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Upon Check-in, and a short nap for the kiddos... we wanted to venture to one of the hot springs in Rotorua...

U cant visit Rotorua and not go to any of them! Problem was... we needed to shortlist and choose only one... due to our lack of time... thankfully the hosts pointed out to us Waikite Valley Thermal Pools.

About 25min out of Rotorua... this was one of the far ones... but they said it was better then the one smack in the city... and they also noted even the main big pool water was actually from the hot springs and filled daily... so off we went...

Woo hoo... upon reaching the spot... you could see all the steam rising out from the valley, when u park the car...


We not only tried the main splash pool, but also some of their sit and soak pools with nice valley views... both at 36-37C



We also ventured for 15 minutes to their hottest pool... to soak in... 39-40C, u really had to step in step by step and allow your body to adjust before continuing in...but ahhh... really relaxing...

too bad their cafe kitchen closes at 7.00pm and we couldnt eat there anymore since we wanted to soak longer. U can stay till 9.00pm, but they will start draining the first pool by 8.30pm... we left before they started draining - all of our stomachs were growling by then, plus we didnt know where to eat!