Tokaanu

[1] The Tokaanu Thermal Pools and the easy access to Lake Taupō make it a popular lakeside holiday destination.

To the east of Tokaanu, another short walking track leads up the 490m high Manganamu, an extinct lava dome.

[2][3] Before the development of Tūrangi in the 1960s, Tokaanu was the main settlement at the southern end of Lake Taupō.

The pools became a major stopover on the Grand Tour stage coach run from Wanganui to Taupō in the 1800s.

Passengers arrived by stage coach from Waiouru, and departed by steam launch from the historic Tokaanu wharf onwards to Taupō.