Wai-o-Tapu (Thermal Wonderland) is a short drive south from Rotorua following State Highway 5.

The reserve is a magical mixture of many things volcanic : geysers,boiling mud pools,steaming warm streams,waterfalls ,variously coloured waters and deposits....a brilliant place to stroll about , marvel at the power of nature,and ponder on what is 
going on just beneath your feet!!!