See it all, the ultimate thermal and volcanic Rotorua Tour. Learn about our huge colourful hot springs, erupting geysers and active boiling mud pools, spectacular volcanos and lush native forest.
Visit Rotorua's most natural and popular geothermal parks:Wai O Tapu, Lady Knox Geyser, Waimangu Volcanic Valley, Boiling Mud Pools and Rainbow Mountain and it's craters.
Then drive through forestry and farmland to NZ's largest boiling mud pool and a series of colourful hot springs at Wai-o-tapu. Then see the Lady Knox geyser erupt.
Next a short drive to the Waimangu Volcanic valley where your guide will explain the Mt Tarawera eruption which blew open this spectacular, bush covered, geothermal park, winner of NZ Eco Tourism Award 2001.
Followed by an afternoon of a cultural and historical tour of Rotorua. See volcanos, lakes, waterfalls, and native forest when you visit these sites:Lake Tikitapu (Blue lake), Lake Rotokakahi (Green Lake), The Buried Village and Lake Tarawera.
These amazingly clear and colourful lakes are a favourite stop for visitors. Learn about their history and enjoy the scenery. The Buried Village is the site of a former Maori village, destroyed during the Tarawera volcanic eruption. There is beautiful native bush with a walk to a waterfall and Lake Tarawera lookout. |