Jo’s guidebook
Food Scene
ln eat street, nice varied menu, specials, sometimes live music and a bar.
Popular restaurant with lunch specials. Great service and s nice place to enjoy a wine
Ambrosia Restaurant and Bar
1096 Tutanekai Stln eat street, nice varied menu, specials, sometimes live music and a bar.
Popular restaurant with lunch specials. Great service and s nice place to enjoy a wine
lf you can't decide what you want to eat, stroll along this street, there's a Steak house, Indian, Pizza and Pasta, Italian, brew bar with kiwi Kai just to name a few. plus a couple of cool bars.
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Eat Street
Tutanekai Streetlf you can't decide what you want to eat, stroll along this street, there's a Steak house, Indian, Pizza and Pasta, Italian, brew bar with kiwi Kai just to name a few. plus a couple of cool bars.
We love this place for special occasions, the buffet and the city views are magnificent.
You ride a gondola to the top to enjoy.
You can also do night luging. fun fun fun
Stratosfare Restaurant
53 Brecon StWe love this place for special occasions, the buffet and the city views are magnificent.
You ride a gondola to the top to enjoy.
You can also do night luging. fun fun fun
very new place and the buffet menu is great. Food keeps coming out and freshly cook.
White Tiger Restaurant & Bar
very new place and the buffet menu is great. Food keeps coming out and freshly cook.
A very busy nice place to eat, large meals. Great for families or large groups. Also best to book your table.
11 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Lone Star Cafe & Bar
1182 Whakaue StA very busy nice place to eat, large meals. Great for families or large groups. Also best to book your table.
Lovely wines, beautiful outlook. Nice to experience and taste New Zealand wines. Just next to Skyline skyrides 🥂
Volcanic Hills Winery
176 Fairy Springs RoadLovely wines, beautiful outlook. Nice to experience and taste New Zealand wines. Just next to Skyline skyrides 🥂
Lots of delicious seafood, Creme paua and paua pies. Also lots of other foods of New Zealand, yummy fry bread.
l love the freshly made food here.
You can also take away.
Kai Caff Aye Rotorua
Lots of delicious seafood, Creme paua and paua pies. Also lots of other foods of New Zealand, yummy fry bread.
l love the freshly made food here.
You can also take away.
Mok Ja
Very nice Korean and Asian food. Eat in or takeaway. l always buy their kimchi 😀
great for groups, birthdays . A varied menu ,that is not to expensive. Nice prawn cocktail and steak.
They have a area for children to have fun with books and activities.
Warm inside and can get very busy best to book ahead.
Cobb & Co. Rotorua
great for groups, birthdays . A varied menu ,that is not to expensive. Nice prawn cocktail and steak.
They have a area for children to have fun with books and activities.
Warm inside and can get very busy best to book ahead.
Te Pā Tū presents culture and kai (cuisine) events- sharing Māori history, traditions, and future aspirations across four hours of celebration and feasting.
Highly recommended this authentic, cultural experience !!
Te Pa Tu
Te Pā Tū presents culture and kai (cuisine) events- sharing Māori history, traditions, and future aspirations across four hours of celebration and feasting.
Highly recommended this authentic, cultural experience !!
Very well stocked Chinese supermarket. l love their spicy sauces and fresh produce.
Newland Food Market 新大陸超市
Very well stocked Chinese supermarket. l love their spicy sauces and fresh produce.
This is a great place to dine either couples, family and groups. delicious food plus Reasonable prices, you won't leave hungry
Spring festival dumpling
1240 Fenton StThis is a great place to dine either couples, family and groups. delicious food plus Reasonable prices, you won't leave hungry
Sightseeing
Lake Tarawera
natural surroundings, various pools to enjoy. Relaxing and less people unlike the Polynesian pools.
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Piscinas termales del valle de Waikite
648 Waikite Valley Rdnatural surroundings, various pools to enjoy. Relaxing and less people unlike the Polynesian pools.
A beautiful must see in the evening. love the forest smells and lights.
best to book through bookme.
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Redwoods Treewalk
Tarawera RoadA beautiful must see in the evening. love the forest smells and lights.
best to book through bookme.
A fun place to go and have a game of mini putt. with rabbits moving around the place. Very pretty at night with twinkling lights.
15 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mini Golf Rotorua
152 Fairy Springs RdA fun place to go and have a game of mini putt. with rabbits moving around the place. Very pretty at night with twinkling lights.
This is a historical area and the Buried Village occured after the Tarawera eruption in 1886. There is a cafe there also.
41 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Buried Village of Te Wairoa
1180 Tarawera RoadThis is a historical area and the Buried Village occured after the Tarawera eruption in 1886. There is a cafe there also.
Our kiwi bird, native to Aotearoa. Great place to visit and see a magnificent bird.
The National Kiwi Hatchery
141 Fairy Springs RdOur kiwi bird, native to Aotearoa. Great place to visit and see a magnificent bird.
l had a amazing rafting trip with this company. beautiful setting and a definetly a adrenaline adventure.
14 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Kaituna Cascades Rafting Company
18 Okere Falls Rdl had a amazing rafting trip with this company. beautiful setting and a definetly a adrenaline adventure.
the most beautiful fall, you can hike to this from the carpark just before buried village going to Lake Tarawera. Magical
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Tarawera Falls
the most beautiful fall, you can hike to this from the carpark just before buried village going to Lake Tarawera. Magical
nice cafe and garden area. right across the road from the river and lake. Vegetarian menu also. great beer and coffee.
53 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Okere Falls Store
757A State Hwy 33nice cafe and garden area. right across the road from the river and lake. Vegetarian menu also. great beer and coffee.
Very pretty walking track and not to hard right by the kaituna river. Free entry.
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Okere Falls Track
9 Trout Pool RdVery pretty walking track and not to hard right by the kaituna river. Free entry.
Adventure activities
Rotorua Ziplines
For the adrenaline people. Safe and fun . Very busy, so best to book ahead
Very cool fun, be prepared to get wet and great for groups as well.
Kaituna Rafting - Rotorua Whitewater Rafting
Very cool fun, be prepared to get wet and great for groups as well.
Great fun and entertainment for families. Take a picnic lunch .
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
aMAZEme
1335 Paradise Valley RdGreat fun and entertainment for families. Take a picnic lunch .
Beautiful natural mud bath to experience. This is therapeutic and great for your skin.
Mud bath and spa is a short drive out of Rotorua.
A must do !
Also you can go for a walk around the geothermal park.
54 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Parque Geotérmico Hells Gate y Spa de Barro
351 State Hwy 30Beautiful natural mud bath to experience. This is therapeutic and great for your skin.
Mud bath and spa is a short drive out of Rotorua.
A must do !
Also you can go for a walk around the geothermal park.
Free things to do in and around Rotorua
Majestical forest it's free to walk through the giant redwoods.
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Bosque de Redwoods - Whakarewarewa
Majestical forest it's free to walk through the giant redwoods.
Natural geothermal park with mud pools and foot baths for free to walk around.
Children's playground
Market on Saturday mornings.
Beautiful gardens
Bubbly mud pools with the distinctive sulphur smell, which is healthy.
59 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Parque Kuirau
Ranolf StreetNatural geothermal park with mud pools and foot baths for free to walk around.
Children's playground
Market on Saturday mornings.
Beautiful gardens
Bubbly mud pools with the distinctive sulphur smell, which is healthy.
l love this marae and historical Māori pa. Wharenui (buildings) church
Right by Lake Rotorua, a easy walk around and from there to either town or Kuirau geothermal park.
Beautiful carvings at the marae.
Historic church
This is a living Māori village so please be respectful of our tangata whenua (people of our land)
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Ohinemutu
l love this marae and historical Māori pa. Wharenui (buildings) church
Right by Lake Rotorua, a easy walk around and from there to either town or Kuirau geothermal park.
Beautiful carvings at the marae.
Historic church
This is a living Māori village so please be respectful of our tangata whenua (people of our land)
Very picturesque lake for swimming, playground and boating. A few bbq areas for you to use for free.
You can walk around the lake takes about 40 minutes.
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Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake)
Tarawera RoadVery picturesque lake for swimming, playground and boating. A few bbq areas for you to use for free.
You can walk around the lake takes about 40 minutes.
Centennial Park
love it here, when the cherry trees are blooming. free entry .
Lovely gardens, sculptures and some mud pools. Free entry
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Jardines del Gobierno y Aguas Termales
9 Queens DrLovely gardens, sculptures and some mud pools. Free entry
Pretty beside the lake. Huge playground. coffee cart, take a picnic. Nice easy walk along the lakeside.
free entry
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Rotorua Lakefront Boardwalk
Lakefront DrivePretty beside the lake. Huge playground. coffee cart, take a picnic. Nice easy walk along the lakeside.
free entry
This is a beautiful lake about 20 minutes drive from our place. You pass the redwood forest and blue lake.
lovely drive into bush and nature.
When you drive to Lake Tarawera they also have a water taxi that takes you over to the hot water beach. Very relaxing and the lake is crystal clear. Summer time our favourite place to swim !
Lake Tarawera Lookout
1180 Tarawera RdThis is a beautiful lake about 20 minutes drive from our place. You pass the redwood forest and blue lake.
lovely drive into bush and nature.
When you drive to Lake Tarawera they also have a water taxi that takes you over to the hot water beach. Very relaxing and the lake is crystal clear. Summer time our favourite place to swim !
Neighbourhoods
Just 1 minute walk up the road is a small shopping centre with a grocery shop, chemist, takeaways ,fish and chips and indian . A laundrymat, liquor shop, hairdresser and two bakery's.
There is a bus stop at the end of our street, that can take you to from town.
We live in a cul da sac and the streets very quiet.
Brookland Road, Western Heights, Rotorua 3015, Nueva Zelanda
Just 1 minute walk up the road is a small shopping centre with a grocery shop, chemist, takeaways ,fish and chips and indian . A laundrymat, liquor shop, hairdresser and two bakery's.
There is a bus stop at the end of our street, that can take you to from town.
We live in a cul da sac and the streets very quiet.
Just a short drive from our place.
Best to book ahead.
68 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mitai Maori Village
196 Fairy Springs RdJust a short drive from our place.
Best to book ahead.
Just a very short drive to Skylines, with gondola,luge and other fun activities.
also the restaurant which is also buffet to dine over looking the city, lake and mokoua island. highly recommend.
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Skyline Rotorua
178 Fairy Springs RdJust a very short drive to Skylines, with gondola,luge and other fun activities.
also the restaurant which is also buffet to dine over looking the city, lake and mokoua island. highly recommend.