Located on State Highway One, 2.5 hours north of the InterIsland ferry terminal, 40 minutes to Turoa Skifield and 1.25 hours to the southern shoreline of scenic Lake Taupo.
Coachman Motel is close to a shopping centre and restaurants. Major tourist attractions nearby include: Army Museum, River Valley, Turoa and Whakapapa skifields, Tongariro Alpine Crossing, and The Wool Company Country Store. The Rangitikei, Moawhango and Hautapu rivers are renowned for their trout fishing.
Taihape is located in the rural Rangitikei region which stretches from Taihape in the north to Bulls in the south.This region also includes the towns of Mangaweka, Hunterville and Marton.
| Travel times to Taihape | |
| Auckland – 5hrs Hamilton – 3hrs Tauranga – 4hrs Napier/Gentle Annie – 2 hour 30 mins Taupo – 1 hour 45 mins Wanganui – 1 hour 15 mins |
Palmerston North – 1 hour 15 mins Masterton – 2 hour 30 mins Wellington – 3hrs Ohakune – 30mins Waiouru – 15mins |
