Located in Rotorua, the iconic Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland is set in an active geothermal area within the Oktataina Volcanic Centre. Meaning ‘sacred waters’ in Māori, Wai-O-Tapu is a spectacularly diverse and colourful landscape, filled with huge volcanic craters, steaming vents, sinter terrace formations, colourful hot and cold springs and surrounded by a lush bush setting.
See some of the magnificent sights to be found here within our photo guide.

Artist's Palette - Photo credit: Leyo

Photo by Victoria Hearn

Champagne Pool - Photo credit: patrox on Pixabay

Photo credit: Matt Crawford

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Photo by Victoria Hearn

Sulfurous pond - Photo credit: Econterms under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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