General Information

Opening Hours:
Open daily from 08.30
Open every day

Last Admissions:

Waimangu Volcanic Valley (Easy Walking or Advanced Hiking)
15.45 for 17.00 close
Except during January - 16.45 for 18.00 close

Lake Rotomahana Cruise (Boat Cruise only)
15.15 for 17.00 close
Except during January - 16.15 for 18.00 close

Walk or Hike and Boat Cruise combined
14.00 for 17.00 close
Except during January - 15.00 for 18.00 close



How to Get Here:

Click here to view our location on a Google Map


Or join one of Waimangu Volcanic Valley’s Guided Tours from Rotorua



What to Bring & Wear:
Please wear flat shoes or sandals and bring your camera, comfortable clothing, rain or sun protection as necessary and a baby pushchair if needed.

For the Advanced Hiking option, good walking shoes with treaded soles are recommended.



Wheelchairs:
The Waimangu walking options are wheelchair accessible. Inferno Crater can be accessed by 50 steps. Access to the valley and boat is only possible for those visitors who can move or be moved in and out of their wheelchair for negotiating bus steps, jetty steps and boat steps. Our shuttle buses do not have wheelchair lifts. People who use wheelchairs must be accompanied by competent helpers. Please contact Waimangu for further details on specific arrangements.



Waimangu Guides
English-Speaking guides are available free of charge for group tours of 10 or more passengers.
Pre-booking is necessary with a minimum of 24 hours notice please.
Please contact Waimangu directly for guide rates for groups of under 10 passengers.



International Languages Guide Sheets
At Waimangu Volcanic Valley we recognise that many of our visitors do not speak English as their first language. Accordingly, all our visitor guide material for Valley walks and hikes and Boat Cruises are also printed in the following languages:
  • Dutch
  • German
  • Mandarin
  • English
  • Italian
  • Korean
  • French
  • Japanese
  • Spanish 

We also have Basic Fact Sheets printed in the following additional languages:

  • Czech
  • Slav
  • Hungarian
  • Hebrew
  • Swedish
  • Thai

 

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