Rotorua Attractions

Motor Inn Rotorua

 


Rotorua has an amazing array of activities and attractions...  so many that we can only give you a brief glimpse, but we would be very happy to help you plan and book any activities and tours during your stay with us.

Geothermal Wonderland
Rotorua is world famous for it's unique geothermal wonders. At the four main thermal areas, Whakarewarewa, Waiotapu, Waimangu and Hell’s Gate, you can see boiling mud pools, steaming vents, to magnificent geysers shooting skywards. For pure relaxation, visit the Polynesian Spa with it's 35 hot mineral pools.


Spectacular Pohutu geyser

  Spectacular Pohutu Geyser 


Maori Culture Performances

  Experience Maori Culture 

Maori Culture
Opportunities to experience Maori culture abound in Rotorua - enjoy a performance of song and dance, followed by a traditional hangi (food cooked in a earth oven).

Visit a re-created forest village where you can experience pre-European New Zealand. Here you can also experience a traditional Maori concert, followed by a hangi dinner.

 
Geyser Television
Rotorua's Visitor Information Channel

Rotorua's eleven lakes offer all you could wish in fun, adventure and relaxation on the water. Sail, cruise, kayak, waterski or fish. Rotorua boasts some of the best trout fishing (both rainbow and brown) in the world. 10lb plus trout are not uncommon in this region. You will even find fishing guides who will guarantee you a trout or your money back!!

 


Rotorua Trout Fishing

  Lakes teeming with Trout  

 


Mount Tarawera

  Mount Tarawera  

Tours & Sightseeing
Within minutes of town - you can be in a giant Redwood grove, on a farm, amid a native forest, at a trout sanctuary or wildlife reserve.

You might like to explore Rotorua and its attractions with one of the local tour companies. Your expert guide will tell you all about the area, it's history,  people and the legends handed down through generations.

Take a flight over, or even land on, Mount Tarawera, a dormant volcano with spectacular colours and deep volcanic craters.

Within one hour of Rotorua you can....

  • See Taupo with it's great lake and attractions

  • Visit Hobbitville of 'Lord of the Rings' fame

  • Swim with the dolphins

  • Experience a rain forest (Whirinaki)

Adventure
Rotorua has more than it's share of adrenaline-pumping action. Our dramatic natural settings provide the opportunity for thrills and adventure even for the most daring.

Run, slip and slide down the slope of an extinct volcano. Race down a mountain side on a luge track.... jump from bungy towers. Throw yourself down white water rapids on a raft, or take a wild ride on the highest commercially rafted waterfall in the southern hemisphere.

 


Rotorua Luge

   Riding the luge 


Mount Tarawera

  Rotorua's Lakes  

Hunting & Fishing

Rotorua is surrounded by game of many species... 
Animals include Oppossum, Rabbit, Wild Pig, Wallaby and a number of Deer species (Red, Roosa, Sika, Fallow, Sambar)

Fishing, both freshwater and saltwater...
Freshwater includes Rainbow and Brown Trout. Saltwater includes gamefishing for Marlin/Tuna as well as bottom fishing and surfcasting.

Our excellent guides/charters will ensure a successful catch.

Spas
Rotorua has a number of spas offering spa therapies for the weary traveller. Relax in a hot mineral pool, luxuriate in the warmth of a thermal mud bath or mud pack. Enjoy a traditional therapeutic massage or a massage utilising hot and chilled rocks or under jets of warm thermal water. You'll feel leave feeling renewed.


  Spa Treatments  

Links of Interest

PureNZ

Tourism Rotorua

Spa at QE

Trout Fishing & Lake Cruises

Experience fabulous Rotorua.... book your stay with us today»

 

 


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