Guidebook for Rotorua
Food Scene
Atticus Finch
1106 Tutanekai StGreat food and atmosphere
Ali Baba's Tunisian Takeaways/Kebabs
1146 Tutanekai StGreat value eating, great flavours
Capers Cafe + Store
1181 Eruera StLate nigt coffe ad the best desserts in Rotorua
Very funky, cocktail bar upstairs, garden at the back and great menu
29 locals recommend
Terrace Kitchen
1029 Tutanekai StVery funky, cocktail bar upstairs, garden at the back and great menu
Third Place Café Rotorua
35 Lake RdBest view of the Lake with a grat breakfast menu
Picnic Cafe Rotorua
1174 Whakaue StAward winning barista
Great range of stalls, food, gorceries, live music, always buzzing
35 locals recommend
Rotorua Night Market
1029 Village GreenGreat range of stalls, food, gorceries, live music, always buzzing
Funky little ECO café with beer garden and live music. Everything is recycled!
53 locals recommend
Okere Falls Store
757A State Hwy 33Funky little ECO café with beer garden and live music. Everything is recycled!
Rotorua Farmers Market
1252 Tutanekai StGreat for a Sunday morning croissant and coffee with great live music
Eat Street
Tutanekai StreetFull range of restaurants to suit any taste
Volcanic Hills Winery
176 Fairy Springs RoadGreat wine tasting at the top of Mt Ngongotaha
Cafe Dynasti
125A Ngongotaha Rd10 minutes from the air bnb great coffee and good breakfast.
Don't have a pudding on EatStreat head to the ice cream parlour, so many options !
12 locals recommend
Lady Janes Ice Cream Parlour
1092 Tutanekai StDon't have a pudding on EatStreat head to the ice cream parlour, so many options !
Junction on Fenton
Great cafe right next to the I site. great place to sit and plan your day trips.
Vetro coffee house
Vetro Mediterranean Foods
1131 Amohau StVetro coffee house
Essentials
Countdown Fairy Springs
54 Fairy Springs RdFairy Springs Medical Centre
100 Fairy Springs RdFour Square
1 Hall RdA quick 5 minute drive from the apartment
Parks & Nature
A quiet walk through redwood grove along a stunning spring filled stream. Good spot to feed ducks and spot trout
43 locals recommend
Hamurana Springs Nature Reserve
773 Hamurana RdA quiet walk through redwood grove along a stunning spring filled stream. Good spot to feed ducks and spot trout
Great little walk, see whereNZ electricity began and watch the rafters throwing themselves over waterfalls
34 locals recommend
Okere Falls
Great little walk, see whereNZ electricity began and watch the rafters throwing themselves over waterfalls
Beautiful duck board walk through the marshes, fabulous wildlife
10 locals recommend
Lake Okareka Reserve and Walkway
62 Acacia RoadBeautiful duck board walk through the marshes, fabulous wildlife
Lots of walking tracks from 30 min to 2 hours. All very doable and well sign posted.
117 locals recommend
Redwoods – Whakarewarewa Forest
Lots of walking tracks from 30 min to 2 hours. All very doable and well sign posted.
A unique way to soak away your travel weariness. Combine with a walk through the Redwoods first.
40 locals recommend
Secret Spot Hot Tubs Rotorua
13/33 Waipa State Mill RdA unique way to soak away your travel weariness. Combine with a walk through the Redwoods first.
Sightseeing
Fantastic opportunity to walk through the tops of the Redwoods. Recommend the day/night ticket as the two experiences are very different and equally fabulous
24 locals recommend
Redwoods Treewalk
Tarawera RoadFantastic opportunity to walk through the tops of the Redwoods. Recommend the day/night ticket as the two experiences are very different and equally fabulous
The best hot pools and a little off the beaten track so often less crowded.
66 locals recommend
Waikite Valley Thermal Pools
648 Waikite Valley RdThe best hot pools and a little off the beaten track so often less crowded.
Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake)
Tarawera RoadGreat 5.5KM loop walk around the lake
Free local park with heaps of geothermal activity, footbaths, mud pools and lots of steam.
41 locals recommend
Kuirau Park - Mud Pools
Kuirau StreetFree local park with heaps of geothermal activity, footbaths, mud pools and lots of steam.
Lake Okareka
Beautiful Lake for swimming. Head to Boyes Beach.
Our top tip for Geothermal exploration. A short Boat ride to a geothermal peninsular, truly unique experience
38 locals recommend
Orakei Korako Geothermal Park & Cave
494 Orākei Kōrako RdOur top tip for Geothermal exploration. A short Boat ride to a geothermal peninsular, truly unique experience
Fabulous walk through a geothermal landscape with the added bonus of a short boat ride to float above the sunken pink and white terraces
33 locals recommend
Waimangu Volcanic Valley
587 Waimangu RdFabulous walk through a geothermal landscape with the added bonus of a short boat ride to float above the sunken pink and white terraces
About an hours drive from Rotorua but well worth a visit, do the walk as well would be our recommendation.
66 locals recommend
Wairakei Terraces
671 State Hwy 1About an hours drive from Rotorua but well worth a visit, do the walk as well would be our recommendation.
Experience a mud bath and relax among native trees and thermal waters.
54 locals recommend
Hells Gate Geothermal Park and Mud Bath Spa
351 State Hwy 30Experience a mud bath and relax among native trees and thermal waters.
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