Julie Walles
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North Island ▷ Ruapehu ▷ Tongariro / National Park Village ▷
Whakapapa Ski Area
2.5/5
This was my first visit to a ski-field.
The road to the ski-field is very good being tar-seal compared to the SI resorts. Staff were very friendly and it is a free chair lift down to the cafe but found there wasnt much there for if you were there to just play in the snow and not ski. The sled track only suitable for young children and wasn't steep nor long enough for older people to enjoy and the sled didn't even work on it. We had more fun using our sled around the back of the main building. Turoa was by far better for this type of activity.
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North Island ▷ Ruapehu ▷ Tongariro / National Park Village ▷
Whakapapa Holiday Park
4.5/5
This was a lovely stop while my husband and I were on our honeymoon.
We had a self contained camper-van on a powered site that was nice a private surrounded by native bush so we didnt need to use any facilities. Simply beautiful scenery and landscape. Wish we had of had more time to explore. Highly recommend this place and would definitely use it again!