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3 days
New Zealand, Oceania

3-Day Rotorua itinerary guide

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Rotorua — Porphyrio melanotus, adult, Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand

Top stops to prioritize

  • Redwoods Treewalk
  • Chapmans Restaurant & Bar
  • Polynesian Spa
  • Ambrosia Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Hell's Gate Geothermal Reserve
  • Mud Spa
  • Giovanni's Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria

Day 1: Most popular attractions

For day 1, we strategically grouped the most popular attraction, Te Puia - Rotorua, NZ, with surrounding point of interests to start your trip off with a bang.

  • Redwoods Treewalk
  • Redwoods – Whakarewarewa Forest
  • Whakarewarewa - The Living Maori Village
  • Te Puia - Rotorua, NZ

Day 2: North side of town

For day 2, we recommend exploring the north side side of town.

  • Polynesian Spa
  • Rotorua Central
  • Government Gardens
  • Eat Streat
  • Kuirau Park
  • Skyline Rotorua

Day 3: Proximity is everything

For day 3, we bundled attractions like Hell's Gate Geothermal Reserve and Mud Spa and Motion Entertainment and other places within a close range, so that the time it takes to travel between all of them is less than on...

  • Hell's Gate Geothermal Reserve and Mud Spa
  • Motion Entertainment
  • Kaituna Cascades- White Water Rafting
  • Hamurana Springs Nature Park & Golf Course

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