Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 07-357 1050;
www.agrodome.co.nz
; 141 Western Rd, Ngongotaha; 1hr tour adult/child/family
$41/20/84.50, 1hr show $31/15.50/79.50, tour & show $51/25.50/118.50; 8.30am-5pm, shows
9.30am, 11am & 2.30pm, tours 10.40am, 12.10pm, 1.30pm & 3.40pm)
Learn everything you need
to know about sheep at the educational Agrodome. Shows include a parade of champion
rams, a livestock auction, and shearing and doggy displays. The tour lets you check out
farm animals including, among others, sheep. Other agro-attractions include a shearing-
shed museum and cafe.
aMAZEme
MAZE
OFFLINE MAP
( 07-357 5759;
www.amazeme.co.nz
;
1335 Paradise Valley Rd, Ngongotaha; adult/child/family
$16/9/45; 9am-5pm)
This amazing 1.4km maze is constructed from immaculately
pruned, head-high escallonia hedge. Lose yourself (or the kids) in the endless spirals.
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Northeast of Rotorua
Sights & Activities
Hells Gate & Wai Ora Spa
VOLCANIC AREA, SPA
OFFLINE MAP
( 07-345 3151;
www.hellsgate.co.nz
;
SH30, Tikitere; admission adult/child/family $35/17.50/85,
mud bath & spa $75/35/185, massage per 30/60min $85/130; 8.30am-8.30pm)
Known as
Tikitere to the Maori, Hells Gate is an impressive geothermal reserve 16km northeast of
Rotorua on the Whakatane road (SH30). Tikitere is an abbreviation of
Taku tiki i tere nei
(My youngest daughter has floated away), remembering the tragedy of a young girl
jumping into a thermal pool. The English name originates from a 1934 visit by George
Bernard Shaw. The reserve covers 10 hectares, with a 2.5km walking track to the various
attractions, including a hot thermal waterfall. You can also see a master woodcarver at
work, and learn about flax weaving and other Maori traditions.
Long regarded by Maori as a place of healing, Tikitere also houses the Wai Ora Spa,
where you can get muddy with a variety of treatments. A courtesy shuttle to/from Ro-
torua is available.
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