Waikato River

The Waikato River

As it spills out of Lake Taupo, the Waikato is an unreal blue color. It’s so vivid, it almost looked fake to me, like it was an elaborate, river-shaped swimming pool. I hiked a few kilometers alongside it until I reached the famous Huka falls. Taupo’s Bungee Jump is situated above a picturesque bend in the Waikato.

The exotic blue waters of the Waikato
Huka Falls

 
 Taken from the footpath on the return from the falls
More Waikato River pictures (including the bungee jump site) can be found here.