Rotorua and Taupo with Kids: A Family Guide to the North Island
by Adventurous Family with Kids
Why we featured this post
Rotorua and Taupo pack geysers, hot streams and some of New Zealand's best playgrounds into one easy base. Jen's family spent several days between the two towns with kids aged 5 and 8. In Taupo, they walked the steaming boardwalk at Craters of the Moon, watched Huka Falls and soaked in the free hot stream at Spa Park. In Rotorua, the picks are Wai-O-Tapu's Lady Knox Geyser, the Redwoods Treewalk and a Māori cultural evening. Warn kids about the rotten-egg sulphur smell, and arrive early for the geyser.
Things to do
- Walk the boardwalk at Craters of the Moon
- Soak in the free hot stream at Spa Park
- Watch Lady Knox Geyser erupt at Wai-O-Tapu
- Cross the bridges on the Redwoods Treewalk
- Join a Māori cultural evening with a hangi dinner
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