Ruapehu

Ruapehu accommodation clusters in Ohakune, National Park Village and Taumarunui, with chalets and lodges under the North Island’s ski mountains.

Winter fills beds for Whakapapa and Tūroa; summer swaps skis for the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, the Old Coach Road by bike, and canoe journeys down the Whanganui River from Taumarunui. Ohakune keeps the après scene and the big carrot, while Raetihi and National Park stay closer to the quiet end of the plateau.