Never go past Whakapapa and not hop on the Waka to enjoy a buffet lunch at the Pinnacles restaurant,super food &Fantastic view's even in summer.The staff are fantastic and very friendly from reception,waka stations and restaurant.Love do do it again when the snow is around

“Thanks so much for your awesome comments. We are very pleased to hear you enjoyed your visit and we hope to welcome you back again in winter to see how the views transform!”

Beautiful day trip, even with children! We were here in the summer when the sun was shining. Fantastic view and small snow areas everywhere (bring a plastic tarp or something, it's great fun to slide down the little snow hills!). Gondola ride $ 49 per adult, with lunch buffet $ 75. It is totally worth it !!

“Thank you for your great comments. We are very happy to hear you had a wonderful visit to Mt Ruapehu and experienced the beauty of the landscapes and the knoll Ridge Chalet for yourself. We hope to see you back again one day.”

This is a must do on a nice day. Make sure you ask what’s open and available to do at the top before getting on the Gondala we wasted a lot of time waiting for our lunch slot as there was a bit of construction happening and we were able to walk around much. Buffet is very nice for lunch. The Mead walk at the base is great for nice views or lord of the rings fans.

“Thank you for your feedback! We totally agree that its a must do and we are very happy to hear you had a great lunch. The short walks are now open for summer and we hope to see you up here again soon.”

It was great the highlight was the buffet lunch at the top. The deserts were too good. I would have been disappointed to come up here and not have the lunch!

“Thank you for your awesome feedback, we will ensure this is passed across to the team at The Pinnacles. We hope to see you enjoying the maunga again soon.”