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Whakapapa Village - Tongariro NP

North Island  >  New Zealand

Alpine village within Tongariro National Park, at the base of Mount Ruapehu. Great place and panorama and good chance to see North Island Brown Kiwi.

Ajouté* par MarioC
Dernière actualisation 18 février 2023

Description

Whakapapa Village is the main entrance into the Tongariro National Park. The national park stretches around the massif of the three active volcanoes Mount Ruapehu, Mount Ngauruhoe, and Mount Tongariro. There are many beautiful short and longer walking tracks that begin in Whakapapa Village. The central location of the village within the national park gives spectacular views of all three volcanoes. It is a good area to spot or hear North Island Brown Kiwi. Other birds in the area include Masked Lapwing, Swamp Harrier, Rifleman, Tui, Grey Gerygone, New Zealand Bellbird, Silvereye and Tomtit.

Détails

Accès

From State Highway 47 going north or south, take the clearly signposted turn-off onto State Highway 48. It is about a 4 hr 30 min drive from either Auckland or Wellington. Click on the P in the map for directions or coordinates. From Whakapapa Village you can explore several trails on foot. Temperatures at the village can be as cold as -10°C or as warm as 25°C. Frosts can occur at any time of the year. Often the overnight temperatures are below freezing in the winter months.

Terrain et Habitat

Montagnes , Forêt

Conditions

Montagneux

Boucle

Non

Avez-vous besoin d'une longue-vue?

Non

Saison idéale pour observer

Hiver

Meilleure période pour une visite

Hiver

Itinéraire

Sentier étroit

Niveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire

Intense

Accessible via

A pied

Observatoire/hutte d'observation

Non

Informations supplémentaires

Photo Tongariro National Park by Geoff McKay, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Top 5 oiseaux

North Island Brown Kiwi
4. North Island Brown Kiwi
(Apteryx mantelli)
Rifleman
5. Rifleman
(Acanthisitta chloris)

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