Tokaanu Power Station

Taupo & the Ruapehu Region


At the southern end of Lake Taupo.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Taupo & the Ruapehu Region attractions

2. Volcanic Activity Centre

2.25 MILES

This interactive science museum inside the i-SITE is a little text-heavy but turns theory to reality with an earthquake simulator, a live seismograph…

3. Tongariro National Trout Centre

3.42 MILES

Around 4km south of Tūrangi, this DOC-managed trout centre has a hatchery, an underwater viewing chamber, a museum with polished educational displays, a…

7. Mt Tongariro

12.51 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 …