Thursday, July 21, 2011

Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland

Well, I thought Craters of the Moon was astounding - and it is! but Wai-O-Tapu - WooooooW!

Instead of walking in the belly of a mountain, you are walking through tracks in the forest, around the edges of thermal pools and waterfalls, which have been there for thousands of years.

The tracks are unobtrusive in many places, more a few guide rails to help you along the journey, and the walk is not overly difficult, and well worth going the full length of the tracks.

The most astounding part here was the colours! Each pool was different depending on the minerals in the area, from yellows to rich oranges to a green so unreal I kept on saying "this looks like it's Photoshopped, I can't believe it's here in real life!"

This is more expensive than the craters, but so very worth it! If you arrive in the morning you can also see the geyser in action, which is another fantastic experience.







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