Waikato River
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Wairakei Terraces
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Recently (ok it was the beginning of August) my school organised a weekend trip away for our students and I was asked to promote it. Eventually we had about 27 people going in total and everyone had an awesome time. I've posted some photos on Facebook and here are some more. We stayed at Taupo, which is in the centre of the North Island on the Central Volcanic Plateau. It's a geothermal area similar to Rotorua but without the sulphur smell and it has a bigger lake and it's closer to the mountains so we could go skiing.
Highlights of the trip were:
A fearsome Maori welcome and cultural performance,
Bungy jumping over the Waikato River (I will never do this again, but you should try it!)
Natural hot pools
Sightseeing at Huka Falls and Wairakei Terraces
Great food catered by the staff at Wairakei Terraces.
Unfortunately the skiing wasn't great as the weather turned bad while we were up the mountain.