Rotoroa Stories


Maori Village visit

On Wednesday, we visited a Maori village in Rotoroa called Whakarewarewa. No, I don’t know how to pronounce it. We were shown the hot pools and mud pools in the village, all steaming and bubbling. The ground beneath our feet was warm to the touch. The steam coming up from the ground is used in these wooden ovens that were used to cook our lunch that day...


Tumu Tumu Toobing

Tuesday was another early start as we had to travel for two hours to get to the Waitomo caves. It was a scenic journey though, past the hydrothermal vents in Rotoroa and a dam. At the caves, we were taken to a black shed in the middle of a field and kitted out in a (wet and cold) wetsuit and jacket, wetsocks, white gumboots and a helmet with a light. We...