6 Dec 2018 - HZ Day 6: Tawhai Falls (Gollum's Pool)

There are quite a number of walking trails in Tongariro National Park.  As we had already walked for many hours since morning, we decided to go for those easier walks, one of which is the Tawhai Falls Walk.

It was an easy 5 minutes walk before we had a first glimpse of the waterfall.

Tawhai Falls is 13-meter high waterfall.

From the top viewing platform, we walked down a flight of steps to have a view of the waterfall from another angle.

Though it's not a huge waterfall, it's still pretty.  Tawhai Falls is also the filming location of Gollum’s pool where Faramir and his archers are watching Gollum fish.

Time for some family wefies.

In order to have a closer look at the waterfall, I "parkoured" over some rocks to get nearer to the gollum's pool.  I particularly like this small and relaxing ambience.

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