Rotorua
Geothermal parks, hot pools, Māori culture and adventure in Rotorua: what to do, what it costs, and how to fit it into a couple of days.
1 Day in Rotorua: The Perfect Itinerary
A one-day Rotorua itinerary, hour by hour: the Lady Knox Geyser at Waiotapu, lunch on Eat Streat, the Redwoods Treewalk, a hot pool soak and a hāngī with glow worms.
Rotorua on a Budget
How to do Rotorua cheaply: free geothermal sights, free hot pools, forest walks and glow worms, what a dorm bed or campsite costs, and the free swaps for the paid attractions.
Things to Do in Rotorua at Night
What to do in Rotorua after dark: a hāngī and haka evening, the lit Redwoods Nightlights walk, glow worms, late-night hot pools, Eat Streat and the Thursday night market.
Rotorua Events Calendar: Annual Festivals and Races by Month
Rotorua's annual events month by month: the Blue Lake Multisport Festival, Waitangi Day, the Tarawera Ultra-Trail, Crankworx, the Rotorua Marathon and Matariki, with next dates.
Things to Do in Rotorua With Kids
The best things to do in Rotorua with kids: kiwi at the National Kiwi Hatchery, the Lady Knox Geyser, the Skyline luge, the Redwoods Treewalk, family hot pools and a hāngī with glow worms.
Free Things to Do in Rotorua
The best free things to do in Rotorua: geothermal walks at Kuirau Park and Sulphur Point, natural hot pools, a free geyser lookout, forest tracks, glow worms and the night market.
Best Things to Do in Rotorua
The best things to do in Rotorua are a geothermal park, a hot pool soak, a Māori cultural evening with hāngī, and an adventure day. Two days covers the essentials.
Every geyser, pool and trail, mapped
Explore Rotorua with offline maps and local detail for the geothermal parks, hot pools, walks and places to eat.