Mt Ruapehu

Well, it's been going off in New Zealand this week and we haven't even reached the conclusion of RWC yet! I talk of course of Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand's most active volcano and part of the trio of volanoes in Tongariro National Park. The eruption lasted for seven minutes and was not anticipated by the experts, the volcano having given no warning signs.

One of NZ's most popular ski area, in the summer Tongariro NP provides the setting for some of the country's great walks including the famed one-day Tongariro Crossing.

As Lindi, our NZ product manager commented, "I did the walk in the summer and was astonished at the colours and textures of the landscape dominated by the volcanic peaks. Definately a trek to recommend".

There is something rather fascinating about volcanoes and the raw power of nature they represent. Indeed as part of our Iceland programme we feature a Volcano Hotline, whereby in the event of a volcanic eruption we'll arrange short notice trips to get clients over to Iceland to witness the activity at close hand. Logistics may prove a little difficult for us to offer a similar service in New Zealand!

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[William]

Hey I'm just a 5th grader all the way from Shanghai! It's great in New Zealand right? I've been there when we were having the October Break. It was Fabulous! We went to Queens Town and Auckland.I hope u could also come visit my blog and comment!

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