Taupo- Hike from Spa Thermal Park to Huka Falls

During one of our days in Taupo, Kayla and I hiked to Huka Falls. We began at the Spa Thermal Park, which was only a 20 minute walk from our accommodation. The day started out promising with plenty of sun, however the clouds rolled in every hour or so. Luckily it didn't rain very hard or for very long. But it was a bit chilly, only in the upper 50s.



After walking through the park we made it to the beginning of the trail and were excited to be greeted with such beauty.

This is the The Waikato River, New Zealand's longest river. The path winds up and down the hills but stays close to the river bank. The walk is supposed to take 1hr one way, but we took our time and kept stopping to enjoy the views and do some exploring.



The Waikato River



The Waikato River



Walking through the forest, we came across this magnificent tree! It was just to tempting, so i tried to climb it.



I didnt get very far, but it was fun to try!

We eventually made it to Huka Falls.







About 220,000 litres of water blasts by every second.

On our walk back to Spa park, we stopped at the hot pools!



At this point, the water was freezing! The hot pools are located under the bridge. It didn't take long to find!



Enjoying the natural hot tub was a great way to end the hike!

On the walk out of spa park, we stoped to gaze at a magnificent rainbow!



At some points we could see both ends of the rainbow! But we never found our pot of gold. too bad.