After visiting Taupo many many times over the years we decided to do a lake cruise for the first time. I had long been wanting to view the Maori Rock Carvings. They are only 40 or so years old but non the less beautiful for...More

We came out on the scenic tour with Chris Jolly and it was great to go in a cat for a change. The carvings are lovely and don't forget the ones in the left.

You can pay for a cruise on the lake or you can paddle out there in a kayak. It's about 45 minutes by the cruise boat so if you Kayak leaves a whole day.

Seeing the rock carvings is worth it considering how cheap some of the tours are. The carving themselves are impressing though I had imagined there would be more. Also I did not realise how recently the carvings had been done.

Went here on a sail boat ride, amazing to see and lovely to cruise along the lake. Locals were swimming - would be a great place for a swim if you had more time.

We recently stayed in Taupo and decided to finally do a lake cruise. Somehow for all the years of living in NZ i could not remember hearing about the Lake Taupo Maori Rock Carvings. We checked this out with the visitor centre in town and...More

A wonderful opportunity to take a boat ride on Taupo lake and also to reflect on the amount of effort was required to achieve this wonderful tribute to Ngatoroirangi - Maori High Priest