In the beautiful Wairakei Thermal Valley of the central North Island, you will find Bayview Wairakei Resort.

Bayview Wairakei Resort is just 9kilometres (10 minutes drive) from the centre of Taupo. Bayview Wairakei Resort is on State Highway 1 - the main road north that leads in and out of Taupo. We are a 3.5 hour scenic drive from Auckland and just 4.5 hoursfrom Wellington. Regular flights from boththese cities to Taupo Airport are approximately1 hour. Our central location make us an ideal meeting venue when you have delegates coming from cities inthe North Island.

Wairakei Thermal Valley and the Taupo region is a must-see on any visit to New Zealand:

Just for starters.

• Nearby rivers and streams teem with fat Rainbow and Brown trout.
• Lake Taupo (as big as the country of Singapore!) offers endless opportunities for fun, adventure and relaxation.
• Amazing geothermal sights abound - craters hiss with steam from the depths of the earth, mud pools boil and bubble and natural mineral hot springs invite you to bathe.
• Two Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of water hurtle over a cliff face every single second at the thunderous Huka Falls.
• The largest commercial ski field in New Zealand is a short drive away - and in winter and spring you can whiz down the snow-covered slopes of an active volcano!
• Every adrenalin-charged activity us Kiwis can dream up is here to challenge and excite you.
• The Lake Taupo region offers a large choice of many great Golf Courses, including one of the worlds top 50, the Waikakei International Golf Course, andthe new Jack Nicklaus Golf Course in Kinloch.

Click hereto find out about some of the activities and attractions that make this area so loved by New Zealanders and international visitors alike.