Just imagine soaking away the cool days in a natural hot
spring. How much would you have to pay for that? How about
absolutely-NOTHING?! If you are road-tripping through Rotorua, then best
you read this. Not accessible by public transport, and not within a
stone's throw from the Rotorua hub, many tourists miss out on this one.
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ROTORUA-TAUPO | Free hot springs ---- X marks the spot
Julie Crean - Wednesday, October 05, 2011
TAUPO | Excursion to Aratiatia Dam
Julie Crean - Monday, August 22, 2011
The Aratiatia Dam lies quietly on the outskirts of Taupo. Peaceful and still, you could be forgiven to think that this was just another dam. But controlled remotely in Hamilton, the waters are released through the Control Gates several times a day and the rapids flow, as they did naturally in the early 1960s - said to be the largest rapids in Australasia.
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