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Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland - Entry & Return Hotel Transfers 4km away

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Waimangu Volcanic Valley Full Experience – Walk and Boat Cruise 7km away

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Waimangu Volcanic Valley Self Guided Walk 7km away

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The Buried Village - Archaeological Site and Museum Admission 14km away

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Rotorua Highlights Small Group Tour including Wai-O-Tapu from Auckland

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Friendly and knowledgeable guide
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Friendly and knowledgeable guide

Our guide Kraig is very knowledgeable and friendly. Small group tour allows our guide to cater more time to the intinary which provides better experience than big tour bus and flexi tour. Will definitely book other tour which cheeckykiwitour

Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland - Entry & Return Hotel Transfers

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Great trip
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Great trip

The trip was nice and comfortable!

Thermal Land Shuttle - Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland - Entry & Return Transport

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Amazing service and great value for money
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Amazing service and great value for money

Thank you Linda for such an amazing tour and transfer service. Your attention to detail and kindness went a long way in making me feel welcome. I appreciate all the help and information on other things to do in the area as well.

Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland - Entry & Return Hotel Transfers

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Amazing experience
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Amazing experience

A bit smelly but it's a must do.

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Must go
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Must go

Marvellous nature beauty

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It's really nice tour guide and perfect journey
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It's really nice tour guide and perfect journey

Geoffrey is a good guide to lead us to see wonderland, he gave us enough time to visit whole theme park , I did really enjoy this tour and thank him so much!

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5 Star Tour
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5 Star Tour

My girlfriend and I really enjoyed our morning with Geoff. He is a very friendly and knowledgable tour guide and we could both happily listen to him speak about New Zealand all day long. Wai-O-Tapu is a MUST DO trip for anyone traveling through Rotorua. We contemplated using the Intercity busses however they involve a rediculously long walk when you get there so definitely avoid! The other tour companies seem very poor value for money considering what you get with Arden Hybrid Tours. It was our first time using ‘Book Me’ and we were nervous but fear not as it proved to be very reliable and easy and we will continue to use it in New Zealand. My only regret is that we don’t have longer in Rotorua as I would have loved to have joined Geoff again for another one of his tours. Thank you again Geoff!

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Worth to visit
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Worth to visit

Enthusiastic and informative driver :)Nice place to visit for about 2 hours! I prefer it to waitomo caves or hobbiton village (these are too expensive and not as expected)

Waimangu Volcanic Valley Full Experience – Walk and Boat Cruise

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Great jurassic experience!
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Great jurassic experience!

We spent a lovely three hours walking then boating through New Zealands newest geothermal area. Signage along the way was informative and interesting and helped us appreciate the devastation and extent of the Mt Tarawera eruption. The four kilometre walk to the lake was mostly downhill with lots of stops along the way to marvel at Mother Nature's wrath! A shuttle bus took us back up the hill after the boat trip. I really recommend this fascinating place, the only thing missing is dinosaurs!

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Amazing!!
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Amazing!!

Wonderful experience! Recommend going earlier in the morning or later in the day as it was quite hot when we went in the middle of the day... Definitely take water, sunscreen, hat and comfy walking shoes... The natural beauty is surreal, definitely recommend!! ?

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Incredible
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Incredible

Leisurely walk downhill with plenty of viewpoints. The walk does not need to be rushed, we had time for a pre-packed lunch at the picnic tables. We would recommend this to anyone visiting the Rotorua - Taupo region. Boat trip was informative with a close-up view of a geyser.

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Nice day out
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Nice day out

Interesting mix of land and lake scenery Nice walk mostly down hill. Lake trip comfortable and not over long.

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AMAZING!!
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AMAZING!!

We absolutely loved this experience, we took our three daughters ages 10, 8 and 4 and they all loved it and were able to complete the whole walk (minus the hike) easily. They loved spotting the numbers along the way and learning about each spot. The information given at the beginning was well done. Frying pan lake and the bright blue Inferno Crater Lake were hightlights. We all loved the boat trip and it was amazing to see where the pink and white terraces were once on display. The bus ride back was an exciting bonus for the kids. We would highly recommend this activity.

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Great experience!
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Great experience!

We loved the Waimangu Volcanic Valley full experience. The walking track was easy to follow and in good condition. The views were amazing! The boat cruise was definitely worthwhile and you get a different perspective of the landscape from the water. Would definitely recommend.

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Awesome experience
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Awesome experience

We booked this experience with bookme for 4 of us and had an amazing full experience of waimangu volcanic Valley. Fully recomend booking this tour through bookme. Totally happy to visit this place and have video to show our experience from my travel blogger mate from Malaysia. Below is the link. Thank you Bookme. https://travelwithlens.com/waimangu-volcanic-valley/

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Great experience!
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Great experience!

Great family fun! Lots to see and friendly staff!

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Walking tour
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Walking tour

We walked down and we loved the valley and the cruise. However we took the Mt Haszard hiking trail which would be great if you want some exercise but is not great if you are looking for anything extra, as the hike didn't offer any special views just tired legs due to lots of stairs up - over 40 floors up according to my fitbit and then the same back down. Don't do the extra hike unless you like walking up and down steep stairs.

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Ms
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Ms

Both my daughter and I absolutely loved the Waimangu Volcanic Valley walk and boat cruise. Stunning nature with all the volcanic activities so close to us. We loved the boat cruise too. Big thumbs up for the captain of the boat. He explained everything in such a good way with the kindest and caring voice. We'll definitely be back doing it all again one day. Kindest regards, Hope & Ingrid ?

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Mrs
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Mrs

Very beautiful walking track, peaceful, fantastic view,

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Kiwi wonderland
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Kiwi wonderland

A wonderful nz experience. Great walking tracks, informative information and really great staff. We had the best time and we highly recommended everyone to check it out. Do the boat trip, it’s very cool. Catch a coach bus back to the cafe and enjoy a freshly baked scone and a cup of tea.

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Highly recommended
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Highly recommended

Totally enjoyed the whole experience from the walk to the boat ride. Took my 2 teenage children surprisingly they loved it too. Wish we have more time on the walk to stop longer to enjoy the surroundings and views.

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Simply amazing
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Simply amazing

Fantastic walk with so much to see! It was amazing and the boat ride at the end is the perfect way to top it off. 100% would do it again

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Highly recommend, will be back!
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Highly recommend, will be back!

We enjoyed walking through the park, reading the info boards and info pamphlet that we were provided on arrival. Didn't have enough time to do the hike, we'll be back to do that! Really enjoyed the boat ride (take warm gear, gloves if it's not summer), learned heaps and had no real understanding of the Mt Tarawera Volcanic eruption - now we do! Staff were awesome, we were welcomed immediately and the visit made our week long stay on Lake Tarawera even more fascinating! We weren't that interested in checking out the buried village - now we know more, we are! Also, always been fascinated by the pink and white terraces so to learn there was a third.... Very cool! Only thing I would have changed was our choice to select a ticket with entry at 12.30pm. If I did it again, I'd buy a full price ticket and go when it opened so we could stop and have breaks/snacks/lunch in the valley along the way. You can get through it quite fast, but we do enjoyed it that we would have spent the entire day! Thanks team, and mad props for creating such an enjoyable experience during challenging times in the tourism industry.

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Mind blown by this stunning landscape
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Mind blown by this stunning landscape

Wow 🤩 Having been to most Tourist destinations in Rotorua this was an unexpected surprise and for lovers of the natural world, i can not recommend it more highly. The walk through the valley offered endless views of different types of geothermal activity, streams, lakes and native Bush/birds. It really is a hidden wonderland and accessible to those of all ages (I had a 3 and 6 year old in tow). Lake Rotomahana Boat trip was excellent offering history and more geothermal activity unseen to me before. Staff were outstanding and went out of their way to accomodate us.

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Fantastic Day at Waimungu!
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Fantastic Day at Waimungu!

So much to see! Great well maintained trail. Staff especially Phil on the boat were warm and friendly! The boat and walk combination are so worth it!!

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Awesome Experience
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Awesome Experience

A weekend away in Rotorua and this was the highlight of our trip. Beautiful sceneic walk followed by the cruise on the lake. Very special place. Highly recommended.

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Awesome experience! Don't miss it!
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Awesome experience! Don't miss it!

Plan to spend the day there. Take good walking shoes, drinks, snacks even a picnic, do all the tracks, read all the most informative panels, enjoy the birdlife on the lakeshore. There were 7 spoonbills on top of all the other expected species when I was there. Weather was superb which did help too. Warning: toilets only at the entrance and half way down the valley. Be prepared!

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It was a fantastic walk!
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It was a fantastic walk!

Seeing God's creation and walking into it relieves stress from city life. We had this walk last January and again this February. We will never get tired of going there especially with new friends and family.

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Outstanding
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Outstanding

Really great experience for locals showing off to visitors!

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First sight experience
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First sight experience

Getting in touch with nature. A great sight seeing experience. Must do. Thank you Rotomahana.

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Super day
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Super day

Lovely day out! Interesting history, and natural beauty to explore. Friendly helpful staff. Highly recommend.

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Fabulous and worth it!
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Fabulous and worth it!

Awesome scenery; lovely, informative cruise; peaceful; full of bird songs; the crater lakes were amazing. The story is amazing. The staff are lovely - we wandered up after the cruise, not taking the first bus back. We wandered around for hours, enjoyed a picnic, went up the hiking trail. I think the bus driver was relieved that we finally caught up with him at one of the designated stops on the last bus.

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Excelente paseo por la natiraleza en familia
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Excelente paseo por la natiraleza en familia

Hicimos el recorrido del parque y barco Facil de caminar, fuimos con ninos. Un lugar tranquilo, interesante y entretenido. El paseo por el lago fue muy lindo. Una tarde increible.

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A little slice of paradise
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A little slice of paradise

Great walking tracks. Picked a relatively sunny day for our visit which I think made a difference (rain arrived as we got to the boat ramp). Would definitely recommend a visit. Finished off with the boat tour. If we weren't pushed for time would have been keen to do more of the track walks. Buses are on hand to give you a lift back to the centre or drop you in between stops if needed (or if you're not keen on walking back up that hill :-) ).

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