Tongariro National Park has to offer quite a few interesting hikes (or tramps as they say in New Zealand) and you get spectacular views of the surrounding area – at least on a good day. ;)
Last weekend I met up with six Wellington CouchSurfers to go for a 3 day hike – the Tongariro Northern Circuit leading around Mt. Ngauruhoe (a picturesk vulcano in Tongariro National Park). We started out on Saturday from Whakapapa Village and went throu bush, forest and little canyons for creeks until we reached the Mangatepopo […]