På gång i Taupo (Lake Taupo), New Zealand under året

Mest folk — Lake summer holidays, Summer holidays i New Zealand

• Regel

  Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule

  1 jan – 31 decBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Lake summer holidays (20 dec – 31 jan)

Mycket folk — Ironman New Zealand

• Festival

  Ironman New Zealand

  25 feb – 12 mar · vanligtvisSportevenemangTrångtStängningarBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1 jan – 31 dec)

Mycket folk — Ironman New Zealand

• Helg

  Easter long weekend

  3–6 aprPåsk & stilla veckanTrångtBoka tidigtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1 jan – 31 dec), Ironman New Zealand (25 feb – 12 mar (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Easter long weekend, Anzac Day

• Helg

  Anzac Day

  25–27 aprNationell helgdagStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1 jan – 31 dec), Easter long weekend (3–6 apr)

Mellansäsong — en helt vanlig månad

• Risk

  Winter on the Crossing

  1 maj – 31 oktLavinsäsongStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1 jan – 31 dec)

Lugnt — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i juni.

Pågår fortfarande: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1 jan – 31 dec), Winter on the Crossing (1 maj – 31 okt)

Mycket folk — Term 2 (July) break i New Zealand, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1 jan – 31 dec), Winter on the Crossing (1 maj – 31 okt)

Lugnt — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1 jan – 31 dec), Winter on the Crossing (1 maj – 31 okt)

Mycket folk — Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break i New Zealand, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1 jan – 31 dec), Winter on the Crossing (1 maj – 31 okt)

Mycket folk — Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break i New Zealand, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Pågår fortfarande: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1 jan – 31 dec), Winter on the Crossing (1 maj – 31 okt)

Mycket folk — Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge

• Festival

  Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge

  28 novSportevenemangTrångtStängningarBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1 jan – 31 dec)

Mest folk — Lake summer holidays, Christmas Day closures

• Säsong

  Lake summer holidays

  20 dec – 31 janSkollovTrångtBoka tidigt

  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.

• Helg

  Christmas Day closures

  25–26 decJul & nyårStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Tongariro Crossing shuttle rule (1 jan – 31 dec)