Rotorua

If you’re gonna visit one geothermal park, make it Wai-O-Tapu, it is the best and most colourful one. Orako Korakei on the road to Taupo is also wort a visit, you need to get a boat accross!

I’m travelling to Rotorua in July of 2008 with my school music program – we are entering a competition there. I am so PSYCHED about it!!!! =]

Rotorua is the principal centre of Maori people . I took the chance tho visit a Marae and a typical Maori warrior dance in their Temple, near a geyser camp. It was the most fascinating experience in my life.

Loved the place!! Even experienced a small earthquake…tremor, really, when we were there. NZ rocks!!

I arrived in Rotorua as the first stop on my New Zealand trip, and the first thing that hit me was the sulphur smell. You do get used to it after a while though.

The thing I enjoyed most about Rotorua and the surrounding area was the Maori culture. I know a lot of it is purely for tourist’s benefit, but I enjoyed looking at the arts and crafts and examples of the traditional way of life.

I also enjoyed the Thermal Park and the Skyline gondola and luge run was a lot of fun too :)