Overview

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The Waikato River, New Zealand's longest river, moves gracefully north from Lake Taupo between banks 100 metres apart. Just before the Huka Falls it enters a shallow ravine of hard volcanic rock. The effect is nature's large-scale equivalent of a fire hose feeding into a very fine nozzle. The previously placid waters roar and rumble at great speed along the ravine before bursting out over Huka Falls to crash into the turbulent pool 11 metres below. A foot bridge right at the top of the falls puts you in a prime position to get up close and witness the powerful display of water blasting by.

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Fees: None

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Links: https://www.newzealand.com/int/feature/huka-falls/

November 15, 2022 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye, Savannah Dye,

Story

After visiting Aratiatia Rapids, we drove down the road a few minutes to Huka Falls. There was a tour bus of Asians there and everybody was looking at their phones and taking selfies and nobody was actually looking at the river. We wandered down the path a little bit to few different lookouts so we could get good views of everything. The water was incredibly turquoise and white.

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