Guidebook for Taupo

Jeremy
Guidebook for Taupo

Food Scene

The Overwater Cafe at Two Mile Bay is well worth a visit, coffee served all day, wine served and a wonderful Jazz evening on Sunday evenings. Also a great place to hire water toys
Two Mile Bay
The Overwater Cafe at Two Mile Bay is well worth a visit, coffee served all day, wine served and a wonderful Jazz evening on Sunday evenings. Also a great place to hire water toys
Stunning restaurant, perhaps one of the best in Taupo
7 helybéli ajánlásával
Hilton Lake Taupo
80-100 Napier Rd
7 helybéli ajánlásával
Stunning restaurant, perhaps one of the best in Taupo
Reliable cafe and delicateson
27 helybéli ajánlásával
Replete Cafe & Store
45 Te Heuheu St
27 helybéli ajánlásával
Reliable cafe and delicateson
Wonderful food that is original in flavour and very fresh
12 helybéli ajánlásával
Body Fuel Cafe
67 Tongariro St
12 helybéli ajánlásával
Wonderful food that is original in flavour and very fresh
Great selection of innovative burgers, and very healthy!
6 helybéli ajánlásával
BurgerFuel Taupo
2 Roberts St
6 helybéli ajánlásával
Great selection of innovative burgers, and very healthy!
Fun place to eat
100 helybéli ajánlásával
Vine Eatery & Bar
37 Tūwharetoa St
100 helybéli ajánlásával
Fun place to eat
Perfect place to eat lakeside and watch the sun go down!
7 helybéli ajánlásával
Millennium Hotel and Resort Manuels Taupo
243 Lake Terrace
7 helybéli ajánlásával
Perfect place to eat lakeside and watch the sun go down!
Pleasant restaurant to have an Italian meal!
6 helybéli ajánlásával
Portofino Taupo
28 Tūwharetoa St
6 helybéli ajánlásával
Pleasant restaurant to have an Italian meal!
Useful if you need an Indian fix and there are several others around to choose from, not sure which is best though - probably leave it to personal choice!
Cinnamon Fine Indian Restaurant & Bar
13 Tongariro St
Useful if you need an Indian fix and there are several others around to choose from, not sure which is best though - probably leave it to personal choice!
Very reasonable and authentic Thai food
18 helybéli ajánlásával
Lotus Thai Restaurant
137 Tongariro St
18 helybéli ajánlásával
Very reasonable and authentic Thai food

Everything Else

Tom Northcroft Fishing Guide, one of the best on the lake with reasonable prices, a local going back many centuries of Maori ancestory and a wonderful storyteller +64272851351
Waitahanui Marae
Tom Northcroft Fishing Guide, one of the best on the lake with reasonable prices, a local going back many centuries of Maori ancestory and a wonderful storyteller +64272851351
Large supermarket with wonderful selection of produce
72 helybéli ajánlásával
Countdown Taupo
Tongariro Street
72 helybéli ajánlásával
Large supermarket with wonderful selection of produce
Handy if needed
Taupo Hospital
Handy if needed
General Department Store that covers most bases
Farmers Taupo
Tūwharetoa Street
General Department Store that covers most bases
General Store that is priced well
The Warehouse Taupo
11 Taniwha St
General Store that is priced well
General Household store
Briscoes
79 Roberts St
General Household store
Occasional market way up Spa Road with fresh fruit and vegetables from Hawkes Bay
Spa Road
Spa Road
Occasional market way up Spa Road with fresh fruit and vegetables from Hawkes Bay
Open on Saturday mornings only and well worth a visit. Favourite stores are Des' handmade NZ native timber bowls. Also look for wonderful cheeses and hand made specialty sausages, hand made soaps!
Taupo Riverside Market
95 Te Heuheu Street
Open on Saturday mornings only and well worth a visit. Favourite stores are Des' handmade NZ native timber bowls. Also look for wonderful cheeses and hand made specialty sausages, hand made soaps!
2 18 hole courses side by side and well worth a visit. Great visitor rates too.
7 helybéli ajánlásával
Taupo Golf Club
32 Centennial Dr
7 helybéli ajánlásával
2 18 hole courses side by side and well worth a visit. Great visitor rates too.
Best wine selection in Town! Great deli and international food too
13 helybéli ajánlásával
Scenic Cellars @ The Merchant of Taupo
114 Spa Rd
13 helybéli ajánlásával
Best wine selection in Town! Great deli and international food too
Thrill seeking people love this!
63 helybéli ajánlásával
Taupo Bungy
202 Spa Rd
63 helybéli ajánlásával
Thrill seeking people love this!
Best photo opportunity and an absolute MUST for first timers to Taupo. Absolutely spectacular but don't leave valuables in the car!
205 helybéli ajánlásával
Huka Falls station
205 helybéli ajánlásával
Best photo opportunity and an absolute MUST for first timers to Taupo. Absolutely spectacular but don't leave valuables in the car!
For arrivals and departures on Air N Z and where you go for Sky diving . There are two companies operating flights daily!
10 helybéli ajánlásával
Taupo repülőtér
1105 Anzac Memorial Dr
10 helybéli ajánlásával
For arrivals and departures on Air N Z and where you go for Sky diving . There are two companies operating flights daily!
IF you know where it is you probably wont need it!
Multi Media Services
56 Mānuka St
IF you know where it is you probably wont need it!
New Years Eve races are a favourite because they are very casual and everyone brings their own boot picnic!
Taupo Racing Club
471 Centennial Dr
New Years Eve races are a favourite because they are very casual and everyone brings their own boot picnic!
Visitors bureau there too!
Great Lake Centre Taupo
5 Story Pl
Visitors bureau there too!
One of the best Day walks in the world
156 helybéli ajánlásával
Tongariro Alpine Crossing
156 helybéli ajánlásával
One of the best Day walks in the world
Excellent place for swimming and enjoying the southern end of the lake!
Kuratau
Excellent place for swimming and enjoying the southern end of the lake!

Entertainment & Activities

Best swimming pool complex around with pools for adults, children and a super slide
Taupo Events Centre
26 A C Baths Ave
Best swimming pool complex around with pools for adults, children and a super slide
Great to visit if time permitting
66 helybéli ajánlásával
Wairakei Terraces
671 State Hwy 1
66 helybéli ajánlásával
Great to visit if time permitting
Enjoyable place to swim and picnic on the lake edge
Lake Taupo Yacht Club
9 Ferry Rd
Enjoyable place to swim and picnic on the lake edge
Can feed the prawns and buy them too!
40 helybéli ajánlásával
Huka Garnéla Park
200 Karetoto Rd
40 helybéli ajánlásával
Can feed the prawns and buy them too!
A great 2 hour walk up the mountain.... and you get to see the best view of the area!
31 helybéli ajánlásával
Mount Tauhara
31 helybéli ajánlásával
A great 2 hour walk up the mountain.... and you get to see the best view of the area!
Beautiful beach and Trout Cafe! Can launch the boat there too
13 helybéli ajánlásával
Kinloch
13 helybéli ajánlásával
Beautiful beach and Trout Cafe! Can launch the boat there too
Relax and unwind after a huge day of activity! Very therapeutic and got a water slide!
38 helybéli ajánlásával
Taupo DeBretts Forró Források
State Highway 5
38 helybéli ajánlásával
Relax and unwind after a huge day of activity! Very therapeutic and got a water slide!
Great place for picnics, swimming and watching the sun go down and enjoying a glorious sunset with G and T in hand!
Five Mile Bay
Great place for picnics, swimming and watching the sun go down and enjoying a glorious sunset with G and T in hand!

Shopping

Ask Dave for the best spot to fish!
Greenstone Fishing
147 Tongariro St
Ask Dave for the best spot to fish!
Womens wear fashion
Flirts Fashion & Accessories
Womens wear fashion
Imported shoes ...mens and womens
Shirley's Shoes
10 Horomātangi St
Imported shoes ...mens and womens
Wonderful advice from the staff if you need it for hunting and fishing and extensive range of all the gear you would want that you didn't know you needed!
Hunting & Fishing New Zealand Taupo, Fly & Gun
27 Gascoigne St
Wonderful advice from the staff if you need it for hunting and fishing and extensive range of all the gear you would want that you didn't know you needed!
Largest and best hardware store in Taupo
Mitre 10 MEGA Taupo
99 Bella George Lane
Largest and best hardware store in Taupo
Good for Electronic and whiteware
Noel Leeming Taupo
Tamamutu Street
Good for Electronic and whiteware
Bayliner service - very good!
Taupo Marine
27 Nukuhau St
Bayliner service - very good!
Our closest petrol station to our house and you can walk there easily and grab fresh milk, paper and bread etc too!
Mobil
208 Lake Terrace
Our closest petrol station to our house and you can walk there easily and grab fresh milk, paper and bread etc too!

Sightseeing

Excellent collection of Maori Artifacts
55 helybéli ajánlásával
Taupo Museum
4 Story Pl
55 helybéli ajánlásával
Excellent collection of Maori Artifacts
World Class walk
42 helybéli ajánlásával
Holdkráterek
171 Karapiti Rd
42 helybéli ajánlásával
World Class walk
The best of the best - about a 45 minute drive from Taupo
33 helybéli ajánlásával
Waimangu vulkanikus völgy
587 Waimangu Rd
33 helybéli ajánlásával
The best of the best - about a 45 minute drive from Taupo
Perfect for skiing, hiking and sight seeing
67 helybéli ajánlásával
Mount Ruapehu
67 helybéli ajánlásával
Perfect for skiing, hiking and sight seeing
Lovely lakeside bay for picnics
Hatepe Road
Lovely lakeside bay for picnics
Great for a picnic on the bay and sheltered from the westerly winds
8 helybéli ajánlásával
Acacia Bay
8 helybéli ajánlásával
Great for a picnic on the bay and sheltered from the westerly winds
Good beach for swimming and start of Lion walk which goes all the way to Five Mile Bay on the Lake Edge
Lake Terrace Road
Lake Terrace Road
Good beach for swimming and start of Lion walk which goes all the way to Five Mile Bay on the Lake Edge
Fantastic walk when you want to get way out of the area...magnificent native bush walk and only takes about an hour to get right around!
17 helybéli ajánlásával
Lake Rotopounamu
17 helybéli ajánlásával
Fantastic walk when you want to get way out of the area...magnificent native bush walk and only takes about an hour to get right around!

Drinks & Nightlife

Good place if you need a sports bar and want to mingle with the Taupo whos who of the sporting kind!
J J at on Tap
42 Tūwharetoa St
Good place if you need a sports bar and want to mingle with the Taupo whos who of the sporting kind!

Essentials

McCafe there too and free wifi!
McDonald's
48 Roberts St
McCafe there too and free wifi!