{"id":50,"date":"2010-08-11T20:50:33","date_gmt":"2010-08-11T08:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newt.incet.com\/wp\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2025-08-21T08:47:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T20:47:28","slug":"information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tukino.nz\/?page_id=50","title":{"rendered":"Lodge Access"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>How to find the lodge<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Check the notes on the right side-bar to prepare for your trip and confirm road conditions<\/li>\n<li>Head north from Waiouru along the Desert Road for 22.4km or south from Turangi for 37km.<\/li>\n<li>There is a signpost marked &#8220;Tukino Access Road&#8221; near the Desert road summit. Tukino Access Road can also be found on Google Maps.<\/li>\n<li>Turn west here and follow this gravel road across the desert for 7km to the &#8220;Base Camp&#8221; car park.&nbsp; The first km of the road can be rough at times but suitable for 2wd vehicles with good clearance.<\/li>\n<li>From here the road is 4wd only and continues for another 7km up the mountain to the Tukino village.<\/li>\n<li>There is a Locked Gate 10.6km from the Desert Road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Distance to Tukino, including mountain road:<\/p>\n<p>Auckland &#8211; 415<br>Hamilton &#8211; 259<br>Rotorua &#8211; 188<br>Taupo- 106<br>Ohakune &#8211; 66<br>Palmerston North &#8211; 171<br>Wanganui &#8211; 163<br>Wellington- 300<br>Masterton &#8211; 270<br>Napier &#8211; 249<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tukino.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/access-map.bmp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"470\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-185\" title=\"Access map\" src=\"https:\/\/tukino.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/access-map.bmp\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tukino.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/access-map.bmp 640w, https:\/\/tukino.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/access-map-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tukino.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/aerial.bmp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"392\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-186\" title=\"Aerial\" src=\"https:\/\/tukino.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/aerial.bmp\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tukino.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/aerial.bmp 640w, https:\/\/tukino.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/aerial-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tukino.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/lodges.bmp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"465\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-184\" title=\"Our Lodge\" src=\"https:\/\/tukino.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/lodges.bmp\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tukino.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/lodges.bmp 640w, https:\/\/tukino.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/lodges-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tukino.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/road-access.bmp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"417\" height=\"336\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-205\" title=\"road access\" src=\"https:\/\/tukino.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/road-access.bmp\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tukino.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/road-access.bmp 417w, https:\/\/tukino.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/road-access-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to find the lodge Check the notes on the right side-bar to prepare for your trip and confirm road conditions Head north from Waiouru along the Desert Road for 22.4km or south from Turangi for 37km. 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