A complete circuit of New Zealand's largest lake. We cross the water, trace the western bays and their cliffs, round the southern shore where the Tongariro River feeds in, then follow the eastern coastline back past Tapuaeharuru Bay and the town to the heliport. Volcanic shoreline the entire way, with the mountains of Tongariro National Park rising on the southern horizon. The definitive Taupō flight.
Highlights
- Full circuit of New Zealand's largest lake
- Unbroken volcanic shoreline and hidden bays
- Western cliffs, southern river delta and eastern coast
- Tongariro mountains on the southern horizon
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