Getting to Taupo
Base camp for the Central Plateau
In the centre of North Island, the Lake Taupo region is an ideal location to stop and stay. If travelling by car, make Lake Taupo your base camp and within a short distance you have a diverse region to explore.
Being situated at the crossroads of the North Island has a lot of advantages. State Highway 1 is the main arterial route for the North Island, it links Auckland and Wellington. Auckland to the North is 3 hours 30 minutes and Wellington in the south is a leisurely 5 hours 30 minutes.
State Highway 5 - the Thermal Explorer Highway - is a busy visitor route that runs from sunny Hawke`s Bay Wine Country (2 hour drive to the south-east) to Rotorua (1 hour drive to the north-east). The caves of Waitomo are also a short 2 hour drive from Taupo.
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