Cafes
BodyFuel Cafe
The Clubhouse
Alcoholic
Pitch
S.O.B.
Kazbar
Mulligan's Public House
The Clubhouse
Booking agents
I-Site Taupo
Experience Taupo
Bookings for all Taupo based Adventure Tourism
Backpackers
Berkenhoff Lodge
Holiday parks
Motels
Motle Taupo
Casual
Ploughmans
Yama
SOB
Plateau
Available wireless hotspots
Wireless Hotspots available within numerous area's or that cover a large area.
Quest Serviced Apartments
Accommodation located fifty metres from the lake front, one kilometre south of the main shopping precinct. Comprises 16 Superior 4.5 Star rated 2 and 3 bedroom apartments, suitable for short and long term stays and 16 refurbished smaller studio studio, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments.
maori culture
Join an Eco-Cultural Tour. Your guide will take you through the magnificent Pureora Forest Park and explain how the Maori people utilised the forest resources in their daily lives. You will learn to weave/carve a Taonga special gift and to "Hongi" traditional Maori greeting/farewell (http://www.creativetouris...)
internet access
Accessing the Internet is simple and easy, with Internet Cafes and Wireless Hotspots available in the City Centre, Motels & Restaurants, Bars or Clubs!
boutique accommodation/lodges
Huka Lodge
Huka Falls Road, +64 7 378 5791, (http://www.hukalodge.co.nz).Chalet Eiger
Acacia Bay, +64 7 378 7224, (http://www.chaleteiger.com).Lake Taupo Lodge
41 Mapara Road, +64 7 378 7386, (http://www.laketaupolodge...).Tauhara Sunrise Lodge
38 Mapara Road, +64 7 376 8555.Te Kowhai Landing
325 Lake Terrace, +64 275 424 202, (http://www.essencenz.com).The Pillars
7 Deborah Rise, +64 7 378 1512, (http://www.pillarshomesta...).Te Moenga Lodge
Te Moenga Park, +64 7 378 0437, (http://www.temoenga.com).The Point Villas
Rangatira Point, +64 7 579 3152, (http://www.thepointvillas...).Acacia Waters
27 Te Urunga Place, Acacia Bay, +64 7 3771539, (http://www.acaciawaters.com).Aultmore Hollow
615 River Road, Broadlands Taupo, +64 7 3337983, (http://www.aultmore.co.nz).Point View Lodge
20 Chesham Ave, Taupo, +64 7 3774611,
geothermal activity
Being in the heart of the Taupo Volcanic Zone you don't have to travel far to encounter geothermal activity and there are several examples of this around Taupo, though not as heavily marketed or developed as those in nearby Rotorua they still provide a fascinating insight into the fragility of our planet.
Craters of the Moon is located only a few minutes drive north of town on highway 1 and only costs $5 to visit. It provides an other worldly atmosphere and is easy to walk around.
Ten minutes north of town also on highway 1 the Wairakei steam field can be accessed by car and provides an insight into the tapping of the earths heat for power generation with this field feeding the 2nd largest geothermal power station in the world.
25 minutes north you can find "The Hidden Valley" of Orakei Korako which contains geysers, boiling mud pools, hot springs and large silica terraces and also the majestic Ruatapu Caves. Entry charges apply.
Orakei Korako, Tutukau Road, +64 7 378 3131, (http://www.orakeikorako.co.nz).
Tank Juice Bar
Situated in Taupo township - fantastic, refreshing and thirst quenching juices.