Agrodome Leisure Park Rotorua

Au matin j’ai fait 2h de route pour me rendre à Rotorua, la capitale des maoris, qui est située en plein sur une faille tectonique. La journée la bas a commencé par un spectacle de moutons, un show assez marrant avec la présentation des races de moutons, une démo d’une tonte, un border collie qui mènes des oies, etc… Je me suis …

Almost everybody we asked had said we needed to visit Rotorua. I had no idea what to expect. I was told there was lots of Maori culture and lots of hot springs and geysers, but I wasn't expecting a tourist town. I would now say, that what Queenstown is to the South Island, Rotorua is to the North Island. We saw more tourists here than anywhere we'd …

Today I took a short half day morning tour of Rotorua to view its geothermal activity, local arts and culture of the indigenous Maori people, a sheep show, and the local flora and fauna. I first went to the Whakarewarewa (Whaka for short) Thermal Valley where I saw several geysers, hot springs, and mud pools. I then went to the adjacent Maori Arts …

Lasciamo le grotte e ci dirigiamo verso Rotorua, prima, peró, ci aspetta una esperienza diversa. Personalmente, vivendo una cittá piccola del Sud Italia ed avendo dei parenti che lo fanno di mestiere, non la trovo esaltante come le turiste cinesi/giapponesi che viaggiano con me. Urlano per un nonnulla come se non avessero mai visto una mucca o una …