LKNZ Lodge

Taupo & the Ruapehu Region


LKNZ is a sprawling village of its own, with rooms spread across four lodges. Tidy doubles with wooden bed-frames are a bargain and there's a drying room, DVDs, bikes for hire, pay-per-use spa pools ($6), a sauna ($10) and the Storm Shelter Cafe (open from 7.30am; try the nachos).


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Taupo & the Ruapehu Region attractions

1. Bridge to Nowhere

24.87 MILES

With no roads on either side, you don't need to be a genius to decipher this bridge's name. Originally built so that horses could cross the river to…