• Getting Here

    Getting Here

How To Get Here?

We are located at 587 Waimangu Road, Rotorua, New Zealand. You can drive, cycle or take a shuttle to Waimangu.

Drivers and Cyclists

Travel south of Rotorua on State Highway 5 (the Rotorua-Taupo Highway) look out for the Waimangu Volcanic Valley road signs approximately 14kms after leaving Rotorua. Turn left onto Waimangu Road. Then drive 6kms along Waimangu Road to our entrance and car park. Waimangu is approximately a 25-minute drive from the centre of Rotorua City.

Go North from Taupo on State Highway 5, continue on SH5 past the intersection with SH38 and take the next turn right onto Waimangu Road. (There is a Waimangu road sign 300 mtrs before the SH5 / Waimangu Road intersection). Then drive 6km along Waimangu road into our car park. Waimangu is approximately a 50-minute drive from the centre of Taupo township.

Shuttle Transport

If you don’t have your own transport, no problem! A convenient shuttle bus departs daily from outside the Rotorua i-SITE downtown. Leaving at 9 am, you’ll have plenty of time to explore the valley, before returning back to Rotorua city centre by 1:30 pm. Prior bookings are essential by calling the i-SITE on 07 348 5179, or by booking online – at least 2 adults must be booked for the service to operate.

Street Address587 Waimangu Road, Rotorua
Off State Highway 5 (main Rotorua – Taupo highway)

Phone: +64-7-366 6137
Emailnature@waimangu.co.nz

  • What an unbelievable walk, really good information on both the brochure and on boards at strategic points. Lots of activity from the thermal vents and the lakes, it took us 3 hours to walk down, and after the boat around the lake we took the free bus back to the top, but you can walk back. A great day…

    Andy
    Hatherleigh, United Kingdom

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  • We had a great trip here - very organised walk with lots of information and fascinating views of the craters. The boat trip on the lake was very relaxing and timed to allow us to catch the bus back up. We had a good lunch back at the…

    Penny
    Brisbane, Australia

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  • So impressive and wonderful to tramp through...fantastic vapor whirls on the magnificent colorful lakes...great ferns with thousands of different shades of green.....amazing viewpoints to look down into the valley...awesome hues of ever changing volcanic terraces in different lights of the day....a great bus service for weary people or elderly ones to appreciate this veritable gem of…

    Thomas Rhöse
    Google Review

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  • A must-go in Rotorua, where you'll explore a stunning scenery of ferns and volcanic rocks and…

    Simone
    Brasillia

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  • A peaceful quiet walk in the rain. We came here on a rainy day, as there wasn’t much else to do outside when in rains in Rotorua. Staff was nice and walked us through the bus stops and how everything worked there. We paid the additional $5 to rent a heat thermometer gun (not sure was the actual name of it is). It was cool to see how hot the water was getting with the temperature gauge. This was a good place to go when it rains. The walkway is…

    Spring
    Texas

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  • We were fortunate to visit when there were no crowds and walked the valley in almost complete isolation which added to the mysterious and prehistoric feel. Everywhere we turned was a feast for the eyes. Our teenage son only wished we could have spent more time there. If you appreciate nature, enjoy an easy hike, want to see something unique Waimangu is for…

    Dianna
    Tokyo, Japan

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