Huka Falls cruise

boarding the cruise boat

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A Volcanic Wonderland, lava glass and a “lava breakie”

April 20th 2013
Saturday 20th April - Day 17: Lake Taupo to Rotorua, 81km (49 miles). Rotorua is famous for its massive surface area of “boiling springs and volcanic gases” , impressive mineral pools with a range of natural colours, mud pools and steaming fumaroles and, of course, the smell of sulphur. About 90% of the tourist industry is centred in this area, an area of volcanic activity dating back thousand ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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

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