New Zealand Mount Doom, Tongariro National Park
The famous Tongariro Alpine Crossing ist a must do in New Zealand. This volcanic landscape was the inspiration for Mount Doom in Lord of the Rings and is totally different to many other places in New Zealand.
Photography Tips
Check your camera settings before the evening and make sure you understand everything. Use a tripod, the manual focus, put of the stabilization, and use the lowest aperture. In comparison to this you can try out what ISO fits to the shutter speed.
Travel Information
The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is a 19.4km point to point hike. I would prefer to do it for sunrise. Tip: Park at the marked point way before sunrise and hike up to the top of the red crater. You can stay with your car here for 4 hours and the first supervisor are just coming after sunrise. Therefore it's enough time to hike back in time before you exceed the 4 hours because nobody can control it since when you are standing there.
Spot Type
Outdoor
Crowd Factor
Lots of people
Best Timing
Blue hour/at night in summer
Sunrise & Sunset
07:30 - 17:02
| current local time: 16:48
Photo Themes
Hiking
milky way
Mountain
Mountain View
Mountains
night photography
stars
trekking
Volcanic rocks
volcano
volcanoes
Locations
Tongariro
Tongariro National Park
Mount Doom
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