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Just about everywhere you look in the Lake Taupo region you'll see a volcano. The most serene is Lake Taupo itself, created by an eruption so big the sun went hazy in China. The crater-lake is huge - at 616 square kilometres it's about the same size as Singapore and as big as an inland sea. The largest freshwater lake in Australasia has water so clean a few zillion trout call it home.

Water activities take place in the lake all year round, including water-skiing, parasailing, jet skiing, fishing, cruising, swimming, kayaking, canoeing, sailing and landing in it by float-plane!

There are 47 rivers and streams feeding into Lake Taupo, and just one outlet - the Waikato River, New Zealand's longest. Taupo township is located right on the edge of the lake, with many hotels offering views across the lake to the volcanoes of Tongariro National Park.

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Things to do: Hire a guide or get a licence to fly fish for trout on Lake Taupo and its rivers Join the international trout-fishing tournaments on Anzac Day at the end of April Relax into a hot spring, mineral pool or health treatment venue Discover Lake Taupo's history at Taupo Regional Museum and Art Gallery
Things to do: Tour the town in a 1951 Bristol double-decker bus Take the kids to Dinosaur Valley or the wildlife park Explore the river on a sailboat, cat, windsurfer, canoe, rowboat, motorboat Kayak the lake on a guided tour Raft rapids, waterski, paraglide, bungy jump, skydive, jet-boat, horse trek or fly! Swim with the trout - scuba diving down the Waikato River Walk from Taupo to Huka Falls along the eastern bank of Waikato River Swim or laze at Acacia Bay