Take a unique half-day journey through Rotorua's geothermal parks on a morning trip led by a local naturalist guide. You'll watch the Lady Knox Geyser erupt and see boiling mud pools and hot springs at Wai-O-Tapu.
Highlights
- Morning tour of Rotorua's geysers, mud pools and volcanoes
- Boiling mud pools and hot springs at Wai-O-Tapu
- Eruption of Lady Knox Geyser
- Waimangu volcanic valley
- All attractions fully guided and commentated by local naturalist guide
- Traveling in a small group, maximum 12 passengers allowing a unique and intimate experience
- Pickup and drop off from centrally located Rotorua hotels
Recent Photos of this Tour
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Laurie Rotorua Thermal ...Here I am getting ready for the Lady Knox Geyser to erupt. With a little bit of soapy science, the geyser bursts ...Photo by: Laurie B07 2012 -
Mud Pools!Hot mud baths for the thick skinned and brave. Yes, it smells like sulfer.Photo by: Jim and JanetUSA, 12 2012 -
Prehistoric WonderlandSteaming streams and lush vegetation in the valley of Waimangu geothermal systemPhoto by: Jim and JanetUSA, 12 2012 -
Rotorua Thermal Wonderland 51The Lady Knox Geyser erupts.Photo by: Laurie B07 2012 -
Rotorua Thermal Wonderland 34Rotorua's Thermal Wonderland provided a walk through an active Earth. The Artist's Palette shows a myriad of ...Photo by: Laurie B07 2012 -
Laurie Rotorua Thermal ...It was a cool morning, but the warmth coming up from the Earth made this tour well worth a bit of chill.Photo by: Laurie B07 2012 -
IMG_0132The Champagne Pool, Rotorua.Photo by: Graham H10 2011 -
Useful Information
Rotorua Eco Thermal Small Group Morning Tour
Your morning eco tour takes you through forestry and farmland to New Zealand's largest boiling mud pool and a series of colorful hot springs at Wai-O-Tapu. Next, you'll see the Lady Knox geyser erupt, and your local naturalist guide will explain the volcanic processes at work.
On your morning tour of Rotorua's highlights you'll also take a short drive to the Waimangu volcanic valley, where your guide will tell you about the Mt Tarawera eruption which blew open this spectacular, bush-covered, geothermal park.
Reviewed by Alexsandro L, May 2013
Huru is the guide, and he is very friendly person! The tour is not so cheap, but there was just 3 people in his van! You can do this trip by yourself, but isnt the same with guide!
Reviewed by Andrew G, February 2013
Fantastic tour with excellent guide Horu Spectacularly beautiful and the highlight of our all but too brif week in NZ
