Huka Falls River Cruises
Huka Falls River Cruises is a river rafting ride in Waikato, North Island. Huka Falls River Cruises is situated nearby to the motorhome stopover Aratiatia Freedom Camping, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Aratiatia Dam Lookout.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aratiatia Power Station and Wairakei Power Station.
Aratiatia Power Station
Power station
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Aratiatia Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the first hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, and is located 13 kilometres downstream of Lake Taupō. Aratiatia Power Station is situated 600 metres northeast of Huka Falls River Cruises.
Wairakei Power Station
Power station
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
The Wairakei Power Station is a geothermal power station near the Wairakei Geothermal Field in New Zealand. Wairakei lies in the Taupō Volcanic Zone. Wairakei Power Station is situated 3 km west of Huka Falls River Cruises.
Huka Prawn Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Huka Prawn Park is an aquaculture venture and tourist attraction located 10 minutes north of Taupō. It was started in 1987, and is currently New Zealand's only prawn farm. Huka Prawn Park is situated 3½ km southwest of Huka Falls River Cruises.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rotokawa and Tauhara.
Rotokawa
Locality
Rotokawa is a rural community in the Rotorua District and the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "bitter lake" for Rotokawa. Rotokawa is situated 7 km east of Huka Falls River Cruises.
Tauhara
Suburb
Tauhara is a suburb and geothermal area of Taupō in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The area's main geographic feature, Mount Tauhara, is culturally significant to local hapū. Tauhara is situated 8 km southwest of Huka Falls River Cruises.
Rangatira Park
Suburb
Rangatira Park is a suburb in the New Zealand town of Taupō. The suburb is located just north of Nukuhau and south of Huka Falls, on a hill above Waikato River. Residents of the suburb experienced an earthquake in September 2019. Rangatira Park is situated 8 km southwest of Huka Falls River Cruises.
Huka Falls River Cruises
- Type: River rafting ride
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.61825° or 38° 37′ 6″ southLongitude
176.1362° or 176° 8′ 10″ eastOpen location code
4VHR94JP+MFOpenStreetMap ID
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Highlights include Aratiatia Freedom Camping and Aratiatia Dam Lookout.
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