"Tongariro Crossing" - said to be the best one day walk in New Zealand and one of best ten one day walks in the world.

There are three mountains; Tongariro (1978m), Mt.Ngauruhoe (2287m) and Mt.Ruapehu (2797m). The Tongariro National Park is south of Taupo on the North Island.

The "Tongariro Crossing" is a 8 hour day track of 17km across the vulcano Tongariro.

It is a great walk with beautifull views. The walk is on vulcanic territory with beautifull colors from minerals in the ground.

The Red Crater at 1886 metres is the highest point of this spectacular walk through dramatic and varied scenery.

The volcanic massif, often simply referred to as Tongariro, has a height of 1978 metres. It first erupted about 260,000 years ago, and has erupted as recently as 1974 to 1975.

The volcano consists of at least 12 cones; Ngauruhoe, while often regarded as a separate mountain, is geologically a vent of Tongariro.

The Red Crater last erupted ash in 1926 and contains active fumaroles.

To reach the saddle between the two volcanos on the Tongariro Crossing you climb over a steep lava field with small fumaroles everywhere which are like walking over hot steam...

Tongariro is in the Tongariro National Park, New Zealand's first national park and one of the earliest in the world.

In 1887 Te Heuheu Tukino IV (Horonuku), a paramount chief of the Māori Ngati Tuwharetoa gave the land in order to preserve its natural beauty.

The national park is a dual World Heritage Area for its outstanding natural and intangible cultural values.

Beneath the Red Crater the unreal colours of the Emerald Lakes strike the hikers on the Tongariro Crossing.

This is probably one of the reasons that makes this trek so famous!

At the summit of a climb, you got a view of three colourful emerald lakes.