2026-05-19 • Rotorua - Tongariro Alpine Crossing

On the way to Mordor and the Mount Doom - in real life Tongariro and Mount Ngāruhoe. It was a real life Lord of the Rings experience. We passed by Taupō but we didn’t really stopped much - we wanted to arrive in Tongariro with good weather and it was worth it!

The Tongariro crossing is a really beautiful hike, surrounded by volcanic rocks it looks like a martian landscape. We had a really clear day so we could see everything - even Taranaki in the distance.

Better to check the pictures! 🌋

Photos

• They opened the tap

• The last boiling pool

• Godrays in the van

• Early tramping

• Frozen

• Alix on the track

• We can see Taranaki

• Some rocks are red

• Looking back

• The sun cant reach

• The other side

• Martian

• Alix on Mars

• The red crater and Mt Doom

• The emerald lakes

• From the lake

• The red crater

• Selfie in the martian rock

• The spirit of the volcano

• The path to Mordor

• The stars

Walks

• 20260519_Tokaanu Geothermal Walk

• 20260520_Gollum Pool

• 20260520_Meads Wall

• 20260520_Tongariro Alpine Crossing