Tawhai Falls
Tawhai Falls
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Knefknok
Delft, Nederland140 contributions
Feb 2024 • Couples
A beautiful place, just a shame about all those people with a personality disorder. It's a small area and a bit too many people. These people all want to be the Golem and sit on 'the' stone (a bit of a course over stones, hopefully you don't break a leg), nice for the photo, less nice for my photo, who wants people in the photo of this nice place, probably the people who find themselves quite interesting.
Written 26 February 2024
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Liz_Mo1982
Auckland Central, New Zealand221 contributions
Apr 2021 • Family
Nice easy walk from the road. Viewing platform at top of falls and can walk further down track to river edge and over some of rocks to get better view of base of waterfall.
When we went there was a school group with the Hillary Centre that were jumping from the top of the waterfall! Such an awesome (and scary for some) experience for them. I’d like to think it was my words of encouragement “don’t overthink it, just do it, you will feel so proud of yourself once you do it” that helped the last girl her who had been freaking out standing at the top for quite some time take her jump. The instructor/teacher said he thought it was the words of encouragement from a complete stranger that likely helped as he really thought she wasn’t going to do it. 😊
When we went there was a school group with the Hillary Centre that were jumping from the top of the waterfall! Such an awesome (and scary for some) experience for them. I’d like to think it was my words of encouragement “don’t overthink it, just do it, you will feel so proud of yourself once you do it” that helped the last girl her who had been freaking out standing at the top for quite some time take her jump. The instructor/teacher said he thought it was the words of encouragement from a complete stranger that likely helped as he really thought she wasn’t going to do it. 😊
Written 20 May 2021
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Hillary
21 contributions
Dec 2019
We visited here during peak summer season and arrived around mid-morning. I was surprised to see only one other car in the little gravel parking area. A short little 15 minute walk, and we were at the falls. The pool beneath the falls has a lovely aqua-green color. This is a beautiful spot for pictures if you decide to climb on the rocks closer to the pool. Only saw two other sets of tourists the whole time we were there.
Written 13 January 2020
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GeneralShamu
New York City, NY1,274 contributions
Dec 2024 • Family
Lovely waterfalls to see with parking just off the main road. Sneakers a must, as is a carrier - not stroller / push car friendly. Total time needed is twenty to thirty minutes round trip.
Written 4 January 2025
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AlexandBeth
Lymm, UK204 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
Nice easy walk and my wife and I enjoyed it very much, especially the photographs we took of the falls. However, I people my age should nit be tempted to scramble over the rocks to get better photos, very risky. Small car park may be an issue at busy times,
Written 15 February 2020
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Shelley M
Albany, New Zealand918 contributions
Mar 2021
Just off the highway, has a small carpark. Very short walk (20 minutes return) to a lovely 13 m waterfall, used in LOTR films (Gollums pool). Well worth a look and can climb over rocks to get a better view. Water was a really blue. Kids would enjoy.
Written 12 March 2021
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Stewarts Vacation
1,532 contributions
Mar 2022
Look out for the sign on the left hand side of the road to Whakapapa Village. There is a small car park. The walk is lovely, short and mostly shaded. The path is clear with some stairs to a viewing platform and down to the river, below the falls. It is a very pretty spot with a turquoise pool at the base of the 13m high waterfall. Definitely worth a visit.
Written 7 March 2022
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SongofaTui
Taranaki Region, New Zealand121 contributions
Jan 2022 • Solo
Beautiful spot, great place for a cd dip on a hot day. Some brave people jumped from the top. Short walk, steepish stairs down to the pool. Didn’t quite see Gollum though…
Written 19 January 2022
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Bhupen N
Auckland Central, New Zealand36 contributions
Jan 2021
The falls are a short drive from the National Park Village. The falls a short walk from the main highway 48. Spend a quite afternoon/evening in the beautiful surrounding of the falls. The falls are a short
Written 12 January 2021
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YvySurrey_UK
Banstead, UK282 contributions
Jan 2020
Short 20 minute walk to these falls. Two areas to view. First is a wooden platform and then if you carry on for a bit and go down you get a nicer view and an area where you can go in the river - if you wish. Very pretty and peaceful falls,
Written 5 March 2020
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Is this Waterfall accesible in July? I’m driving my own car and nervous about the weather.
Written 15 October 2018
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