Tongariro Crossing Emerald Lake Lookout, New Zealand

Maximilian Lehrke

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New Zealand Tongariro Crossing Emerald Lake Lookout

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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

Go early for sunrise and place a person for scale. Take attention on the clothes of the person. The best placement is inside the lake for a nice contrast.

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 Sunrise in summer

Sunrise & Sunset 07:25 - 17:05 | current local time: 22:26

Photo Themes golden hour Hiking Hiking trail Sunrise trekking volcanic activity Volcanic Lake Volcanic rocks volcano volcano crater volcanoes

Locations Tongariro Tongariro National Park Tongariro crossing

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