Qué hay en Taupo (Lake Taupo), Nueva Zelanda, a lo largo del año

Máxima afluencia — Lake summer holidays, Summer holidays en Nueva Zelanda

• Norma

  Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule

  1 Ene – 31 DicReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Lake summer holidays (20 Dic – 31 Ene)

Concurrido — Ironman New Zealand

• Festival

  Ironman New Zealand

  25 Feb – 12 Mar · normalmenteEvento deportivoMucha genteCierresReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1 Ene – 31 Dic)

Concurrido — Ironman New Zealand

• Festivo

  Easter long weekend

  3–6 AbrSemana Santa y PascuaMucha genteReserva prontoCierres

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Ironman New Zealand (25 Feb – 12 Mar (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Easter long weekend, Anzac Day

• Festivo

  Anzac Day

  25–27 AbrFiesta nacionalCierres

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Easter long weekend (3–6 Abr)

Temporada media — un mes normal

• Riesgo

  Winter on the Crossing

  1 May – 31 OctTemporada de aludesCierres

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1 Ene – 31 Dic)

Tranquilo — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus peores meses por clima

En junio no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Winter on the Crossing (1 May – 31 Oct)

Concurrido — Term 2 (July) break en Nueva Zelanda, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

En julio no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Winter on the Crossing (1 May – 31 Oct)

Tranquilo — vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus peores meses por clima

En agosto no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Winter on the Crossing (1 May – 31 Oct)

Concurrido — Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break en Nueva Zelanda, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

En septiembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Winter on the Crossing (1 May – 31 Oct)

Concurrido — Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break en Nueva Zelanda, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

En octubre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Winter on the Crossing (1 May – 31 Oct)

Concurrido — Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge

• Festival

  Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge

  28 NovEvento deportivoMucha genteCierresReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1 Ene – 31 Dic)

Máxima afluencia — Lake summer holidays, Christmas Day closures

• Temporada

  Lake summer holidays

  20 Dic – 31 EneVacaciones escolaresMucha genteReserva pronto

  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.

• Festivo

  Christmas Day closures

  25–26 DicNavidad y Año NuevoCierres

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1 Ene – 31 Dic)