Waimangu Experience: Geothermal Valley Adventure
4.6
16 Ratings
Waimangu

Explore Waimangu’s geothermal wonders with a walk and cruise. Discover Frying Pan Lake, Inferno Crater, and more at your own pace.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Waimangu Volcanic Valley - Experience the full Waimangu adventure by exploring the entire geothermal valley. Discover New Zealand’s geothermal wonders at your leisure on this self-guided Waimangu walking and hiking tour. Choose between easy graded paths or more challenging hiking trails through the geothermal valley, and enjoy remarkable natural…
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What's Included
  • 45 Minute Lake Rotomahana Boat Cruise
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Internal Shuttle Bus
  • Admission Fee for Self-Guided Walk
  • Guide Sheet
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Snacks
Additional Information

Embark on a comprehensive journey through the geothermal valley with the complete Waimangu Experience. Explore New Zealand’s geothermal wonders at your leisure on this self-guided Waimangu walking and hiking tour. Traverse either easy-going paths or challenging hiking trails through the geothermal valley, and marvel at natural wonders such as Frying Pan…

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Location
587 Waimangu Road
Waimangu Road
The meeting location, is exactly the address provided. You will check in at the visitor centre, and then off you go on your walk.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(16 Ratings)
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Charles_v
Dec 13, 2025
Fine. - Nice quiet site with lots of information. Is good to take some extra time for the walk !so there is no tids pressure to catch the boat
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Lynn_b
Nov 21, 2025
Highly recommended - What a peaceful and unique experience. We hadn’t visited sites like this in the past and really enjoyed seeing such stunning natural wonders. The setting is pristine and well maintained. The restrooms were very clean. The trails were easy to navigate with a lot of educational signage to help you appreciate the formation of the geothermal features. The boat guide was very knowledgeable and we loved every minute of this experience!
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Chrisharrison_24747
Nov 21, 2025
Walk in an awesome environment - This was a very pleasant walk through a volcanic valley. Plenty to look at in terms of historic volcanic activity and some current activity. The experience concluded with a boat trip across Frying Pan Lake to see an erupting geyser.
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Mortyatport
Nov 20, 2025
A new wonder to behold at every turn! - We did the trail hike at Waimangu and we did all three sections. They advise that it will take two hours but it took us about an hour and a half and that was even with stopping to take pictures at many stops along the way. The first track section is the most picturesque and is absolutely beautiful. Yes there are some grades but if you are remotely fit without any big mobility challenges, you will find it very manageable. The second track section is interesting but doesn’t have as many spectacular stops. The third track section is very flat and doesn’t take long at all. And you see all of the ducks and swans at that point. There are bathrooms at each of the three bus stops along the way but they were doing maintenance on the last one so it was out of service. The boat ride is also wonderful. Our guide Ryan was very knowledgeable and I thought it was very good the way he made sure that people sitting on either end of the pontoon boat for good pictures of the interesting features along the way. I would highly recommend Waimangu for an interesting and beautiful couple of hours.
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Angeladenis2020
Nov 16, 2025
Mother Nature at her VERY BEST! - INCREDIBLE, A MUST EXPERIENCE! Words cannot describe how beautiful the whole walk and boat tour was. The boat guide was very knowledgeable and you can feel his enthusiasm for his job and country. I rarely take videos when I travel, but I took many on this adventure. Every corner had a new surprise and it wasn’t feasible to keep taking snap shots. The food at the cafe was amazing and I really liked the gift shop as well. I didn’t rent a car for my NZ trip but I found a good taxi service in downtown Rotorua. Round trip was a total of 1 hour and the fare was $140 NZD, around $80 US.
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Adventure28380029701
Oct 10, 2025
Must do visit if near Rotorua - Very good experience. Good maps ans signs. Plenty to see along the walk. Dan our tour boat skipper was excellent. Good explanation of what had happened with the eruption. Skilled skipper with a clear ability to explain what we were seeing.
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I3451sylaurae
Oct 5, 2025
A Geothermal Wonderland - It is a must‑see in Rotorua. The self‑guided walk offers a range of trails suitable for all fitness levels, from a short 1.5 km highlights walk to a more challenging 4.5 km hike, including a climb over Mount Haszard for panoramic views.
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Lisamp5396eu
Jun 22, 2025
If you can only do one volcanic place in Rotorua, make it this one!! - I can't count how many times this day we said 'this is incredible' It just doesn't feel like the same planet once you leave the car park! There are plenty of Volcanic / Geysers around Rotorua, but we had the best time at this one! We did Wai-o-tapu first and then came here, and wish we'd have started here and did Wai-o-tapu a different day... you can spend an ENTIRE day here! There are what feels like 40 different looking planets in this place! and bird life too... The cruise was cool to do too, we were very lucky to have silk water, sunshine and the boat to ourselves. This was our favourite place in Rotorua
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Illuminng4t1
Jun 12, 2025
Ko te TINO o ngā rā katoa 😍😍😍 - MĪHARO RAWA ATU!! Mai i te tīmatanga o tā māua taenga mai ki Waimangu i rongo māua i te aroha me te manaaki o ngā kaimahi katoa 👍👍👍❤️ ĀTAAHUA te whenua!! ĀTAAHUA ngā tāngata!! ♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫
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Eloiseb885
Oct 27, 2025
The experience of a live time - It was beautiful and wood definitely do again. Walkway was good and nice to walk on .the information boards was helpful and really helped to understand how everything happened.
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