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Rotorua: Thermal Attractions

By Alistair Ross • Sep 6th, 2008 • Category: New Zealand Attractions

Rotorua is the city of thermal attractions. Situated on the edge of Lake Rotorua, the geothermal activity here is intense, and gives rise to some amazing and unique hot springs, craters, geysers and bubbling mud pools that can be found throughout the city. There are a few spots in particular where the geothermal activity has [...]



Maori Leap Cave

By Alistair Ross • Sep 2nd, 2008 • Category: New Zealand Attractions

The Maori Leap Cave runs through 60 million year old Kaikoura Limestone that’s just dripping with stalactites.



Whale Watching at Kaikoura

By Alistair Ross • Sep 2nd, 2008 • Category: New Zealand Attractions

If you want to do some whale watching in New Zealand Kaikoura, on the east coast of the South Island, isĀ  the place to go. You can also swim with dolphins, get up close to fur seals on land as well as swim with them.