Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland

great place for photo taking. and for a very unique experience that is no where else in the country.

Some amazing natural beauty is hiding here, and there's always more to see than you have time for. I was taken by the stark beauty of the landscape - like walking on another world almost - and especially the Artists Palette and Champagne Pools. Well worth visiting the bubbling mudpools up the road a bit, but I was greatly disappointed to see that the famous Lady Knox Geyser no longer fires off naturally, instead needing a park operative to dump chemicals into it to catalyse a reaction - which is how they can make it fire off on cue.
Not the best value for money, it is still an amazing place to visit and quite photogenic. Amazing to see how the wildlife has adapted to thrive in a naturally-toxic, sulphur-rich environment.

It was great to see some thermal sights however the geyser was not very impressive, it was expensive and very crowded

Kids thought it was sensational and they loved the Lady Knox geyser. The Champagne mud pool was so pretty.

Lovely scenery and the board walk is great. Loads of cool things to see. The geyser is wonderful and the sulfur pools too. The hugely excessive price tag was a big negative though. We seriously considered not going as its very expensive to get in