City Guide Rotorua, New Zealand

Rotorua- adventure capital of NZ!

Such a great town- worth staying a week because it's a great place to hop over to other towns like Matamata and Waitomo, with Rotorua a great home base. Lots of fun places to eat and great souvenir shops.

Insider Tip:Raft the Kaituna or forever regret it and for souvenirs to go Penny's- she's super sweet and chatty and will tell you all the Maori legends. Also, if you need any supplies head to Mac Pac the staff is really helpful, and grocery shop at the Pak N Save, not Countdown. And the redwood forest is a great free hike!

Rotovegas!

A must place-to-go in New Zealand! Spectacular views and experience. Easy to go around and heaps of activities to do. Try the polynesian spa, its awesome!

thermal world

I think it is a pleasent place to enjoy the geothermal activities. For cultural things (Maori evenning), sightseeing or tracking (eg.: Wai-O-Tapu or Blue Lake) and leasuring (several spas - we tried the Waikite Spa - not stinky) was excellent place. But any other activities were not tried.

Worth a stop on any NZ holiday

Rotorua is amazing! Geysers, bubbling mud pools, hot springs... it really is a geothermal wonderland. Walk down the local park and find steam rising from the ground! There's loads to see and do here - and don't forget a trip to the spa while you're here! Heaven!

Insider Tip:The green CityRide buses travel to every destination you can think of and only cost $2 a trip, or $6 for a day pass. They'll drop you wherever you want on their route, no set bus stops and on the return, just signal them wherever you are and they'll stop. Made it incredibly easy to get around.

Rotorua for fun

A great city to visit for a few days action, be that Maori village visits or hardcore bungying. Take a Zorb while you are there, and be sure to visit the gethermal springs!