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New Zealand North Island

Bright green acidic hotspring - Devi's BAth in wai-o-tapu - rotorua without a car

A Guide to Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland – Walking Through an Alien Landscape

8 December 2025 by Margarita

If you find yourself in Rotorua, there is one place you cannot miss – Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland – the most striking geothermal park in New Zealand. You can visit it … Read more

Rare Endemic Birds at Lake Rotorua: Birdwatching in a Volcanic Landscape

20 December 20257 December 2025 by Margarita

As far as unusual birdwatching destinations go, Lake Rotorua on New Zealand‘s North Island will top many lists. The lake and its namesake town lie inside a collapsed volcano crater … Read more

Things to do in Rotorua

11 Fun Things to do in Rotorua, New Zealand Without a Car

8 December 20252 January 2023 by Margarita

The small town of Rotorua on New Zealand’s North Island is one of the earth’s most unearthly places. It sits inside a collapsed volcano crater known as the Rotorua caldera. … Read more

Blue alkaline chloride spring in Kuirau Park

Kuirau Park – a (Free) Geothermal Wonderland in Rotorua

8 December 202513 September 2022 by Margarita

If you find yourself in Rotorua, don’t miss Kuirau Park – it is home to most types of geothermal activity under the sun, and it is free to visit. Located … Read more

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