Hamurana Springs and Tarawera Falls

Hamurana Springs was our final stop in Rotorua, following our visits to the Redwoods Treewalk, Kuirau Park, and geothermal attractions.

This walk through Maori-owned land is incredibly beautiful, and the waters are a surreal colour.

Our next stop was Tarawera Falls, halfway between Rotorua and Taupo. These falls are vastly underrated by travel guides and are a must see in the North Island.

We spent several hours there, photographing and flying our drone through this fantastic landscape. It is by far one of the most incredible waterfalls I have ever seen.

Below are some of my favourite images of both these locations.

A Geothermal Wonderland

Rotorua is a magical place. During our time there we visited several geothermal activity areas.

The most famous of them was the Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, which is considered one of the most surreal places in the world. One of its highlights is the Champagne Pool (pictured on the right).

We also visited Te Puia, which is a collection of several active geysers, and the Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley, a 2-hour downhill walk (longer if you'd like to stop along the way for photos!) through stunning landscapes to a lake at the bottom of the hill.

Here are a few of my favourite images of the geothermal wonders of Rotorua. Enjoy!

Kuirau Park

Rotorua was the first stop on our North Island Roadtrip. Although the whole city is spectacular and surrounded by incredible sites of geothermal activity, there was one place that stood out as being vastly underrated.

Kuirau Park lies at the heart of the city, and offers incredible photographic opportunities less than a 10 minute drive from anywhere in central Rotorua.

Unusually for Rotorua, this is an area over which drones can be flown. The aerial view of the park is nothing short of spectacular.

Below are some of my favourite images from this location. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!

Rotorua: Redwoods Treewalk

Ever since moving to New Zealand from England, I have been waiting for the opportunity to explore all the beautiful landscapes this country has to offer. Last month, I finally had the chance to go on a fantastic roadtrip around the North Island with my partner.

Our first stop on our 17-day journey was the breathtaking Rotorua. In this post, I share my favourite photos of our visits to Redwoods Treewalk, a fantastic forest of tall and proud Sequoia sempervirens trees, originally from California.

Enjoy!