Geothermal Day

Booked an intercity bus to Waiotapu, which is just about 30mins away, but basically a free bus cause I still had time left on my flexipass. There’s a lot of geothermal activity around Rotorua, and Waiotapu is one of the highlights. Theres a paid thermal “wonderland” where you walk around and see the mud pools and brightly coloured ponds, but instead I just walked to the free bubbling mud pools and spent a relaxing afternoon in the Hot n Cold River, where a cold temp river meets up w a hot geothermal one, and people come and swim in it. Very nice and relaxing and free! Had some lunch I packed w me and caught the bus back to Rotorua!Read more