Ika Lodge is beautifully appointed and equipped with everything you need to make it your base camp in Turangi. Lovely decks right on the river, birds singing, a private yard, BBQ, close to shops. Katie offered me loads of advice on local places that we tried, all excellent.
Turangi is a sleeper town. Fantastic location to hike the Tongariro Crossing, bike the amazing W2K and K2K trails in Taupo, soak in a hot spring or drive up to Totarua to the Redwoods bike park. We also rafted the Tongariro River, what a blast. Sorry we didn’t have time to trout fish, another time!
Try the pub for very good food and a ‘local’ experience.
I just hope Ika is available when we come back next year!!