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Te Whakarewarewa

Te Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

 7 Reviews  You pay around £ 6 for adults ad £3 for kids to get into visit Maori Arts and Crafts Institute and after that you can explore Maori village, kiwi house, Frog pool, Maori concert etc for free. You... 

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Visitor Information Centre

Visitor Information Centre, Rotorua

 4 Reviews  Most visitors to Rotorua will encounter this striking looking building on Fenchurch Street. The towns official tourist information office, you can find everything here from the standard array of... 

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Rotorua Museum

Rotorua Museum, Rotorua

 1 Review  Rotorua Museum of Art and History, Te Whare Taonga O Te Arawa. Built at the beginning of the 20th Century, this building was originally the Bath House. New Zealand's history is very young, but this is... 

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Tamaki Maori Village

 1 Review  When in Rotorua, do go for at least one cultural show. I asked around and people told me to go for the Tamaki tour and so I booked myself on the evening tour. We were greeted by the friendly bus... 

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Wai-O-Tapu

Wai-O-Tapu, Rotorua

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Hell's Gate

Hell's Gate, Rotorua

 1 Review

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Jean Batten of Rotorua

Jean Batten of Rotorua, Rotorua

 allikat Says:  I admit, I hadn't heard of Jean Batten until fairly recently, and maybe you haven't either. Well, Auckland International Airport is named after her, and she was... 

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Taakawa Beer - Official Beer of the Maoris

Taakawa Beer - Official Beer of the Maoris, Rotorua

 ATXtraveler Says:  "Indigienous Ale of Aotearoa" is what the Taakawa label markets itself as... but I would tell you to not waste your time on this one!If you are beer connesieur,... 

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Bubbling Mud Pools

Bubbling Mud Pools, Rotorua

 ATXtraveler Says:  One of the items I was most interested in seeing when I went to Rotorua was the bubbling mud pools. Because of all the thermal activity under the earth in... 

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Bubbling Mud Pools

Bubbling Mud Pools, Rotorua

 ATXtraveler Says:  One of the items I was most interested in seeing when I went to Rotorua was the bubbling mud pools. Because of all the thermal activity under the earth in... 

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Something stinks here!

Something stinks here!, Rotorua

 batgirl1001 Says:  Everywhere you go around Rotorua, you will notice a distinctively funky smell. Its the smell of sulphur as Rotorua is known as the Geothermal Capital of... 

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St Faith's Church

St Faith's Church, Rotorua

 Kate-Me Says:   One of my very favorite places in Rotorua is St Faith's Church, on Lake Rotorua. It just looks so peaceful and has a very nice ambience about it. The etched... 

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Rotorua

Rotorua, Rotorua

 dragontml Says:  is situated on a volcanic rift and the ensuing geothermal activity - together with lush forests, crystal - clear lakes and green pastures - has ensured a steady... 

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Fitzgerald Glade

Fitzgerald Glade, Rotorua

 kiwi Says:  Driving in to Rotorua, from the west, you go through this amazing "tunnel" of trees. They actually meet at the top and it really is very beautiful. Especially... 

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Spa bathing outdoors in winter

Spa bathing outdoors in winter, Rotorua

 b1bob Says:   Strictly speaking, I wouldn't call this a "fondest" memory, but rather an "interesting" memory. On the way to the coach, we saw a bunch of Maori children... 

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Meeting with an old friend

Meeting with an old friend, Rotorua

 b1bob Says:   My fondest memory of my trip to New Zealand was meeting up with my pen friend (since 1985 and to this day) Jonathan Lambert and his family. I really met... 

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Getting to Rotorua

Getting to Rotorua, Rotorua

 b1bob Says:   It took two hours and a half to get from "Hooterville Down Under" to Rotorua, a majority Maori (native New Zealander) town alongside a lake. On the subject of... 

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Pohutu Geiser

Pohutu Geiser, Rotorua

 olust Says:  POHUTU GEISER is the best thing i have seen in my life! 

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Mokoia Island

Mokoia Island, Rotorua

 kiwi Says:  I had rather a nice view of Mokoia Island, in the middle of Lake Rotorua, when I flew out of Rotorua Airport. 

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Views of the countryside around Rotorua

Views of the countryside around Rotorua, Rotorua

 Kate-Me Says:  There are many very green rolling hills in this area of the North Island, but I found these near Rotorua very attractive, with their green leafy pine forests as... 

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Lake Tarawera

Lake Tarawera, Rotorua

 Kate-Me Says:  Here's a pretty lake and nice scenery we found, not far from Rotorua, at a place called Lake Tarawera. 

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mountain that smoke

mountain that smoke, Rotorua

 sunnywong Says:  one of the thermal feature in Rotorua 

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Maori ancestral house, Wahiao

Maori ancestral house, Wahiao, Rotorua

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Maori statue, Waitangi

Maori statue, Waitangi, Rotorua

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Native Carving Arts

Native Carving Arts, Rotorua

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Top 3 Hotels in Rotorua

Regal Palms 5 Star City Resort Rotorua

 2 Reviews and 126 Opinions  We stayed at this resort for only one night, but one night is all you need to know that this resort... 

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Novotel Royal Lakeside Rotorua

 2 Reviews and 624 Opinions  Spent two days at this very well located hotel. Room was very nice, but staff left alot to be... 

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Funky Green Voyager

 1 Review and 44 Opinions  We had a very nice stay in this hostel. We had a very nice en suite, which was very comfortable if... 

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Q:  I have only about 6 hours in Rotorua. What is the one thing I should do? Is it easy to get to different things to do or are they... 

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A: You've got to see the boiling mud pits, that's for sure. There are hotspots in Rotorua where volcanic activity makes it possible for the locals to cook some of their food... 

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Rotorua

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 Rotorua is a hub of activity, with much going on within a reasonable small area. Rotorua lies on the shores of Lake Rotorua and apart from the whiff of sulphur, is a great place! Actually, you very...... 

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Rotorua!

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 Rotorua ~ what a great place! I have visited a couple of times now, only managing to spend a couple of days here each time, and with so much to see, do and experience here, it is going to take me... 

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Welcome to Roto-Vegas!

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 Sarah and I spent a couple days here in Rotorua after several recommendations from the others we met. We definitely had a great time as there is so much to do. Hope you enjoy this place! 

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Clean Steam - Smell Hell - Culture Capital

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 You would think Maori land should look a little more exotic. But the hills around Rotorua are as green as the pine-covered Black Forest. Ok, not all trees are pines, and the bush is dotted with old...... 

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Rotorua, main tourist attraction in North Island.

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 Rotorua is an attractive city, on the edge of a lake, with plenty of thermal activity and in the background you can see Mt Tarawera, full of character and intrigue with Maori folklore. As well as... 

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