Publicados: 07.05.2017
Tongariro Crossing
The Tongariro Crossing takes about 8 hours. And the problem with such long one-way tracks is that you have to find a way back to your car in the evening/afternoon. That's why we booked a shuttle bus. It was the most expensive bus ride of my life: 30 dollars for a 20-minute bus ride. Luckily, the Kiwis are a bit more relaxed about everything, so it wasn't a problem that we couldn't show our booking confirmation. And even two Germans who had actually booked with another bus company were taken along because they had missed their bus.
After a bit of hiking, we already had this view of Mount Ngauruhoe.
After asking a local for advice, we decided that we had enough time to hike up the mountain and come back to the car in the twilight. Our assessment was ultimately a bit wrong, but not our decision to climb up. The view was simply amazing.
When we were back down, it was almost dark and a bit late to walk to the car. So we went back to the same parking lot and some nice Malaysians brought us to our car.
After that, we needed a day to rest and then we did the other half.
See you soon :-)