Hells Gate Geothermal Park entry

Hells Gate geothermal attraction is Rotorua's most active geothermal park and is known as the "AWESOME BEAST" of New Zealand Geothermal attractions.

Transport from the cruise ship to this attraction is not included in the ticket cost, you will need to make your own arrangements.

Hells Gate geothermal attraction features boiling hot pools and erupting waters with temperatures in excess of 100 degrees Celsius; steaming fumaroles; hot water lakes; sulphur crystals and deposits; New Zealand's largest active mud volcano; Southern Hemisphere's largest hot water fall and even examples of land coral.

See, feel and understand the awe of Irish Playwright, George Bernard Shaw as he gazed upon the land and gave it the English name "Hellsgate" as he believed he had arrived at the gates to Hell. A primeval setting displaying the awesome RAW POWER of the earth and its geothermal nature.

See, touch and be amazed with the unique geothermal muds of the Hells Gate geothermal park - the black geothermal mud used for more than a century in the treatment of arthritics and rheumatism, our ice cold white geothermal mud that changes its form from solid to liquid and back again, that is used for the relief of burns; and the warm silky grey geothermal mud that gently exfoliates the skin.

Hells Gate geothermal park is the only geothermal attraction in New Zealand that produces these three types of geothermal muds making Hells Gate geothermal attraction in Rotorua a unique geothermal mud experience.

Follow the footsteps of warriors old.through the swirling clouds of steam, past the pool where the Maori Princess, "Hurutini" lost her life for her people; see the violent geothermal activity of the "Inferno" with two erupting pools aptly named "Soddam" and "Gomorra" by George Bernard Shaw and then on to the "Kakahi Hot Water Fall, where warriors would return after battle to remove the "Tapu" of war and heal their wounds at the only Maori-owned area of geothermal in New Zealand.

Included in your Hells gate entry ticket is the Mud Footpool.

Included

• Mud Footpool included
• Park map with explanations

Not Included

• Mud bathing - an optional extra
• Transport from the cruise ship to this attraction is not included in the ticket cost, you will need to make your own arrangements.

Instructions

• Bring your bathing togs if you want to bathe in the "Sulphur Spa"
• If you have booked for the geothermal walk or a package including the geothermal walk, we offer complimentary guided tours daily (subject to availability). These are approximately 1.5 -2 hours in duration and commence at 10:30am and 2:30pm. Alternatively, a self-guided map is provided on arrival. If you have booked a spa or mud bath experience, you can either bring your own bathing attire and towels or hire them at Hells Gate for $5.00 per item, subject to availability. We recommend you leave your jewelry in a safe place at your accommodation as the chemical makeup of our muds and waters will tarnish most jewelry. Please wait at least 24 hours before putting back on. The mud bath has a time-limit of 20 minutes once a day for health and safety reasons.

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