Waimangu Volcanic Valley Rotorua

En we zijn vertrokken ! Vandaag van Auckland naar Taupo gereden met een tussenstop in Rotorua. Het landschap is hier echt niet normaal ! Ik ga hier al mijn superlatieven mogen boven halen om het hier wat te kunnen beschrijven . Ik zou hier op de autostrade om de 5 min kunnen stoppen om foto's te maken ! De autostrade bestaat hier gewoon uit een …

Le réveil s'est fait a l'aube, prêt a affronter une étape non prévue dans notre programme. Le temps est magnifique, je suis persuadé que l'excursion a la White Island a été supprimée par manque de participant, foutaise leur excuse du mauvais temps.
Cap sur le sud, direction Rotorua donc. La route n'était pas toute droite mais en 2h on était …

Set off from Rotarua in 3 groups - Cheryl and Gilbert took the van and went to Napier along the coast, the boys car went there too.
Kelvin, Motty, Gabrielle and Richard decided to go a more direct route because we wanted to go see the volcanic area just outside Rotarua. We stopped at Maimangu Volcanic Valley and did a 60 min walk through the …

Efter et sløjt nytår i Auckland (ikke på grund af de vilde udskejelser, men nærmere det modsatte) var det tid til igen at samle familien. Mette kom tilbage til Auckland efter et hurtigt besøg i Melbourne, og Troels og Birgit kom tilbage til nordøen efter at have kørt rundt på det meste af sydøen.

Og når nu vi havde besøg af geologerne, s …

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

After my first week at the new job I was lucky enough to score a long weekend which, happier still, happened to coincide with Australia Day. That's what I call fantastic timing! So in keeping with my 2013 plan to see as much of NZ as possible this year I decided to check out one of the more well known tourist areas of the North Island - Rotorua. …

It was freezing when we woke up this morning; we were going to Waimangu Volcanic Mountains for a hike so we packed our waterproofs and hats. Waimangu is a geothermal nature park which has been evolving since a massive volcanic eruption in 1886. It also holds the record for the largest ever geyser eruption blasting 450m into the skies, fortunately …

Our days here are coming to a close. Its been so busy. When we arrived on Monday we were so tired. So we decided to lie low for the afternoon/evening. We went to the local Woolworths (called Countdown here!) and got stuff for dinner and cooked in our room. On Tuesday we went out to Waimangu Volcanic Valley. This is a seriously beautiful place! Dont …

Rotorua stinks. I mean in the smell way not the ‘it’s a really rubbish place’ way. An aura of sulphur hangs over the place and so no matter what the weather is it just smells of eggs the whole time :( it can get so bad that I have known hungover people to vomit – haven’t I Tara?

This sulphury smell …

... mud everywhere and at different times.  Mesmerizing! Thanks again to Judy S. and hubby Greg W. for their email suggesting Waimangu Volcanic Valley as we ended up wandering this prehistoric area as well. It was very different from Wai-O-Tapu but no ...

... we decided to start crossing things off our to-do list and took the 20-minute drive south of Rotorua to Waimangu Volcanic Valley. Rotorua is principally known for its thermal springs, geothermal and volcanic activity and consequently has a number of ...

... of scope for steamy, bubbling lakes! I spent a day exploring the volcanic areas around Waiotapu and the Waimangu volcanic valley. Waiotapu was really amazing. Everywhere you looked there was steam rising from somewhere, and bubbling sounds from the ...

... do this for a living !! and wants a jet boat for Xmas..  We decided to end the time in Rotorua with a visit to Waimangu volcanic valley, this is the newest volcanic area in North island, where you can walk for 5/6 klms through the park ...

... the ferns and trees around! We then set off on the Thermal Explorer Highway and after 30mins we get to the Waimangu Volcanic Valley; the hydrothermal system created on 10 June 1886 by the volcanic eruption of Mount Tarawera. We spent 2.5 hours walking ...

... more prevalent here on the north island, especially here in Roturua. We spent our first full day here at the Waimangu Volcanic Valley. It consisted of a 4 km walk through sulfur lakes, lava flows, and extinct geyser fields. The park contained the ...

... approach to Rotorua I passed Wai-O-Tapu which is a large thermal area (and popular tourist attraction), the Waimangu volcanic valley (also tourist attraction) and Rainbow Mountain which gets it's name from the multicoloured crater beside the road caused ...

... the morning perfectly. After a short drive around the area (... we got lost) we decided to go to the Waimangu Volcanic Valley to see some more geothermal activity. The Waimangu Volcanic Valley is the worlds youngest geothermal system and is the ...

... soak in a private spa overlooking the lake (see picture).  On day 1, we drove a quick 30 minutes to the Waimangu Volcanic Valley and spent half the day exploring the acidic lakes, geysers, hot springs, and mud springs.  The entire area is ...

... them - but I have now had my pics done and they were very bright, as you can see!!!! After this I was taken to Waimangu Volcanic Valley. Now, if I hadn't already paid for this I would have gone straight back to town, but I went anyway, and boy, was I ...