Everyone knows Rotorua!

Where is it? 45 minutes flight from Auckland or 3.0 hours driving.

What’s there?
Rotorua an exciting city, with an exciting history, tradition and culture. Its popular tourist attractions and adventure activities provide endless fun and satisfaction for the tourist visiting this thermal heartland. Surrounded by bubbling mud and wispy smoking geysers Rotorua is unmistakably different and forever memorable.

Maori History speaks of the discovery of Rotorua in the 14th century, the founder being a Maori explorer named Ihenga. Arrivals of the first Maori inhabitants came shortly after, transported by canoe from Hawaiiki (the legendary home of all Maori in Eastern Polynesia).
These settlers had a great involvement in the initial construction of villages and made use of the natural resources provided by thermal boiling water. This aided in the use of cooking and heating for houses. Modern Rotorua is set around these natural sites.

The four main thermal areas are: Whakarewarewa, Waimangu, Wai-o-tapu and Hell’s Gate. The lively Pohutu geyser at Whakarewarewa offers spectacular views with frequent eruptions while the Waimangu Volcanic Valley is renowned for its stunning blue steaming waters and famous walls of the Inferno Crater.

Food and Cuisine - Rotorua specialises in a wide range of cuisine to cater for all foodies. Options include a range of inexpensive bar meals and snacks, ethnic cuisine, popular takeaway outlets, fine restaurant dining and the traditional Maori feast (hangi).

Activities - Trout fishing, boating, kayaking, tramping, climbing, bungy jumping, Golf courses,, gondola rides, luge riding. Forest walks, mountain biking, 4WD driving, Thermal mud spa’s, archery, white water rafting, mini golf, corporate entertainment.
Rotorua – it’s like no other place on earth!