When you check out Rotorua and you are on a budget you may be thinking about just skipping it entirely before heading to the coast of the Bay of Plenty. It is advertised as the Las Vegas of New Zealand and when you check the various hot springs you will notice that all of them charge a lot of money, which you don't have when traveling with limited funds. We still wanted to have a stop here and after some research, we found some free things to do … [Read more...] about Free things to do in Rotorua
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Short trip to Rotorua
We had mixed feelings about Rotorua. On one hand, the geysers and steam vents are interesting and worth a stop, but we also read that Rotorua is nicknamed “Rotovegas” because it’s a town fully focused on tourism entertainment which is not particularly in our interest. Not to mention that almost everything had to be done through a tour which we weren’t willing to pay. We did research on some free stops that are worth a visit. Redwood … [Read more...] about Short trip to Rotorua