Top Things to do in Ruapehu
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Top 5 Sights & Landmarks in Ruapehu, North Island
Discover the best top things to do in Ruapehu, New Zealand including Mellonsfolly Ranch, Mead's Wall, Tangiwai Rail Disaster Memorial, Ohakune museum, Raurimu Spiral.
Restaurants in Ruapehu
1. Mellonsfolly Ranch
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 16 reviews
At the Old West Town you step back in time and experience the charm of the Old West. We offer a total Western experience from our western activities and lip smackin cowboy cuisine, to our luxurious premium rooms, elegantly furnished in Victorian style or our Plains Indian/Rustic standard rooms. Visiting us is by arrangement only.
Reviewed By IzzyCf
We had such an amazing time! We were very well looked after and the guys working there are lovely! The town itself is beautiful and so authentic, there is also an abundance of wild life in the area, including deer, moreporks, and so much more. The food was wonderful and there were always plenty of snacks. It is such a fantastic place to stay! Thank you to everyone who works there, it was great!
2. Mead's Wall
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 19 reviews
Reviewed By rosst345 - Sandringham, New Zealand
Stunning scenery. A must do if up at the Bruce. So much atmosphere. Spectacular views. Easy to get to and easy decent via ski run outside of season.
3. Tangiwai Rail Disaster Memorial
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 28 reviews
A touching and very interesting memorial near the state highway, to the horrific train crash that occurred on Christmas Eve 1953 when the Wellington-Auckland night express train came off a damaged railway bridge into the river. This was caused by a huge wall of water (lahar) from the nearby Mt Ruapehu volcano. 151 were killed.
Reviewed By 20carolj - Palmerston North, New Zealand
It is hard to describe how one feels entering this site.To put yourself in that moment on Xmas eve 1953 when a huge wall of water from Mt Ruapehu ferociously washed away train carriages and its unsuspecting passengers. Reading the detailed information boards is sobering . On site there are toilets. RIP
