NEW ZEALAND NORTH ISLAND Day 4, Nov 1999

 

NEW ZEALAND NORTH ISLAND

Day  4

22 Nov 1999

Rotorua is known for bubbling mud pools, shooting geysers and natural hot springs. There are many beautiful and colourful crater lakes with steam oozing from the surface and spectacular landscape that is breathtaking and as well as mystical at times.  It is also a showcase of unique Maoris’ culture and tradition.

First stop of the day was Wai-O-Taipo

Devil Crater

Rainbow Crater

                 Jean Battern Geyser

                           Champagne Pool

Devil's Bath

                                                              

   Bird Nest's Crater

                                     Inferno Crater

                                             Sulfur Cave

Lady Knot's Geyser was our next visit. This geysers is induced to erupt everyday at 10,15 am. This was done by dropping some chemical into the vent. The water sprayed up to 20 meters into the sky

               Mud Pool at Wai-O-Tapu

Our next itinerary was the Waimangu Volcanic Valley. It is the world youngest geothermal valley. It was also the home of Pink and WhiteTerraces which was destroyed by erruption of Mt Tarawera in 1886. m

                                   Emerald Pool

                           Frying Pan Lake

       Cathedral Rocks and Taharoro Geyser

   Inferno Crater

                            Inferno Crater

                            Bird Nest's Terrace

                             Marble Terrace      

                                          

                                       

                                                             Iodine Pool

                         Steam from hillside

                           Warrick Terrace

                          Warrick Terrace

Te Ara Mokoroa Terrace

We went on a Boat cruise on Lake Rotomahana

                          Mt Tarawera

                            Starhill Crater

                 Remain of White Terrace

Remain of Pink Terrace

Nest itinerary was the Buried Village near Lake Tarawera. It was burried in 1886 from the eruption of Mt Tarawera. 

                                                        Replica of the Pink Terrace

                     Maori's (whare) house

                            Te Wairoa Falls

       Playing with some animals inside the Buried Village

On the way back to our motel in Rotoruo, we passed by some beautiful lakes.