Local Attractions
Agrodome
New Zealand’s Premier attraction, the Agrodome has something for everyone.
Agrodome offers visitors a fun, interactive and really hands-on experience with Kiwi farming and the opportunity to meet our animals (including goats, cattle, deer, alpacas and ostriches) and take part in our world famous Agrodome Sheep Show!
Agrodome is also a magnet for thrill-seekers! Have a go at one of many adrenalin-pumping activities including Bungy Jumping, the legendary Zorb, the wicked Swoop, Freefall Xtreme body flying, Agrojet, Shweeb rides, Helipro and more!
After an exhaustingly fun-filled day with us, enjoy a bite to eat at our Cafe, or browse our shop for quality Kiwi-made gifts, souvenirs and designer products.
Agrodome is an all-weather attraction and we have something fun for everyone – whether you are 9 or 90!
We’re open 8.30am until 5pm, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. (Adventure activities are closed Christmas Day only.)
www.agrodome.co.nz
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Hell’s Gate and Wai Ora Spa
Rotorua’s fiercest thermal area and largest active mud volcano, NZ’s largest boiling whirlpool, largest hot water fall in southern hemisphere, naturally hot mineral foot pools, water and steam vent geyser, hot spraying pools, tame birds.
Unique opportunity to touch and feel the earth’s power. Touch the beautifully soft hot water of our medicinal sulphur lake and finest geothermal mud used in masks and cosmetics. View thermal heated rocks and steam vents. Bathe in our glorious mud spa complex.
A unique place of extreme contrasts. Walk past steaming fumeroles and pools of boiling mud so violent they are unnerving. See remarkable formations and colours, cascading hot water and unearthly vistas. Experience nature’s power and beauty up close.
‘Mud Glorious Mud’ and health giving waters at Wai Ora Spa, with NZ’s only mud bath complex, using some of the world’s finest mud. Before Europeans described the ‘quite remarkable curative properties’ of Tikitere, Maori warriors bathed their wounds.
Now visitors can experience the unique muds and waters at Hells Gate Wai Ora Spa.
Located five minutes past Rotorua Airport, turn right to Whakatane and it is 4km on the left. Daily shuttle available from Rotorua.
www.hellsgate.co.nz
Paradise Valley Springs Wildlife Park
At Paradise Valley Springs, visitors can interact with a variety of wildlife that is found wild around New Zealand. Animals such as Deer, Pigs, Thar and Wallabies may be hand fed.
See Rainbow and Brown Trout in our crystal-clear pools and wild in the Ngongotaha Stream that winds through our park.
Get up close to friendly farm animals in the lively streamside farmwalk Alpacas, Goats, a Miniature Horse and Sheep to name a few.
View native New Zealand birds, waterfowl on our wetlands and
walk-through with our native alpine parrots the Kea.
Taste pure spring water straight from our natural spring, or purchase some of our own bottled ‘Paradise Pure’ to take away with you.
Experience our elevated rainforest treetops walkway, hidden six metres high amongst bush and huge native trees.
Also get close to our Lion pride and check out our exciting
Lion feeding at 2.30pm every day.
We have a gorgeous Lion Cub who was born at the start of February 2010. He is available every day for patting – at no extra charge!
www.paradisevalleysprings.co.nz
