Steam, Geysers and Living Culture
Rotorua sits on a lake inside an old volcanic caldera. Steam rises from parks and gardens, geysers erupt at Te Puia, and the town is the centre of Māori culture for visitors — with cultural evenings, hāngī feasts and living villages.
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18 videos: the city, its sights, food, culture and day trips, with films in other languages. Tap any picture to play it on the big screen.
The geysers, villages, forest and lakes.
A two-day plan for Rotorua.
Through central Rotorua on foot.
Pōhutu Geyser and the geothermal valley.
The thermal parks around Rotorua.
The free geothermal park in central Rotorua.
An evening of culture and hāngī.
Performance and arts at Te Puia.
Sheep show and farm tour.
The Redwoods Treewalk among giant trees.
Lanterns among the redwoods.
Hot mineral pools beside the lake.
A tour of the Hobbiton Movie Set.
The one-day volcanic walk.
A visit to Te Puia, in Chinese.
Hell’s Gate and its mud baths, in Chinese.
Sightseeing and a Māori show in Rotorua, in Japanese.
Riding the Skyline luge, in Japanese.
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