Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Mount Tongariro, Nieuw-Zeeland

Topdrukte — New Zealand summer holidays, Summer holidays in Nieuw-Zeeland

• Risico

  Volcanic alert level

  1 jan – 31 decVulkanische activiteitSluitingen

  These are active volcanoes and the alert level is published daily. A rise closes the Crossing and the upper mountain at short notice, which has happened several times in the past decade. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Four-hour limit at Mangatepopo (24 okt – 5 mei (meestal)), Northern Circuit booked season (25 okt – 30 apr (meestal)), New Zealand summer holidays (20 dec – 1 feb (meestal))

Druk — New Zealand summer holidays

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Volcanic alert level (1 jan – 31 dec), Four-hour limit at Mangatepopo (24 okt – 5 mei (meestal)), Northern Circuit booked season (25 okt – 30 apr (meestal)), New Zealand summer holidays (20 dec – 1 feb (meestal))

Druk — een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Feestdag

  Easter long weekend

  3–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukBoek vroegSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Volcanic alert level (1 jan – 31 dec), Four-hour limit at Mangatepopo (24 okt – 5 mei (meestal)), Northern Circuit booked season (25 okt – 30 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Easter long weekend, Term 1 (April / Easter) break in Nieuw-Zeeland

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Volcanic alert level (1 jan – 31 dec), Easter long weekend (3–6 apr), Four-hour limit at Mangatepopo (24 okt – 5 mei (meestal)), Northern Circuit booked season (25 okt – 30 apr (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Risico

  Crossing in winter conditions

  1 mei – 31 okt · meestalExtreme kou

  From May to October the Crossing is an alpine route: ice axe, crampons and the skills to use them, or a guide. Most of the rescues here are people who set off in trainers on a clear morning. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Volcanic alert level (1 jan – 31 dec), Four-hour limit at Mangatepopo (24 okt – 5 mei (meestal))

Druk — Ruapehu ski season, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Ruapehu ski season

  15 jun – 15 okt · meestalDruk

  Whakapapa and Tūroa sit on an active volcano and run from mid-winter into spring, snow allowing. Recent seasons have been short and the opening date is announced late. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Volcanic alert level (1 jan – 31 dec), Crossing in winter conditions (1 mei – 31 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Ruapehu ski season, Term 2 (July) break in Nieuw-Zeeland

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Volcanic alert level (1 jan – 31 dec), Crossing in winter conditions (1 mei – 31 okt (meestal)), Ruapehu ski season (15 jun – 15 okt (meestal))

Druk — Ruapehu ski season, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Volcanic alert level (1 jan – 31 dec), Crossing in winter conditions (1 mei – 31 okt (meestal)), Ruapehu ski season (15 jun – 15 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Ruapehu ski season, Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break in Nieuw-Zeeland

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Volcanic alert level (1 jan – 31 dec), Crossing in winter conditions (1 mei – 31 okt (meestal)), Ruapehu ski season (15 jun – 15 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Ruapehu ski season, Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break in Nieuw-Zeeland

• Regel

  Four-hour limit at Mangatepopo

  24 okt – 5 mei · meestalBoek vroeg

  In the main season the car park at the start of the Crossing is limited to four hours, which no walker can meet, so a shuttle is effectively compulsory. Book it the night before. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Northern Circuit booked season

  25 okt – 30 apr · meestalWandelseizoenBoek vroeg

  The Great Walk huts run on booked, serviced rules from late October to the end of April, and sell out for the holiday weeks in the first days of the booking window in May. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Volcanic alert level (1 jan – 31 dec), Crossing in winter conditions (1 mei – 31 okt (meestal)), Ruapehu ski season (15 jun – 15 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Volcanic alert level (1 jan – 31 dec), Four-hour limit at Mangatepopo (24 okt – 5 mei (meestal)), Northern Circuit booked season (25 okt – 30 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — New Zealand summer holidays, Summer holidays in Nieuw-Zeeland

• Feestdag

  New Zealand summer holidays

  20 dec – 1 feb · meestalSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  Thousands walk the Crossing on a fine January day, in a queue on the Devil's Staircase and a scramble for shuttle seats. Start at first light or pick a weekday. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Volcanic alert level (1 jan – 31 dec), Four-hour limit at Mangatepopo (24 okt – 5 mei (meestal)), Northern Circuit booked season (25 okt – 30 apr (meestal))