Howard's Lodge is ideally positioned, close to Tongariro National Park, Whakapapa and Turoa Skifields and the Whanganui National Park in the Central North Island.

Getting there:

National Park Village is located at the intersection of State Highway No. 4 and State Highway No. 47 on the volcanic Plateau.

Ways of transport:

• Regular bus services run through National Park Village
• A railway service operates once a day from Auckland and Wellington to National Park
• A number of daily flights operate into and out of Taupo Airport