What's On in Rotorua

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Sun 28th Apr

Orderville: East Zion Park White Mountain Horseback Tour

Sun 28th Apr, 2024 Rotorua Rotorua
Take the opportunity to visit a slot canyon from horseback. Enjoy a scenic ride to the mouth of a secluded slot canyon and take in the towering sandstone walls.
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Mon 29th Apr

Seattle: Space Needle Ticket

Mon 29th Apr, 2024 Rotorua , Seattle Center
Book your ticket in advance to the most popular attraction in Seattle. Take in sweeping views of the city from the iconic Space Needle.
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Sun 28th Apr

Doha: Safari, Camel Ride, Sandboarding and Inland Sea Tour

Sun 28th Apr, 2024 Rotorua Rotorua
Enjoy a day trip to the desert with a safari guide in an air-conditioned 4WD, with return hotel transfers from Doha. Go camel riding, dune bashing, visit the inland sea, and enjoy the rush of sandboarding.
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Mon 29th Apr

Dresden: Semperoper Tickets and Guided Tour

Mon 29th Apr, 2024 Rotorua Rotorua
Discover a piece of history and admire the fascinating architecture of the Semperoper in Dresden on a guided tour. Explore one of the most beautiful and prestigious opera houses in the world, and learn about the history of this grand building.
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Sun 28th Apr

New York: CityPASS® with Tickets to 5 Top Attractions

Sun 28th Apr, 2024 Rotorua , Midtown Manhattan
Get a New York CityPASS® and experience 5 must-see attractions, handpicked and packaged together at a 40% savings. Your ticket is valid for 9 consecutive days including the first day of use.
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Sun 28th Apr

Portimão: Benagil Caves Speed Boat Tour with Sunset Option

Sun 28th Apr, 2024 Rotorua Rotorua
Discover the Algarve coastline and the famous Benagil Caves on this RIB speed boat tour from Portimão. Enjoy the ocean breeze and keep a look out for dolphins along the way.
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Sun 28th Apr

Ma'alaea Harbor: Whale Watching Catamaran Cruise

Sun 28th Apr, 2024 Rotorua Rotorua
Cruise the Maui coastline aboard a double-deck power catamaran on this guided tour. Visit whales in their natural habitat and watch them do everything from flapping their fins to breaching the water.
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Sun 28th Apr

From Nazca: 35-Minute Flight Over Nazca Lines

Sun 28th Apr, 2024 Rotorua Rotorua
Embark on a flight over the fascinating and mysterious Nazca Lines. See 12 Nazca Lines such as the Monkey, Spider, or Astronaut as you learn about this enigmatic civilization from your pilot.
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Sun 28th Apr

White Island & Whale Island 1-Hour Volcano Scenic Flight

Sun 28th Apr, 2024 Rotorua Rotorua
Take flight for a truly unique adventure to White Island, one of the world's few accessible live volcanoes. Enjoy a fun, awe-inspiring experience with easy conversation and lots of laughs as you admire incredible views and learn the history of the island.

Videos of Rotorua

Our team of Rotorua video and travel guide experts is constantly on the lookout for the latest happenings and new adventures. From events and concerts, restaurants and hotels, adventure activities and local culture & traditions.

Through engaging video and multimedia contents, we bring the magic of Rotorua to a global audience with the ambition to inform and inspire so that you are ready to make the right choices when travelling to Rotorua.

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Our guide to Rotorua offers some inspiration for when you visit this stunning region. Defined by its extraordinary geothermal activity and Maori culture, Rotorua also conjures up adventure thrills and attractions of every kind.

Our local experts have picked their top 10 must do activities to do in Rotorua, the adventure capital of the North Island of New Zealand.

Not everything fun in Rotorua costs money! There are plenty of natural attractions and sights to see that won't impact your budget. Enjoy our 'Top 10 Free Things To Do In Rotorua' video.

Our guide to the very best geothermal attractions in New Zealand to visit including White Island, Tongariro National Park and of course Rotorua.

Government Gardens are beautiful and spacious gardens located in the centre of Rotorua. The Gardens include a bowling club, petanque, croquet and a golf course.

Explore the magical geothermal landscape. Spot native birds and plants amongst the terraces. Located at the southern end of Lake Rotorua, Sulphur Bay is a perfect example of Rotorua's famous geothermal environment.

Kuirau Park is a public park situated close to the town centre and just off Lake Road. The park offers a chance to get up close to impressive steaming geothermal activity with well laid walking tracks.

Kerosene Creek is a hot spring that flows through the natural bush of Rotorua, approximately thirty kilometres from the city centre. The natural hot springs features a two metre waterfall that flows into a tranquil hot pool.

Experience nature just minutes from Rotorua city. Wander through Californian Coastal Redwoods or fulfil a need for speed on mountain bike tracks.

50km off the coast of Whakatane, is the volcanic island of Whakaari, or 'White Island'. It's a circular island which climbs a thousand feet into the sky and is 2km across. Drive an hour from Rotorua to catch a boat trip or take a scenic flight.

Te Puia is New Zealand’s living Maori cultural centre, located 5 minutes from central Rotorua. Situated in the Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley, Te Puia is home to the New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute, Maori Live Show and Pohutu Geyser!

Explore one of nature's most spectacular geothermal parks, with , geysers, hot springs and pools, lush flora and fauna, amazing silica terraces and a rare geothermal cave.