Sulphur City_Flexi Tours

Blue sent me to breathe in the sulphur-rich air of Rotorua & to get the taste of NZ’s most dynamic thermal area with spurting geysers, steaming hot springs and exploding mud pools.

Sulphur city is the most touristed spots on the North Island. I travelled by Flexi Tours. What a fantastic day from the start of the journey to the finish, I would say it is worth every minute and every penny spent. As the name suggests this one day tour is a very flexible plan where you can mix and match activities and create your own itinerary. Out of the 7 different options one can choose any two and I preferred to do Wai-O-Tapu and Skyline Skyrides. Plus you get time to stroll around, sip a cup of coffee and take pictures of beautiful surroundings.

 Flexi Tour makes you feel really special. Our driver was an extremely knowledgeable & friendly guide.Our 4 hours car drive passed by so quickly. He gave us bits of information as and when he could and it was something not really bookish. I would recommend Flexi Tour to anyone who wants to visit Rotorua even for a day or more.As far as the overall experience is concerned you will be surely in safe hands and say it was worth choosing Flexi Tours for your trip.

Lake Rotorua is the largest of the district’s 16 lakes and is – underneath all that water – a spent volcano.

Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland

Basically it means “sacred waters”. This is one of the most famous of thermal reserves. It has many interesting features like the boiling multi-hued Champagne pool, bubbling mud, stunning mineral terraces and the Lady Knox Geyser which gushes upto 20m for about an hour. 

Some of the interesting Sign boards you will find in Rotorua.

Te Puia is the most polished of NZ’s Maori cultural attractions. Here you can discover the work and methods of many traditional Maori weavers, wood and greenstone carvers. More of these arts are displayed at a gift shopwhich stocks excellent range of arts and crafts.

Te Puia puts on three daily shows and one nightly show of Maori cultural performance everyday.

Skyline Skyrides

Swinging up Mt. Ngongotaha is Skyline Skyrides. This gondola cruises upto a hill top which features panoramic viewsof the lake.At the top there is a restaurant, a cafe and walking tracks around the mountains.On your way back you can either take the luge, come back on a chairlift or take a gondola again to come down the hill. 

Thank you Flexi Tours and Blue for giving this opportunity to explore Rotorua "Flexi-way"

Reshma