There are numerous thermal parks in and around Rotorua, all basically competing for your time and business, but I can say for certain this is the best! If you only go to one - go to this one. The park is fairly large and provides a fantastic opportunity to see all kinds of volcanic 'activiity', and with many varied craters,... more

Now me and boyfriend are not big walkers and once they told us it was about 75minutes return we thought we would only do the red track.But after we got going and saw what was in store we did the whole trip, the red, orange and yellow tracks. It was definatly worth it! This Thermal Wonderland truely is a wonderland.... more

Visited here las year, what a place stayed at the hotel opposite the golf course and next to the Mauri Village, excuisite view of the hot mud pool see attached pics !! Do the Mauri village tour worth the money. more

I love Waiotapu - have been visiting since I was a kid in the 70s, when you just walked on planks laid across the steaming silica terraces! But my favourite part of it would have to be the free-to-view mudpools that are signposted on your left on the road in, before you get to Waiotapu proper. There is a loop... more

What can I say, what an awesome sight! It is absolutely amazing, magical, mystical and very beautiful. Would recommend everyone to visit Waiotapu in Rotorua, New Zealand. more

What a great attraction! This was thoroughly enjoyed by myself, my husband and our three children (14, 12, 9). Watched the geyser and then headed to do the full walk. Kids were fascinated by the colors, mud pools and different thermal areas. A must see while in Rotorua! more

Have just got back from the Wai-o-Tapu.... all I can say is WOW!! This is a must see while you are in Rotorua... or even in the North Island as a whole! We got there at 10.20am in time to watch the Geyser errupt! I thought this would be a natural thing but somebody adds soap to it in order... more

This is an excellent attraction, the geyser and mud pool interesting, and the walks beautiful and offering lots of different types of thermal displays. Its a beautitful walk that was even managed by our 2.5 year old who was fascinated. She fell asleep on the walk back though and we wished we brought the pram, even though you need to... more

Having spent an afternoon at Te Puia watching a geyser erupt naturally, we decided to skip Wai-o-tapu’s Lady Knox geyser and see the main part of the park while everyone else was at the geyser. What a choice. It was like having the park to ourselves. It was a great experience walking thru the steam and formations by ourselves. As... more