Waimangu Volcanic Valley Experience

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Price:	Starting from NZ $34.50 per adult
Prime Rotorua tourist attraction, Waimangu Volcanic Valley offers self guided tours through spectacular geothermal activity in the world's youngest geothermal system. Waimangu Volcanic Valley is a must do eco-experience when you visit Rotorua. A protected scenic reserve and wildlife refuge, Waimangu Volcanic Valley mixes unique ecology and rare botany with fascinating geothermal features such as steaming crater lakes, all set in pristine New Zealand bush on the shores of Lake Rotomahana, just 20 minutes South of Rotorua and 40 minutes North of Taupo. View Waimangu's steaming landscape and other fascinating geothermal features as you follow our crater walkways. Choose an easy-walking track or take an invigorating hike to enjoy superb panoramas. Round off your visit with a boat cruise on beautiful Lake Rotomahana, seeing rare geothermal sights not accessible on foot. Walking & Hiking Your walk or hike takes you on an ecological adventure through the craters of this beautiful valley. As you walk through the youngest eco-system in the world you'll see a range beautiful native plants and bird-life thriving alongside spectacular geothermal activity. uEasy Walking/u There are many walks, mainly downhill, for you to choose from. You will see Echo Crater, and Frying Pan Lake, the world's largest hot water spring. Our mysterious and dramatic Inferno Crater and its beautiful blue hot lake will take your breath away. Enjoy the serenity of our New Zealand native bush. You'll see newly forming silica terraces and rare and unusual thermal plants. uMt Haszard Hiking Trail/u The Mt Haszard Hiking Trail follows parts of the original walking route from the early 1900's when tourists came to view the Waimangu Geyser erupting. Beginning at Inferno Crater before moving high above the Waimangu Volcanic Valley floor, this nature hike provides stunning panoramic views of the valley. Lake Rotomahana Cruise Enjoy a boat cruise on Lake Rotomahana, one of New Zealand's most beautiful, unspoilt, natural wilderness areas, with its own separate geothermal system.The amazing thermal activity can only be experienced from our vessel. The 1886 Mt Tarawera Eruption changed Lake Rotomahana dramatically, exploding it to 20 times its size. The lake now covers approximately 15 coalescing craters formed during the eruption. Fifteen years after that massive eruption, the lake reached its current height and is now the deepest in New Zealand's North Island. Lake Rotomahana is the newest of all New Zealand's larger, naturally formed lakes and is protected as a wildlife refuge where large numbers of birds live all year round.