{"id":884,"date":"2021-02-21T22:18:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T22:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/australias-5-best-beers-in-my-humble-opinion-copy\/"},"modified":"2021-03-17T02:15:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T02:15:25","slug":"5-must-do-things-in-rotorua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/5-must-do-things-in-rotorua\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Must-Do Things in Rotorua"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"884\" class=\"elementor elementor-884\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51093c1 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5 Must-Do Things in Rotorua<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a8ff65 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"7a8ff65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-3ad4b37 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/author\/nova\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"elementor-avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/09411a63f0e665c5b52fef21689ca3ae?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Cedrick Okiorina\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"165516e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My time in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/category\/new-zealand\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Zealand<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was, honestly, unforgettable. The landscapes themselves are worth the trip. But then add to the list the super-friendly locals who are more than happy to help however they can, the endless list of amazing (thrill-seeking) activities and everything else on offer there, it\u2019s really a country everyone has to visit at least once in their lifetime.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As someone who loves to experience everything Mother Nature has to offer, I think my stand-out favourite place in the whole of NZ is Rotorua. A city on Lake Rotorua\u2019s southern shores, it\u2019s located in the North Island\u2019s Bay of Plenty Region and it\u2019s just a four-hour bus ride from Auckland (I paid about $35 NZD for my bus trip).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While there, I took in a lot of the local attractions &#8211; the following are the ones I can\u2019t recommend enough when you travel there yourself.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><b><i>Kiurau Park<\/i><\/b><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re a fan of walking and hiking through breathtaking scenery, Kiurau Park is definitely for you. The many walking tracks there will take you to places that boast pretty intense geothermal activity and beautiful, steaming hot springs.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><b><i>Mitai Maori Village<\/i><\/b><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I always feel the need to take in local culture wherever I go, and an evening at Mitai Maori Village won\u2019t just entertain but also educate about Maori customs, traditional tattooing, and more. You\u2019ll also be treated to a (seriously delicious) authentic <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hangi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dinner which includes lots of meats and vegetables.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><b><i>Mountain Biking in Whakarewarewa Forest<\/i><\/b><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Otherwise known as the Redwoods, Whakarewarewa Forest has a huge amount of biking trails (more than 180 kilometers in total) so you\u2019re really spoilt for choice when you get on your bike for a ride there. Rent a bike at Waipa and explore the Whakarewarewa Forest Loop, which will take you around the whole forest and isn\u2019t too hard of a ride.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><b><i>River Rafting<\/i><\/b><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can\u2019t visit New Zealand without heading out on a river raft for some adrenaline-pumping fun. Not far out of Rotorua (20 minutes\u2019 drive) is the Kaituna River, where you\u2019ll find a heap of different falls including Tutea Falls and Kaituna Falls &#8211; just to name a couple. The great thing is that taking a guided trip down the Kaituna River doesn\u2019t just involve some extreme rafting; there\u2019s also plenty of Maori history lining the gorge to take in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><b><i>Orakei Korako Geothermal Reserve Park<\/i><\/b><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most interesting features you\u2019ll find in and around Rotorua is the Orakei Korako (The Hidden Valley) Geothermal Reserve Park, which is an incredibly active geothermal area in the Taupo volcanic zone. I took the trip while I was there to check out the Ruatapu Cave and it\u2019s definitely worth the walk to see yourself.<\/span><\/p><\/div><p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-438cdbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"438cdbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 Must-Do Things in Rotorua My time in New Zealand was, honestly, unforgettable. The landscapes themselves are worth the trip. But then add to the list the super-friendly locals who are more than happy to help however they can, the endless list of amazing (thrill-seeking) activities and everything else on offer there, it\u2019s really a&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/5-must-do-things-in-rotorua\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">5 Must-Do Things in Rotorua<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/884"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=884"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1238,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/884\/revisions\/1238"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}