Me on the bridge - same area in Rotorua

It doesn't smell as bad as you think it does!

Rotorua - Land of Geysers, Thermal Pools and Stinking Sulphur!

December 29th 2007
DATE VISITED: 27, 28, 29 DECEMBER 07 After our detour in the Coromandel we headed inland to the city of Rotorua. It has the most energetic thermal activity in the country, with bubbling mud pools, gurgling hot springs, and gushing geysers. We checked in at a decent 4 star camp site on the edge of town complete with free thermal pools and underground heated tent sites (more later) before seeing ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

11th August 2010

Helen
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sulphur in pools
Hi, I have been reading your comments. Can you please tell me how bad the smell is? I suffer from asthma and am wary about staying in Rororua as have been told it can affect people with asthma. We are going next Jan. Would really appreciate any comments - I don't want to get sick!!! Thanks so much

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