Getting here
Located in the central North Island, an easy drive from main centres of Auckland (5-hour drive) and Wellington (4-hour drive), getting far away and exploring Whakapapa’s unique volcanic terrain, is closer than you think.
Neighbouring towns of National Park, Turangi and Ohakune (between 25-minutes and 45-minutes drive from Whakapapa), and larger town, Taupō (1 hr 30 minutes’ drive north from Whakapapa), provide a great day-base to explore from.