Heritage Hotel Rotorua

... The smell of sulpher is heavy in the air, but not as bad as I was expecting.  We have wonderful accommodation at the Heritage Hotel, very close to the thermal reserve .  From our balcony I can see great plumes of steam coming out of the ...

Another early start this morning as we are going on the  Rotorua Morning Sights tour.    Morning is when the large geo thermal activity takes place here.    We head to Te Puia Thermal Reserve (which we can see from our hotel ...

... passed through Tongariro National Park which is known for its mountainous volcanoes and sacred Maori sites leading to a Unesco World Heritage status.  We stopped to take a look at three of the volcanoes in the mountain range and parked on ...

... that evening and got information on the different hot springs and ploppy mud pool attractions that could be sampled. My hotel was typically Rotorua which is very commercialised and is sort of like a cross between 1970s Blackpool and Vegas relocated over ...

... of Wahiao). Maoris still live in the valley & keep the history & culture alive. They are justly proud of their heritage. The tourist area has an exhibitions of Maori life & culture with demonstrations of Maori dancing in the traditional Meeting Place ...

... now dark bush to see the glowworms. A superb show well presented and performed by the Mitai tribe who clearly enjoy their heritage and culture and want to share it with their visitors which tonight came from 21 different countries and the host was able ...

... was winter. Nice breakfast at the Lime cafe just a block back from the lakeshore. After that we headed out to Te Puia a heritage centre built around one of the biggest local geysers. Speaking of which the local geezers are big here too. When we got ...

We had a beautiful drive to Rotorua from the Coromandel Peninsula. It was amazing how many ranches we saw. I have never seen so many cows! Yes, there are lots of sheep, but up here in the far north, there are many more cows than sheep or people! New ...

... . Of course driving the "Thermal Explorer Highway" is still no comparison to  the U.S. interstates. As we came into Rotorua, we immediately noticed pots of steams filled the night sky all over town, accompanied by some sulfur smell. ...

the storm came and on the very rainy day we visited the Heritage Museum which was originally a Victorian Health Spa using thermal waters.  Fascinating video feature of the 1886 volcanic eruption in Mount Tarawera in which 120 people died when the ...

... attracting flying insects to their webs. Back on the bus for a “boxed” lunch which was surprisingly good and then on to Rotorua where the smell of sulphur filled the air. We checked into the hotel at 2 PM. Very cold (it snowed here last ...

... it was. We chose on the advice of the staff in our camp site to attend a cultural night organised by the Tamaki Heritage Experiences. This was a business set up by two brothers Mike and Doug Tamaki who had a dream to portray their culture to ...

... are Maori). I was really shocked, as most Kiwis I've met seem really proud of the Maori part of New Zealand's heritage. Nutters everywhere I suppose. On Sunday, the weather started off badly, again, and I decided to move hostels. I checked into a ...

... out, is the pride the Kiwi's have in their country, how they are committed to the environment, family and to their heritage, this is shown through their standards,their views and their general attitude.  It almost reminds you of old England. (The ...

... and dance which was totally fab. It felt sincere, that the performers were proud to share their customs with us and educate us in their heritage. Then to round it all off, they asked for women to volunteer to do the poi dance and men to do the Haka- the ...

...       final stop for the day--Geraldine.    We enjoyed a scrumptious meal of roast pork at the Heritage Hotel and went to our motel to collapse into bed! September 20, 2010 We loved our new destination; Geraldine is a small, ...

... van to the hotel the next morning. Seemed fair. It seemed even fairer once we realised that we were being put up in the Heritage hotel! Our room was massive with two double beds, kitchen and separate bathroom. So after a quick wander round town we made ...

... , international terminal you will be met by Mike Burton Sports Travel Representatives and transferred to the Park Heritage, Cnr Froude & Tyron Street in Rotorua for a four night stay SAT 04 JUN ROTORUA 1910 hrs BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS 2005 ...