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Lake Taupo is New Zealand's largest lake (619 square kilometres) and the heart of the North Island.

IIt is said Lake Taupo was created by a volcanic eruption so big the sun went hazy in China. Almost everywhere you look there's a volcano.Minutes north of the Lake at Wairakei you'll find geothermal fields, boiling mud pools and steaming geysers.

In Taupo itself, a little village called Tokaanu near Turangi,you will find hot mineral springs that have been soothing weary souls for centuries.The prawn burgers at the world's only geothermally heated prawn farm will leave your mouth watering.
Lake Taupo is a great vacation destination in both summer and winter. Trout fishing is its major attraction—it's over 100 years since the first trout fry were released into the lake and today it is one of the last true wild trout fisheries in the world.

Skiing and adventure activities are also are reason to visit. The Taupo town centre has many cafes and interesting shops. The nearby Huka Falls area is great for picnics and nature walks—or a thrilling jet boat ride right to the foot of the thundering water.

Just minutes south of the Lake is Tongariro National Park, New Zealand's first national park and also a World Heritage area. It was created in 1887 when its three magnificent volcanoes, Ruapehu, Tongariro and Ngauruhoe.On the western side of the Lake, the Pureora Forest Park is home to such rare creations as the shy kaka or bush parrot and the not-so-shy fluorescent blue mushroom.

The Lake Taupo region has some of New Zealand's finest untouched, unspoilt, uncrowded country.

Main Centres in the Taupo Region and Ruapehu District
Taupo - main centre in the Lake Taupo region
Turangi - the North Island's trout fishing capital

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