Schnapps

Taupo & the Ruapehu Region


This popular pub has a menu of hotel standards (meals $20 to $30), potbelly stoves, big-screen TV, pool table and a handy ATM. Things crank up on wintry weekends, and there's a minigolf course (adult/child $11/6) if the alcohol convinces you of your putting skills. Not in the mood to socialise? There's a bottle shop at the entrance.


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Nearby Taupo & the Ruapehu Region attractions

1. Raurimu Spiral

3.72 MILES

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2. Mt Ruapehu

11.42 MILES

Mt Ruapehu (2797m) is the North Island's highest mountain and one of the world’s most active volcanoes. One year-long eruption began in March 1945,…

3. Mt Ngauruhoe

12.54 MILES

Northeast of Ruapehu, Mt Ngauruhoe (2287m) is the national park's youngest volcano and the most classically perfect in its conical shape. Its first…

4. Mt Tongariro

12.93 MILES

Ongoing rumbles are reminders that all the volcanoes in this area are very much in the land of the living. In 2012 Te Maari, a crater on Mt Tongariro …