White Horse Hill Campground is the place to camp in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park and is located a couple kilometers from Mount Cook Village amidst extraordinary hiking tracks like Hooker Valley Track and Sealy Tarns Track. Named after an adjacent hill, the campground sits on a valley floor split by massive mountain ridges. Glacier-covered Mount Sefton looms large above the campsites, which have beautiful views day-in and day-out. ...Read more.

Waimangu Volcanic Valley is an incredible hydrothermal area near Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. Walk down the valley to get close to Frying Pan Lake, a mesmerizing blue pool that is the largest hot spring in the world. Cross a landscape shaped by a volcanic eruption in 1886, passing hydrothermal features and the site of what had been world's tallest geyser. ...Read more.

Some amazing parts of Waimangu Volcanic Valley are best visited on foot, but others can only be seen by boat. On the Lake Rotomahana Boat Cruise, you'll be swept around a large lake near Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. The lake was created after a volcanic eruption in 1886 and the area is still geothermally active. The boat gets close to steaming vents and geysers right along the lakeshore. ...Read more.

What is a thermal wonderland? It's exactly that – an exceptional landscape of geothermal features like large colorful hot springs, steaming fumaroles, spouting geysers, bubbling mud pots, sinter terraces, and even waterfalls. Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland is incredible, and outside of Yellowstone National Park, there's almost nowhere else like it on Earth. ...Read more.

Mount Maunganui is an extinct volcano crowning the tip of a peninsula at the mouth of Tauranga Harbour in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. The mountain has stunning sea views from its base all the way up to the summit, so it is a delight to hike. Next to Mount Maunganui, a beach city with the same name covers the flat part of the peninsula between sandy strips and is a popular spot for summer visitors. ...Read more.

Papamoa Beach Resort (formerly Papamoa Beach Top 10 Holiday Park) has an ideal location alongside a Bay of Plenty beach on New Zealand's North Island. The oceanfront resort has great grounds, a variety of accommodations (including many with ocean views), and access to a beautiful beach. Papamoa Beach Resort is a well-above-average holiday park (probably why it's now called a resort) and is a relaxing place to stay near Tauranga and Mount Maunghanui. ...Read more.

Blue Lake, also know as Lake Tikitapu, is a lovely mountain lake just southeast of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. Blue Lake Track offers a circuit around the lake, passing through native bush to pleasant beaches and scenic viewpoints. The loop is 5.9 kilometers long and extends nicely to 6.15 kilometer (3.8 miles) round trip by grabbing a couple extra views. ...Read more.

Rotorua is an adventurous city on the North Island of New Zealand. The Tasman Holiday Parks - Rotorua (previously Rotorua Top 10 Holiday Park) takes on that fun energy. Pop tunes play in the bathrooms and the mineral pool (free to guests) is lit with LED rope lights in the evenings. The holiday park is a convenient place to stay near the center of Rotorua, offering a variety of accommodations, including motel rooms, cabins, and campsites. ...Read more.

From the outlet of Lake Rotoiti near Rotorua, a river flows over waterfalls, cascades, and swift rapids in Okere Falls Scenic Reserve. If you're on a raft, the river is pure, thrilling fun! The trip down the Kaituna River, also called the Okere River, includes several class 5 features like Tutea Falls, the tallest commercially rafted waterfall in the world. ...Read more.

Okere Falls Track presents a 3-kilometer round trip walk (1.9-mile hike) in Okere Falls Scenic Reserve near Rotorua, New Zealand loaded with views of waterfalls, cascades, and emerald-colored pools on the Okere River, all encircled by dense native brush. The river can be explored on an exciting whitewater rafting trip, but you'll get a great overview of its finer features and stay dry on this short walk, which is full of beauty and history. ...Read more.