Fabulous. Would recommend:) Mostly gentle downhill walk - fabulous views and a lovely relaxing cruise - including crater and geyser with bus back.

If I could give this 6 stars I would. I was just so, so thrilled to see this amazing natural wonder. Only 140 years ago the lush, verdant valley was bare, and blasted with ash and mud from the volcanic eruption, which also enlarged the lake. The trip is an easy 3.5 km walk down the valley (you can do some steep climbing on a side trail, but the trees seemed too high to afford a decent view) past steaming lakes, hot springs with their mineral mediated colourful crystals, then a delightful boat ride on the lake. It looks like Wales which was shaped by the same natural processes 450 million year ago - not recently enough for the result to be captured on camera!

Just loved the thermal parks on Rotorua! We took a tour to do both parks at the same morning and was a great option. Slow and not rushed. The park is nice and well organized. You have trails to follow and even a bus system to take you back to the main entrance because would be an uphill journey! Not to be missed.

A few nice lakes and hot springs but overrated. Some trails closed due to flooding. Difficult to time the walk - had to wait over an hour for the return bus. Could not get onto the boat as booked out on the day.

no working bathrooms, no water fountains, no AC in the buses. this was a terrible experience on a hot day—would not recommend.

Super fun day walking through the valley! a HUGE out to CLINT for recommending our group to go & enjoy the boat tour as well!!! It was a perfect way to see the geothermal highlights, have an awesome and relatively easy hike through nature and then hop on a boat going around the Lake to get up close to some amazing geysers and grab really cool photos! Definitely the best geothermal spot we went to during our time in Rotorua. If you have the time, 10/10 would recommend. We walked through the valley, did the lake boat tour at the end, and then took the bus back to the beginning of the trail. All in all took us about 3 hours (boat tour is about 50 min itself) while taking pictures and making a few stops. If you’re looking for a geothermal spot to check out in Rotorua, definitely come here!

Visited November 2022. Awesome valley to explore, plenty to see, and great option to take the shuttle bus back to the start - great 3 hour outing

The hike is easy... All downhill or flat. There's a lot to see between the start and bus stop 1. There's not as much to see further along but it's still a lovely walk and worth it. The boat cruise is interesting but probably not worth doing on its own.

You start your walk on designated trails and end up at a lake where you can board a small boat for a 45 minute tour of the lake. After the boat tour a bus takes you back to the entrance. Along the way you see many small ponds,mini geysers, boiling mud pools and lots of rock formations. It was here in 1886 that a major eruption occurred with a considerable loss of life.

We only saw the first part of the walking trail, but it was amazing! Frying pan lake is huge and the wind stirring the steam coming off of it is mesmerizing Give yourself a good three hours to enjoy the whole walking trail. You walk down into the valley and a bus can bring you back up. But the bus runs every 50-60 minutes.

We had a group tour of this hike, which was excellent. Lots of interesting information shared about the area and the history of the valley. Highly recommended

Had a great tour of this place. Really enjoyable, educational and stunning scenery and mother nature doing her thing. Loved the washing clothes storey and the Geyser (Geezer!)

On this tour we learned about the volcanic valley that defined Rotorua. The tour consisted of a cruise around the lake, followed by a walk through the landscape to see geothermal lakes and streams. I’m glad we arrived around 9am. By the time we left, the attraction was crowded.

We loved this thermal area as it wasn’t too crowded and involved a 4km walk through the thermals and forest. The only challenge was getting the bus back as there weren’t many running.

Enjoyed our visit, lots of thermal activity and variety as you wander around. Make sure to fill your drink bottle prior to departing the visitors centre, can get quite warm walking around