Things to Do in Rotorua

8 activities and experiences for backpackers.

Attend a Maori cultural performance and hangi feast at Te Puia or Tamaki Village

Go zorbing (rolling downhill in a giant inflatable ball) at OGO

Mountain bike the world-class Whakarewarewa Forest trails (Redwoods)

Ride the Skyline luge downhill with lake views

Soak in Kerosene Creek hot spring for free (20 minutes south of town)

Walk through the free bubbling mud pools at Kuirau Park

Watch the Pohutu Geyser erupt at Te Whakarewarewa (or view for free from the living village side)

White water raft the Kaituna River (highest commercially rafted waterfall in the world)