If you don’t get the chance to work and travel in Taranaki, then the solution is simple: make the chance! The region with Mt Taranaki as its star is the best example of mountains to sea experiences in New Zealand. One morning you could be hiking in the mountainous Egmont National Park, by the afternoon you could be surfing the waves.
What are the best things to do in Taranaki? From seeing unusual natural land formations to original man-made structures, and hiking in alpine environments to dam dropping, you’re bound to have a blast in this North Island region.
Mount Taranaki is New Zealand’s most perfectly formed volcano. It is around 120,000 years old and last erupted in 1775 and volcanologists agree that the mountain is ‘dormant’ rather than extinct. Often described as ‘New Zealand’s most climbed mountain’, Mt Taranaki provides non-mountaineers with an achievable summit challenge.