Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Te Aroha
POP 3800
Te Aroha has a great vibe. You could even say that it's got 'the love', which is the literal
meaning of the name. Tucked under the elbow of the bush-clad Mt Te Aroha (952m), it's
a good base for tramping or 'taking the waters' in the town's therapeutic thermal springs.
It's also the southern trailhead on the Hauraki Rail Trail (
Click here
).
Sights & Activities
Te Aroha Museum
(
www.tearoha-museum.com
;
Te Aroha Domain; adult/child $4/2; 11am-4pm Nov-Mar, noon-3pm Apr-Oct)
In
the town's ornate former thermal sanatorium (aka the 'Treasure of Te Aroha'). Displays
include quirky ceramics, old spa-water bottles, historic photos and an old printing press.
MUSEUM
Te Aroha Mineral Spas
( 07-884 8717;
www.tearohamineralspas.co.nz
;
Boundary St, Te Aroha Domain; 30min session adult/child $18/11;
10.30am-9pm Mon-Fri, to 10pm Sat & Sun)
In the Edwardian Hot Springs Domain, this spa of-
fers private tubs, massage, beauty therapies and aromatherapy. Also here is the tempera-
mental
Mokena Geyser
- the world's only known soda geyser - which blows its top around
every 40 minutes, shooting water 3m into the air (the most ardent eruptions are between
noon and 2pm). Book ahead for spas and treatments.
SPA
Te Aroha Leisure Pools
( 07-884 4498;
www.tearohaleisurepools.co.nz
;
Boundary St, Te Aroha Domain; adult/child $7/5;
10am-5.45pm Mon-Fri, to 6.45pm Sat & Sun)
Outdoor heated freshwater pools, a thermal bath house
and a toddlers' pool.
SWIMMING, BATHHOUSE
Mt Te Aroha
Trails up Mt Te Aroha start at the top of the domain. It's a 45-minute climb to Bald Spur/
Whakapipi Lookout (350m), then another 2.7km (two hours) to the summit. Ask at the i-
SITE about mountain-bike trails.
TRAMPING, MOUNTAIN BIKING
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