National Park Shuttles is the only Tangata Whenua (local people) operator from the National Park Village, offering a fantastic transport journey departing from the ONLY all-day secure carpark with a one-way transport shuttle service to the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.
We transfer you from the private car park to the beginning of the trek (Mangatepopo). You can hike as fast or as slowly as you like.
We give the same advice and safety brief, as we do with our returning shuttles. We do account for you if you have not returned to your vehicle.
No waiting hours for a shuttle at the finish if you're fast. No running for your shuttle if you're slow. At the end of the trek, you will arrive at the 4-hour Ketetahi car park. You will walk another 900 meters from there, back to where your car is parked.
Rest assured that no one is ever left behind!
Posted By : Experience397502
Good instructions for arrival. Efficient and very friendly service. Loved receiving a Mauri blessing before starting the hike. Car park felt secure with friendly staff at start and end points . A wonderful experience in a spiritual place
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Posted On : 2024-04-11 15:35:58 
Posted By : markknights94
Excellent service, simple to use from booking all the way to the drop off point. The coach was comfortable, the driver gave a quick brief on rules for the national park and was very welcoming
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Posted On : 2024-04-03 16:30:42
Posted By : MarieFs_6
Our party of seven used this service for our Tongariro Alpine Cross on Sun 31 March - Easter Sunday. There was a large number of people doing the Crossing that day and people were being moved very efficiently between carparks. The emails and information were great. Very friendly people - definitely recommended!
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Posted On : 2024-04-01 01:47:01
Posted By : Voyager60594741965
The shuttle was easy tp book, well organised and friendly. Weather prediction.from.our driver spot on, the advice and info about the Crossing was too, thanks so much
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Posted On : 2024-02-24 17:10:18
Posted By : Leah_T1485
Absolutely breathtaking views and a great hike. Great communication and service from Thomas at National Park Shuttles. One thing to note is whilst the confirmation email says don’t follow the GPS to Ketetahi carpark, if you don’t know the area and come in from Turangi way it is quite confusing and many cars turn into this carpark. Nothing a signpost at the Ketetahi carpark turn off wouldn’t fix, if allowed.
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Posted On : 2024-02-21 01:00:55
Posted By : WalnutMaple
Efficient option to start of the walk spoilt only by the dreadful toilet in the car park. Given the price paid for the shuttle and 4 attendants on duty, keeping it clean should be quite easy. It was filthy and swarming with blow flies. Those on the trail were fine!
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Posted On : 2024-02-07 19:06:45
Posted By : Companion05087188464
Picked up from my accomodation on time on time, not too many stops along the way so got onto the crossing relatively quickly. Friendly drivers. No hassles. Would recommend them if you are doing the crossing :)
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Posted On : 2024-01-29 00:55:02
Posted By : Flyer476194
Great service with clear instructions on how to find the car park for the shuttle including photos. I also provided the wrong email address to receive the confirmation but the team quickly addressed this when I wrote to them. Shuttle transfer is about 30 mins from car park to the start of the walk.
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Posted On : 2024-01-14 17:02:49
Posted By : 22aimeel
Due to time limit restrictions at the moment in the car parks, catching a shuttle is the only way to go if you plan to do this one and you don't have your own driver. The guys at National Park Shuttles have varied start times (go early if you are slow) and tend to run one pick up bus an hour from around 2 until 5:30 (i think) so you can jump on the next one when you get there. One of their drivers gave me some excellent advice on pacing goals along the way to keep me on track timewise. If you are going to do this walk, they are a great company to go with.
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Posted On : 2024-01-02 14:11:32
Posted By : Sage_W
Mostly works as advertised. The only hiccup was that I was told to be there at 6:45 and that the bus would leave at 7. I was waiting there at 6:45 and the bus got full and left. Of course, another bus came at 7 to take us, but I didn't know that... Thought they just left us because it was full. So I called and the conversation was... difficult. Lots of confusion, "who are you, where are you, why aren't you on the bus, etc". So, keep in mind they run multiple buses for an hour, you can just get in whichever one that arrives. No one checks who is who.
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Posted On : 2023-12-17 23:23:47 
