Experience Wairakei Terraces hot pools - a geothermal wonderland with healing and curing properties and one of New Zealand's premier geothermal locations... Adults Only (14yrs +) Opening hours Friday to Wednesday: 8:00am - 9:00pm Thursday: 8:00am - 7.00 pm

Experience Wairakei Terraces hot pools - a geothermal wonderland with healing and curing properties and one of New Zealand's premier geothermal locations...

Adults Only (14yrs +)

Opening hours
Friday to Wednesday: 8:00am - 9:00pm
Thursday: 8:00am - 7.00 pm

Highlights

  • One of New Zealand's premier geothermal locations!
  • The perfect way to unwind and relax
  • Thermal waters boast a range of healing properties including detoxifying and relieving aches and pains
  • Pools are Adults Only (ages 14+)

Come and revitalize your mind, body and soul at Wairakei Terraces hot pools - A geothermal wonderland located at the heart of the North Island.

Maori have bathed in the waters of Wairakei for generations and its healing and therapeutic benefits are now receiving worldwide acclaim in the field of natural holistic therapies.

The waters, rich in silica, sulphate, magnesium, potassium and a whole host of other valuable minerals, can assist with a whole array of health ailments. Positioned underneath the silica terraces and a beautiful waterfall, the pools dazzling blue waters provide the perfect surroundings for the ultimate in rest and relaxation.

Let life's daily stresses run free from your mind as you bath and hear the melodic calls of native birds in their natural setting of beautiful cascading water's, breathtaking gushing geyser's and billowing steam's. Come and experience for yourself Wairakei's remarkable healing and curing properties at one of New Zealand's premier geothermal locations.


POOLS ARE ADULT ONLY-14 years and over

Opening hours

Friday to Wednesday: 8:00am - 9:00pm

Thursday: 8:00am - 7.00 pm

Per Person ¤27.00 (14 years and over. Open Hours: (Fri - Wed: 8am - 9pm) (Thurs: 8am - 7pm))

What's included

  • Entry to Thermal Hot Pools

Location

  • State Highway 1
  • Wairakei 3377

Restrictions

  • POOLS ARE ADULT ONLY:14 years and over

Notes

  • Location: Wairakei is on the Thermal Explorer Highway, just 5 mins drive north of Lake Taupo. Adjacent to State Highway 1 and 5, bordering the Geothermal Steamfield and across the Road from Wairakei Resort Hotel. 50 mins drive from Rotorua

    IMPORTANT: Wairakei Thermal Pools are age restricted to 14 years+ only

    If staff deem a person to be under the age of 14, they will request proof of age (passport, birth certificate). If that cannot be provided, then entry will be declined.

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