• The track can be walked unguided and in the summer season and offers the opportunity of side trips to either Mt Ngauruhoe or Mt Tongariro
• Please make sure you allow enough time to complete these and if this is your intention, take the earliest bus in the morning
• The Crossing is alpine high altitude terrain with little to no shelter, so you are exposed to whatever weather conditions exist –  make sure wear or carry the right gear and learn about the track before you start
• The track is normally clear of snow and the weather is less severe
• Daylight hours are much longer and daytime temperatures can get to 30s (celsius)
• The weather can be warm and sunny with light wind – but it can also be cold, wet and windy with poor visibility

1 Tongariro Alpine Crossing transport and guiding has three seasons – summer season, winter season and mid season (autumn-spring) – which determine the best way to tackle the Crossing and the costs involved

2 Shuttle only option (summer conditions) applies when the track is clear from snow and ice

3 Once there is snow and ice on the track we no longer offer shuttle only options for safety reason (winter & mid season conditions)

4 Due to variable weather during the spring and autumn, from day to day any one of these three options may be more appropriate

5 Bus times are subject to change, please check times with Riverstone Backpackers