Mt Taranaki - drive up to Dawsons Falls by Mark Sukhija

By: Mark Sukhija

Dominating the skyline of the Taranaki region of New Zealand is Mount Taranaki itself. Home to Egmont National Park which covers over 33,000 hectares, Mt Egmont (as Mt Taranaki is also known) is also home to several drives around the base of the mountain as well as some routes through the national park. However, one of the best drives on the mountain is the drive upto Dawson Falls. The drive through native bush opens up at the Department of Conservation Office and car park which affords excellent views of South Taranaki .

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Egmont National Park - Department of Conservation (DOC) information on and about the Egmont National Park

About Mark Sukhija

Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook