Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve Rotorua

9a Tukiterangi St, Whakarewarewa Village Rotorua , North Island, New Zealand - Phone: 64 7 349 3463

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    blownaway 3 contributions Leiden, Netherlands Apr 19, 2012

    there are 2 main choices when visiting Rotorua. This is the original one. The tour is fine, but don't do a prebooked lunch. Be sure to see the traditional performance its great

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  • 1

    De Waitomo à Rotorua

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    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 …

  • 2

    Rotorua Dec 02, 2011

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    Entry containing 5 photos titled: Zorbing, Maori Village, Maori weaving, Boiling eggs in a hot pool, A Geyser

  • 3

    Discover Rotorua - Fly Rotorua to Queenstown

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    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 …

  • 4

    Fiery Earth

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    We woke up ready to check out all of the cool volcanic and geothermal activity the town had to offer. Our first stop was the Buried Village, a town that was, you guessed it, buried by a volcanic eruption in the early 1900s. The village, Te Wairoa, was a tourist stop where people would come to see the Pink and White Terraces. These were a geothermal …

  • 5

    Geothermal Activity

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    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 …

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    Stinky Eggy Smell!

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    Stopped off at some bubbling mud pools at Wai-O-Tapu before heading on to Whakarewarewa Thermal Village (full name-Tewhakarewarewatangaoteopetauaawah iao)-population = 56 people. We were taken on a guided tour of the village showing us how they use the thermal activity to cook, bath and for medicinal purposes. One of the Geysers – 'P­­ …

  • 7

    Something's Rotten in the State of New Zealand

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    First off, a rant: 2 things in New Zealand that should be free to backpackers, but aren't: wi-fi and breakfast. And, they sell their sushi and PANCAKES pre-packaged and pre-made from the day before. It's a travesty. Anyway.

    We left our adorable horse stable in Napier yesterday, and hit the road northwest at 8am. We were heading to Taupo, …

  • 8

    Geothermals and Maori Culture

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    As my other roommates left early for the 6:00 a.m. shuttle for the Crossing, I also got up rather early, packed up and drove to Lake Taupo hoping to get fine pictures of the lake and the volcanoes. But the mountains were covered with clouds and so I headed further north to Orakei Korako, a sightseeing spot quite off the beaten track. As expected, …

  • 9

    Evil egg smell: free

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    Eenmaal vanuit Mount Maunganui aangekomen in Rotorua checken we in bij Spa Lodge Backpackers met een eigen Natural Geothermal Spa. Als we dan toch in de geur van rotte eieren gaan zitten dan doen we het ook meteen goed. Bij het hostel wordt aangegeven welke faciliteiten ze verder allemaal te bieden hebben met als bonus: 'evil egg smell: free'. Maar …

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    Sulphur stinks!

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    ... place. It also accounts for some natural thermal pools that the public can experience (although we didn't!). We went to the Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve which cost $20 to walk around. They had an example of a Maori village and then we went on a walk ...

  • 2

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    ... larch), and up a steepish climb to a lookout from which we could see across the whole steaming area; Rotorua city, lake, the Whakarewarewa thermal reserve and the Pohutu Geyser. Another day we took the longer, 11.5km Tokorangi track, which started in ...

  • 3

    Te Whakarewarewa and Maori evening

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    The first port of call in Rotorua was the Te Whakarewarewa thermal reserve. This thermal reserve had active geyser as well as boiling mud pools. In the evening we had a Maori 'experience'. This was a traditional Maori welcome and concert as well as a ...

  • 4

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  • 5

    Double, Double, toil and trouble....

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    ... and with Maoris who are very populous in the area. The first place I visited had a comination of these, a visit to Whakarewarewa thermal reserve. This place had all sorts of bubbling hot springs and mud pools, but was also a Maori village where you can ...

  • 6

    Visit Waitomo and Rotorua. March 8

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    ... a boat began to see endless ceiling resembled fireflies luminous a starry night. From here, wewe march to Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve in Rotorua, call Reserve because few native Maoris live show you their culture, crafts and dance, but I fear that are ...

  • 7

    Our first week in Kiwi land

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    ... . There was a final demonstration outside where the sheep dog did round sheep up into a pen.... Then we went to the Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve where we saw a couple of Kiwis (we had to see them in the near dark because they are nocturnal birds - at ...

  • 8

    28.02.04

    ... the rain was torrential, due to the remnants of Cyclone Ivy. Nevertheless, we put on our raingear and headed to the Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve for the geysers and mud-pools. After a couple of hours of ridiculous weather we headed back to the cottage, ...