Tongariro Northtern Circuit

I have done this circuit and/or the crossing quite a few times each and it’s always a treat to go here (except the time when it was raining and cloudy/foggy 90% of the time). Around 4 hours from Auckland or Wellington and you get to a part of New Zealand that really hasn’t got anything else quite like it.

There are towering volcanic peaks, vast stretches of nothing but scraggy vegetation but also a few small rainforests which have managed to survive recent eruptions due to their locations.

Check out the guide and trip Gallery below!

Tongariro Northern Circuit

A journey through the otherworldly volcanic landscapes of the central North Island