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The Best Attractions In Tongaporutu

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Three Sisters

Mount Taranaki

Canyoning & Rappelling Tours

Caveworld

Tawhiti Museum

River Rafting & Tubing

Tongaporutu is a settlement in northern Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3 at the mouth of the Tongaporutu River, 15 kilometres south of Mokau.Tongaporutu is well known in New Zealand for its 'Three Sisters' rock formations and its Maori petroglyphs carved into cave rock walls. However,both the Maori rock carvings and the 'Three Sisters formations are constantly being eroded by the Tasman sea.
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The Best Attractions In Tongaporutu

1. Three Sisters Tongaporutu
2. Mount Taranaki Egmont National Park
Mount Taranaki, or Mount Egmont, is an active but quiescent stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. Although the mountain is more commonly referred to as Taranaki, it has two official names under the alternative names policy of the New Zealand Geographic Board. The 2,518 metres mountain is one of the most symmetrical volcanic cones in the world. There is a secondary cone, Fanthams Peak , 1,966 metres , on the south side. Because of its resemblance to Mount Fuji, Taranaki provided the backdrop for the movie The Last Samurai.
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3. Tawhiti Museum Hawera
Hawera is the second-largest town in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island, with a population of 12,150. It is near the coast of the South Taranaki Bight.
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4. Caveworld Waitomo Caves
5. Horsemtrails Tongariro National Park

Tongaporutu Videos

The Three Sisters in Taranaki - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – BackpackerGuide.NZ

Day 49: Today we are heading north of New Plymouth to The Three Sisters in Taranaki. This is an amazing part of Taranaki coastline with three stone stacks.

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Today we are driving north of New Plymouth to see three amazing rock formations called the Three Sisters. They sit along the rugged Taranaki coastline just outside of a small town called Tongaporutu. This also used to be the site of Elephant Rock before it lost its trunk in an earthquake...

You can only reach the Three Sisters in Taranaki at low tide, but we arrive an hour into low tide, giving us limited time to spend with the Three Sisters. Nevertheless, the whole walk to the Three Sisters alongside sheer cliffs and awesome rock formations is a stunning one. There are also arches and boulders to see.

Along the way we find a merman and his princess, so they join us for the walk back from the Three Sisters.

So what do you think of the Three Sisters in Taranaki (and The Elephant Rock before it lost its trunk)? Are the Three Sisters somewhere you would add to your New Zealand travels?

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New Zealand Biggest Gap Year

365 Days: 365 Activities

This year, Laura and Robin from BackpackerGuide.NZ are hitting the road for an entire year doing activities around New Zealand every single day. We’re doing 365 Days: 365 Activities! Join us as we find some awesome things to do in New Zealand and show you a backpacking New Zealand experience.

Read more about the Three Sisters in Taranaki on New Zealand’s biggest guide for backpackers:

Dawson Falls on Mount Taranaki (Egmont), New Zealand

This stunning waterfall is located within walking distance (10 minutes) of the Dawson Falls Visitor Centre in Egmont National Park.

Local Maori legend tell us how it was given its Maori name, Te Rere 'O' Noke. There was a warrior who had done a great mischief and was running from his would be killers and hid behind the then 18 metre waterfall to hide from his pursuers. They ran past and did not find him, so he escaped to the east coast. When the others heard of how he had escaped them they named the falls after him The Falls of Noke.

The first European to see the falls was Thomas Dawson. He nearly fell over them when he was exploring up the Kapuni River. He built a small hut nearby as he spent many long hours on the mountain exploring. Today the falls still bear his name, as does the tourist lodge 600 m up the road from the falls.

Located on the south eastern slopes of Mt Taranaki, in Egmont National Park.

Dawson Falls sits at the top end of Manaia Road 14 km from Kaponga. The drive to the roadend is through scenic native forest. Kaponga is an easy drive west of Stratford and Eltham.

Pukeiti, Taranaki, New Zealand Nov 2013

Bush walk at Pukeiti to summit, Taranaki NZ. Recommend to all where good hiking boots if possible.

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