Heritage 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 ...

... pulled the 'wide-eyed, tongue-out' look!   The chief was very informative and obviously had a lot of pride in his heritage, even going so far as to have the traditional Maori tattoos covering his legs and 'other regions' (PIC). These tattoos took ...

... 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 ...

... of tourist trap we're ever likely to be lured by! We're here for the soothing muds and waters and the maori heritage. By this time in the early afternoon, the little Daihatsu's air-con had been working overtime. Outside our pre-booked accommodation, ...

... a corner and then head straight back out again. The reason for this was that we had booked an evening at the Tamaki Heritage Experience for an evening of Maori culture. After collecting our tickets at their head office, we were given an awful, Disneyesque ...

... 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 a volcano by ...

... gingen "lugen". Met een soort mengeling van go-cart en gewone cart de hellingen van Rotorua af. naast het plezier van het rijden hadden we ook nog eens een mooi uitzicht over het meer van Rotorua. 's Avonds zijn we iets lekkers gaan eten bij een ...

... guess what better place to orientate a bunch of Americans than a tourist town. The population was 60% Maori giving it a huge cultural heritage. It also has natural hot pools, because of the fault lines and how NZ is made by volcanoes, o and did ...

I'm sorry Rotorua but you stink. It's not the fault of the Rotoruans. All the ones I've met so far have been charming and genuinely glad to see us GB & I's. Their fore-Fathers built this town in the smelliest place on Earth. The town sits on a huge ...

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 ...

We finally got to attend a Maori Heritage Experience when we got to Rotorua. Getting bussed out to the village we had to pick a "chief" from our bus to represent our tribe. There were 5 chiefs that had to stand in the circle as the Maori people danced ...

... book for several reasons. The area was one of the first established by Maori settlers in the thirteenth century and this heritage is celebrated through cultural centres, villages and crafts.  The area is also geothermal and the earth's crust is very ...

... 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 ...

... the Maoris in NZ have  fared much better than the Aborignals in Australia, as far as they have preserved their cultural heritage. So we had done Zorbing, we had a look at some of the other adrenaline activities you could do there, these included ...

... 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 ...

... soap, and toured the 'Craters of the Moon' complete with bubbling sulphur pools. There is great pride in the Maori heritage and we were treated to traditional hospitality at a nearby Maori village. Survive the scary welcome and it is possible to ...

... la surveillance rapprochée de poules sauvages qui remplacent les pigeons dans le rôle des mendiants affamés. Près du Lac de Rotorua, nous visitons le Parc naturel et culturel de Te Puia. Geysers, mares de boue et sculpture sur bois nous ...

... , telling us about thier history and customs, and the chief of the village even took the piss out of out of what they were doing. He said as tacky as it may be to some people at least its keeping their culture and heritage alive. A good ...

... headed over to the exhibition hall, where the Maori people sang songs, love stories, performed the Haka (!!!) and showed us their heritage. It was epic and engrossing. Shortly after we had a giant Maori feast and then had a farewell Maori song and were ...