Taupo is actually North of National Park Village (the wrong way), but I couldn't bear to stay in the village / at the crossing another night with nothing to do. Basically as soon as I arrived I changed by bus schedule to go back to Taupo. Some people stayed in Taupo and hiked the crossing but it means getting up much earlier as the drive is an hour plus, and the shuttle costs $50-60!
Taupo is known for trout fishing and it has little stainless steel fish attached to the sidewalks by sewer drains to remind people of what goes down the drain affects the lake. Lake Taupo is the largest lake in the Southern Hemisphere. It's a beautiful shore line in town. There is a walkway along the waters edge and then the road, all buildings start across the street. On a clear day you can see Tongariro park and the mountains across the street.
Just north of downtown there is Huka Falls. This is definitely the most impressive water fall I've seen so far. And the water was a beautiful aqua! We took lots of pictures. Then we drove down to spa park which is further up the same river. Here a hot water spring feeds a small river that flows into the main river. It's like being at a spa where you change pools from HOT to COLD. I couldn't even get fully into the hot water - much hotter than I keep my hot tub at home. Then I could move a couple meters out and the water felt like a cold may swim in a Canadian lake!
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