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Taranaki Falls Loop with Wairere Stream Exploring

Taranaki Falls Loop是 Whakapapa區 (有北島最著名滑雪場)很熱門的步道 我們更探 Wairere Stream 有眾多湍流及無數迷人瀑布 

walking Taranaki Falls Track (a 6.45-kilometer loop)

impressive track scenes

Wairere Bridge at around the midpoint of the loop

up stream of Taranaki Falls at nearby the Wairere Bridge

looking down the Taranaki Falls Track

numerous rapids on the Wairere Stream

sheep plants

interesting scenes

viewing Mt Ruapehu over the stream

stunning rapids

first waterfalls

a couple waterfalls

countless waterfalls along the stream

returning back and continuing the Taranaki Falls Track

Taranaki Falls

tumbling 20 metres over the edge of a large lava flow and  plunge into a boulder-ringed pool

spectacular views the water-worn gorges

a Cascade Falls on the way back

elegant forest

famous Chateau Hotel in the front

Mt Ruapehu