Affordable Adventures Wai-O-Tapu
Leave the driving to us!
Wai-o-Tapu Thermal Wonderland is located approximately 25km south of the Rotorua city centre. While it’s an easy drive through the picturesque countryside, a daily, round-trip shuttle service is available for $109 per person from the Rotorua isite Visitor Information Centre – it’s better for our planet and makes it easier for families and groups to get to the same place easier and all together.
Package includes:
Shuttle service to Wai-o-Tapu Thermal Wonderland departing from the Rotorua isite Visitor Information Centre (1167 Fenton Street) at 9am
Visiting the mud pool on the Wai-o-Tapu Loop Track
Viewing the Lady Knox Geyser eruption
Entry to Wai-o-Tapu Thermal Wonderland
Return shuttle to Rotorua isite by 1.30pm
Terms & Conditions
This shuttle service and package is available seven days a week (excluding Christmas Day and New Year’s Day). A minimum of two passengers are required for the shuttle service and entry package to commence. The shuttle leaves from and returns to the Rotorua isite located at 1167 Fenton Street.
Inclusions
Tours & Activities
Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland
201 Waiotapu Loop Rd, Rotorua, New Zealand, 3015
Lady Knox geyser presentation 10.15am daily, arrive by 9.45am.
Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland is a spectacular showcase of New Zealand’s most colourful and unique geothermal elements sculpted by thousands of years of volcanic activity.
Sculptured out of volcanic activity and thousands of years in the making, Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland is considered to be New Zealand’s most colourful and diverse geothermal sightseeing attraction. You are introduced to a uniquely different natural landscape – the key to what you see lies below the surface – one of the most extensive geothermal systems in New Zealand, extending over 18-sq. km.
Come and see the history and beauty of the Lady Knox Geyser at 10.15am every day. Presented by our fantastic staff in a natural amphitheatre. Lady Knox Geyser provides a unique opportunity to see an eruption to heights of 10 to 20 metres.
Visit the Mud Pool to complete your experience at Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland. The largest mud pool in New Zealand, it was originally the site of a large mud volcano which was destroyed through erosion in the 1920’s.
Open 365 days of the year including all public holidays.
Terms & conditions
Thermal Park & Lady Knox Geyser (9:45 AM to 4:30 PM) Terms and Conditions:
IMPORTANT: Tickets are NON-REFUNDABLE. If your planned visit is more than three months ahead, please visit this page again closer to the time of your arrival. Please be assured that tickets will not sell out, and you will be able to visit on your preferred date.
All Waiotapu Tickets are valid for one time admission within 3 months of date of purchase.