did a 3 hours walk to the Mangatepopo Hut, was relaxing on the first day. I thought I was... More