After Christmas, we moved on towards Rotorua. We spent a night in Kawerau which introduced us to the stench the area is famous for, basically an eggy sulphur smell. They had free thermal heated pools which were a bit too good to be true. But they were true and they were ace!
We stayed for three nights in Rotorua, the home of our campervan! We had been warned that Rotorua might be a bit rough but we actually had a great time.
We bit the bullet and bought tickets to the number one attraction - Te Puia. It was good fun. We got to see the largest Geyser in the Southern Hemisphere, some Kiwis, mud pools, a replica Mauri village and lots of geothermal acitivity.
The next day we visited Ohinemutu - a Mauri village on the edge of Rotorua. It was interesting walking round seeing the steam seaping out of the ground everywhere and there were lots of carvings.
The lakes in Kuirau Park were super steamy.
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