| White Island Volcano Adventures Vulcan Helicopters takes you to the edge of a continuously active volcano |
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Top: New Zealand > North Island > Rotorua > Geothermal Buried Village The Buried Village's excavated dwellings are connected by a meandering pathway, set among trees and meadows beside the Te Wairoa Stream. A museum introduces visitors to the fascinating drama and brings history alive today. Wai-o-tapu Thermal Wonderland The eruption of Mount Tarawera and buried Te Wairoa and 2 smaller villages under hot, heavy ash and mud. More than 150 lives were lost. The Buried Village has been excavated. A museum introduces visitors to the fascinating drama. Tourism Rotorua Rotorua, the heartland of NZ, a host to some of the worlds most incredible earth forces. See boiling mud, exploding geysers, soak in a mineral hot pool and discover unspoiled native forest that cloaks the land. Mt Tarawera 4 Wheel Drive Tours Mt Tarawera, just east of Rotorua, erupted in 1886 killing 153 people, wiping out Te Wairoa (now the Buried Village) and destroying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Today you can travel by 4 wheel drive to this gigantic explosion site. Waimangu Volcanic Valley Waimangu is the only hydrothermal system in the world wholly formed within historic times as the result of a volcanic eruption. Today you can walk through the craters of Waimangu Volcanic Valley and take the boat cruise on crater Lake Rotomahana. Page 1 of 1 New Search |
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