Day 1

Day 1 Route and Features: Take Shuttle bus from Whakapapa village to Mangatepopo Road (NZ$25 per way) > Start at Mangatepopo Road (1150m) > Mangatepopo Hut (30 minutes walk) > Soda Spring (1440m, 1.5 hours walk) > South Crater (1660m, 1.5 hours walk) > Red Crater (the highest point 1886m, 1 hour walk) > Emerald Lake (1 hour walk) > Blue Lake (1 hour walk) > Return back to Oturere Hut (1st night staying place) Ship Tongariro Northern Circuit [World Heritage]

Side track to the summit of Mt Ngauruhoe Volcanic eruption is still active here Entry to South Crater South Crater Luckily,snow has not melted yet Full view of South Crater Say bye to South Crater Move towards to the highest point - Red Crater Side track to the summit of Mt. Tongariro The hardest climbing part