Lake Waikaremoana

Untouched, serene, and idyllic - Lake Waikaremoana is one of New Zealand's best kept secrets. Lake Waikaremoana is popular as a holiday destination by people who use the lake for fishing, tramping and other recreational activities.

Located in Te Urewera National Park, the lake is surrounded by dense beech forest, offering stunning bush-walks and bird-watching opportunities. Lake Waikaremoana is also plentifully supplied with brown and rainbow trout, making this a fishing paradise.

The North Island's deepest lake (256 m deep), its surface is at an altitude of 600 metres above sea level. Surrounded as it is by mountains clad with native forest which has never been logged, it is widely regarded as the North Island's most attractive lake. Many native bird species scarce in most other parts of the North Island can be found in the area.