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Free cancellation available
Price is €200 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 12h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

  • Experience the best of New Zealand’s natural and cultural highlights in one unforgettable day.

    Explore Hell’s Gate, the country’s most active geothermal park, with steaming vents, bubbling mud pools, erupting waters, and colourful mineral terraces, while learning about Māori traditions and the historical use of geothermal energy.

    Then, relax at Putāruru Blue Springs, famous for its crystal-clear, vivid blue water and tranquil native bush walks, perfect for photos and quiet reflection.

    Finish with a visit to Tirau, a quirky rural town known for its corrugated iron sheep and dog buildings, creative architecture, and charming cafés.

    This journey offers an ideal mix of adventure, culture, stunning scenery, and unique New Zealand experiences that leave lasting memories.

Activity location

  • Hell's Gate Geothermal Reserve & Mud Spa
    • 351 State Highway 30
    • 3074, Tikitere, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hell's Gate Geothermal Reserve & Mud Spa
    • 351 State Highway 30
    • 3074, Tikitere, New Zealand

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Hell's Gate Geothermal MudSpa

  • Activity duration is 12 hours12h
    12h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 06:00
Price details
€199.97 x 1 Adult€199.97
Total
Price is €199.97
Until Fri, 16 Oct

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Tour Guide
  • Inclusions
    Per person
  • Exclusions
    Dinner
  • Exclusions
    Coffee and/or Tea
  • Exclusions
    Lunch

Know before you book

    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • Travelling time will be approximately 12hrs including the tour guide, meal, attraction and sight seeing
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Auckland (Pass by)

Morning Pick-Up from Hotel Auckland CBD: 5:45am onward It will take approximately about 15 minutes to complete the pickups. Departure 6:00 am Travel: Auckland to Tirau Approximately (2hrs drive covering 175kms) via SH 1.

Hell's Gate Geothermal Reserve & Mud Spa

  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
You will be boarding a shuttle bus service provided by Hell's Gate at 9:50am at iSite Rotorua and will be heading to Hell's gate geothermal experience. Next, you will visit Hell's Gate Geothermal Park: Experience the dramatic geothermal landscapes, including a self-guided walk through bubbling mud pools, steaming vents, and sulphur lakes. Enjoy a rejuvenating mud bath or sulphur spa. The mud bath experience is limited 20 minutes for health and safety reasons. Please have your lunch at the Hell's gate before boarding the shuttle bus at 1:30pm A shuttle bus will drop you at iSite Rotorua city. You will be joining the other tourists again, and we will be doing an hour driving highlights tour of Rotorua, while we pickup our lovely co-tourists from other attractions and drop off anyone who is checking in to Rotorua Hotels.

Rotorua i-SITE Visitor Information Centre

  • 15m
After completeing the Hell's Gate Experience, you will be returning to iSite, Rotorua using the Hell's Gate Shuttle by which departs at 1:30 PM. You will be picked by our tour guide at 1:50 PM from iSite, Rotorua.

Blue Spring

  • 30m
From iSite, Rotorua, with other customers on board, a 50 minuted drive, we will head to Putāruru Blue Springs is a crystal-clear freshwater spring in Waikato, New Zealand, known for its vivid blue colour and exceptionally pure water that supplies much of Auckland’s drinking water. Surrounded by native bush, it offers an easy scenic walk and tranquil views.

Dog and Sheep Shaped Corrugated Metal Buildings

  • 15m
Tirau is a small, charming town located in the Waikato region of New Zealand, known for its quirky corrugated iron sculptures and creative architecture. Positioned along State Highway 1, it serves as a popular stopover for travellers heading to Rotorua, Taupo, and beyond. The town is famous for its giant corrugated iron sheep and dog buildings, housing the local i-SITE visitor centre and a wool shop, adding to its unique character. Tirau is also home to cosy cafes, boutique shops, and local art, making it an interesting and delightful stop. Arrive 8.15 am 2. Dog and Sheep Shaped Corrugated Metal Buildings, Tirau New Zealand We recommend travellers to take a bathroom break and buy coffee or snacks. (15 minutes). You can pre-order to some of the recommended cafe's while we are on the way to Tirau to save time. Departure 8.30 am Travel: Tirau to Mudpool - Wai-O-Tapu Approximately 1hr 10mins(80 km) via State Hwy 5

Auckland

  • 2h
From Tirau, we head back to Auckland CBD, on the way back, we will drop off our friendly tourists at the Airport Transfer, and Airport hotels.

Location

Activity location

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    Hell's Gate Geothermal Reserve & Mud Spa
    • 351 State Highway 30
    • 3074, Tikitere, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Hell's Gate Geothermal Reserve & Mud Spa
    • 351 State Highway 30
    • 3074, Tikitere, New Zealand

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