Det sker i Taupo (Lake Taupo), New Zealand året igennem

Tætpakket — Lake summer holidays, Summer holidays i New Zealand

• Regel

  Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule

  1. jan. – 31. dec.Book tidligt

  There is no visitor parking at the Mangatepopo end in summer, so the crossing is done on a shuttle from Taupō, Tūrangi or Ohakune and the booking is free but expected. Turning up with a car does not work. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Lake summer holidays (20. dec. – 31. jan.)

Travlt — Ironman New Zealand

• Festival

  Ironman New Zealand

  25. feb. – 12. mar. · normaltSportsbegivenhedTætpakketLukningerBook tidligt

  The country's longest-running Ironman swims in the lake off Taupō and rides out on the closed highway north. Roads shut for most of a Saturday and the town is full for the week around it. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1. jan. – 31. dec.)

Travlt — Ironman New Zealand

• Helligdag

  Easter long weekend

  3.–6. apr.Påske & den stille ugeTætpakketBook tidligtLukninger

  Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays, and on Good Friday and Easter Sunday most shops must stay shut unless local rules or a tourist-area exemption let them open. New Zealanders make it a long weekend away, so motels, holiday parks and campsites fill. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Ironman New Zealand (25. feb. – 12. mar. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Easter long weekend, Anzac Day

• Helligdag

  Anzac Day

  25.–27. apr.National helligdagLukninger

  25 April remembers those who served in war. Dawn services are held at memorials in towns across the country, and by law most shops stay closed until 1 pm. When it falls on a weekend the public holiday moves to the Monday. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Easter long weekend (3.–6. apr.)

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

• Risiko

  Winter on the Crossing

  1. maj – 31. okt.LavinesæsonLukninger

  From May the Crossing is an alpine route, not a day walk: snow, ice, avalanche terrain, and crampons and an axe as the minimum. Most shuttles stop running and the sensible way across is with a guide. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1. jan. – 31. dec.)

Stille — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i juni.

Stadig i gang: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Winter on the Crossing (1. maj – 31. okt.)

Travlt — Term 2 (July) break i New Zealand, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Winter on the Crossing (1. maj – 31. okt.)

Stille — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Winter on the Crossing (1. maj – 31. okt.)

Travlt — Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break i New Zealand, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Winter on the Crossing (1. maj – 31. okt.)

Travlt — Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break i New Zealand, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Stadig i gang: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Winter on the Crossing (1. maj – 31. okt.)

Travlt — Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge

• Festival

  Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge

  28. nov.SportsbegivenhedTætpakketLukningerBook tidligt

  Thousands ride the 160 km loop of the lake on the last Saturday in November, with the highway partly closed for it. Nearly fifty years old and still the biggest one-day bike event in the country. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1. jan. – 31. dec.)

Tætpakket — Lake summer holidays, Christmas Day closures

• Sæson

  Lake summer holidays

  20. dec. – 31. jan.SkoleferieTætpakketBook tidligt

  Taupō is where a large slice of the North Island spends Christmas: boats on the lake, the domain full of tents and the bays busy from breakfast. Book anything with a lake view a season ahead.

• Helligdag

  Christmas Day closures

  25.–26. dec.Jul & nytårLukninger

  Christmas Day is one of the few days most shops must close by law, and many cafes, restaurants and tours shut too. Boxing Day is a public holiday as well, when shops reopen for the sales and the roads fill with families heading off on summer holiday. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1. jan. – 31. dec.)