Alot of these thermal pools sites have expensive entrance fees and they are all separate. But if you haven't seen this - it is nice to visit. Reminded me of chemistry lab with the different ore that you burn to see the different colors they give off. If you only have time to go to one (or the $ to... More

Our first volcanic park trip, loved it! A longish walk about, the champaign pool is absolutely mesmerising! You're transported into another world, loved the other volcanic structures we saw as well.

Of course the smell can be off putting but hey that's all around town. Our guide Dave was amazing - very informative with a bit of comedy thrown in too.

After Te Puia park, this was a bit of a let down as far as the culture aspect. It is a long walk around a number of "semi-active" thermal outpourings. The colours of the different springs were amazing and were not available at Te Puia. The park is quite extensive and takes some time to get around. There is quite... More

we did not realise that geyser is in a different area, which one has to drive to, before doing the rest of tour. no problem for us really.

We visited wai-o-tapu as it was described as named; "Thermal wonderland". I was especially keen to see the "natural" wonder of lady Knox geyser, so we left early to see some of the park and then seethe geyser. I did wonder how they knew it would erupt at 10.15am everyday, so we sat in eager anticipation waiting. Then a guy... More

This is interesting and very smelly of course! Remember to bring some water as once you are out walking there is no opportunity to get a drink. Beautiful colours and well worth seeing.

The geyser at 10.15 is set off by hand which removes the excitement and anticipation you'd expect from a live geyser. The walks are well maintained but the bubbling pools are not worth the $30 entrance fee. Well looked after and maintained, just not that interesting/scenic. Quite disappointing.

Wai-O-Tapu is a must-visit in Rotorua. It's an amazing assortment of colourful craters and lakes, with chemical compounds (lots of heavy metals) precipitating to the surface and staining the ground with amazing colours. The one "drawback" of Wai-O-Tapu is it's very busy and has a bit of a "zoo" feel to it, it's just that each "exhibit" is geological instead... More