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
Hilton Lake Taupo
80-100 Napier RdStunning restaurant, perhaps one of the best in Taupo
Replete Cafe & Store
45 Te Heuheu StReliable cafe and delicateson
Body Fuel Cafe
67 Tongariro StWonderful food that is original in flavour and very fresh
BurgerFuel Taupo
2 Roberts StGreat selection of innovative burgers, and very healthy!
Vine Eatery & Bar
37 Tūwharetoa StFun place to eat
Perfect place to eat lakeside and watch the sun go down!
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Millennium Hotel and Resort Manuels Taupo
243 Lake TerracePerfect place to eat lakeside and watch the sun go down!
Portofino Taupo
28 Tūwharetoa StPleasant 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 StUseful 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!
Lotus Thai Restaurant
137 Tongariro StVery 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
Countdown Taupo
Tongariro StreetLarge supermarket with wonderful selection of produce
Taupo Hospital
Handy if needed
Farmers Taupo
Tūwharetoa StreetGeneral Department Store that covers most bases
The Warehouse Taupo
11 Taniwha StGeneral Store that is priced well
Briscoes
79 Roberts StGeneral Household store
Spa Road
Spa RoadOccasional 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 StreetOpen 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.
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Taupo Golf Club
32 Centennial Dr2 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
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Scenic Cellars @ The Merchant of Taupo
114 Spa RdBest wine selection in Town! Great deli and international food too
Taupo Bungy
202 Spa RdThrill 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!
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Huka Falls station
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!
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Taupo Airport
1105 Anzac Memorial DrFor arrivals and departures on Air N Z and where you go for Sky diving . There are two companies operating flights daily!
Multi Media Services
56 Mānuka StIF 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 DrNew Years Eve races are a favourite because they are very casual and everyone brings their own boot picnic!
Great Lake Centre Taupo
5 Story PlVisitors bureau there too!
Tongariro Alpine Crossing
One of the best Day walks in the world
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 AveBest swimming pool complex around with pools for adults, children and a super slide
Wairakei Terraces
671 State Hwy 1Great to visit if time permitting
Lake Taupo Yacht Club
9 Ferry RdEnjoyable place to swim and picnic on the lake edge
Huka Prawn Park
200 Karetoto RdCan 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!
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Mount Tauhara
A great 2 hour walk up the mountain.... and you get to see the best view of the area!
Kinloch
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!
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Taupo DeBretts Hot Springs
State Highway 5Relax 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
Greenstone Fishing
147 Tongariro StAsk Dave for the best spot to fish!
Flirts Fashion & Accessories
Womens wear fashion
Shirley's Shoes
10 Horomātangi StImported 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 StWonderful 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!
Mitre 10 MEGA Taupo
99 Bella George LaneLargest and best hardware store in Taupo
Noel Leeming Taupo
Tamamutu StreetGood for Electronic and whiteware
Taupo Marine
27 Nukuhau StBayliner 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 TerraceOur closest petrol station to our house and you can walk there easily and grab fresh milk, paper and bread etc too!
Sightseeing
Taupo Museum
4 Story PlExcellent collection of Maori Artifacts
Craters of the Moon
171 Karapiti RdWorld Class walk
The best of the best - about a 45 minute drive from Taupo
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Waimangu Volcanic Valley
587 Waimangu RdThe best of the best - about a 45 minute drive from Taupo
Mount Ruapehu
Perfect for skiing, hiking and sight seeing
Hatepe Road
Lovely lakeside bay for picnics
Great for a picnic on the bay and sheltered from the westerly winds
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Acacia Bay
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 RoadGood 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!
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Lake Rotopounamu
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 StGood place if you need a sports bar and want to mingle with the Taupo whos who of the sporting kind!
Essentials
McDonald's
48 Roberts StMcCafe there too and free wifi!