Waikite Valley Thermal Pools Rotorua

Waikite Valley, RD1 Rotorua , North Island, New Zealand - Phone: 07 333 1861
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    We're in an active volcanic area.......!!

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    So this morning we were up early to head to the car rental place to pick up our wheels for the day. It wasn't exactly the Mini Cooper Fran was hoping for, or the Ferrari Chris was hoping for. But for $65, what did we expect?! It had 4 wheels and fitted us and our belongings in it, so we were good to go! As it was still only 8.30am, we had plenty of …

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    Long Weekend to NZ Vulcanic Region

    Drove down to Rotorua to get a close look to the vulcanic activity in the area.

  • 3

    longest drive for the holiday

    We had cup noodles for breakfast again and we headed to Waiotapu, 30 mins South of Rotorua by 9.

    Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland is the attraction for our morning. We rushed there in hope of watching the Lady Knox Geyser go off at 1015. Although geyser eruptions are supposedly natural occurrence, a group of prisoners who went to wash their …

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    More thermals!

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    ... where we were going to swim in the 'free' natural hot water river and pools but wimped out. Instead we went up to Waikite valley thermal pools which were outside - 2 pools one very hot and you could just sit in and cook and the other slightly colder ...

  • 2

    I feel like an Alligator!

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    ... much to Celia and Lauren’s amusement. We then made lunch in the back of Daisy and drove to Waitike Valley thermal pools and enjoyed several lazy hours relaxing in the range of hot springs all heated naturally underground. Lauren said that she ...

  • 3

    Von Wellness und spartanischem Wohnen

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    ... am Abend noch aufgemacht weiter Richtung Süden um in ein Thermalbad mit heißen Quellen zu fahren. Das war das Waikite Valley Thermal Pools zwischen Rotorua und Taupo. Es gab sechs verschiedene Außenpools, die sage und schreibe alle 38 bis 40 °C warm ...

  • 4

    ‘Back to the chemistry labs’…

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    ... to it’s dual-plume of steam, reaching up to 40 m! We then left the village and drove on to the Waikite valley thermal pools for a relaxing dip. Incredible.  We were in the equivalent of 40C naturally heated pools, looking through thick plumes ...

  • 5

    Tewhakarewarewatangaoteopetauaawahiao

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    ... or whether anyone could take it, some people eh! Post breakfast we packed up the van and headed into Rotorua which is NZ's most dynamic thermal area.  Dotted around the town were spurting hot geysers, hot springs and bubbling mud pools which were ...

  • 6

    Falls, Craters and Pools

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    ... much more to do we started to head north to Roturua where we had heard great things about a place called The Waikite Valley Thermal Pools, based around 30km south of Rotura itself.  We arrived late in the afternoon to weather similar to what ...

  • 7

    blue, green, trampoline

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    ... time.. We relaxed some more on wooden benches outside the information center at the forest and then headed towards the Waikite Valley Thermal Pools. So water from the Te Manaroa spring boils because of the year-round thermal activity beneath the ...

  • 8

    Thermal Activity

    ... all future travellers – these thermal places all charge significant entry fees. This evening, we are back at the Waikite Valley Thermal Pools, enjoying several soaks in their infinity and splash pools, at temperatures from 38oC to 42oC. We will ...

  • 9

    Thermal Wonderland

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    ... to the kiosk and bought ourselves an icecream which cooled us down. While there Margaret found a leaflet describing the nearby Waikite Valley Thermal Pools and we decided that we would go there for a swim in the theraputic waters. The water comes out of ...