🇳🇿 ROTORUA 2-DAY SELF-DRIVE ITINERARY
(Second visit, still amazing! Here are my honest recs & tips!) 🌞 DAY 1 1️⃣ AGRODOME FARM (MUST-DO!) ⏰ 11AM Farm Show + 12PM Farm Tour 🐑 Classic NZ experience! Same fun as a decade ago. Bonus: Free audio guides for non-English speakers! 2️⃣ LUNCH: Vnam Restaurant 🍜 "Top Vietnamese in Rotorua" but... meh. (Skip unless desperate!) 3️⃣ SKYLINE GONDOLA + LUGE 🚡 Gondola = ok views. BUT... 🛷 Luge (3-ride pass) = HIGHLIGHT! (1hr 30min-2hr) 🎢 Tip: 5 rides might be overkill unless obsessed! 4️⃣ MITAI MAORI VILLAGE (⚠️ WARNING) 🌙 Night tour only (6PM, ~3hrs) 🔥 Cultural show & food = great... BUT... 🚫 Host's blatant racism toward Asians (seriously ruined the experience!) 🌅 DAY 2 1️⃣ LAKE ROTORUA MORNING STROLL 🦢 Peaceful & perfect for photos! 2️⃣ HELL'S GATE (30min drive) ⏰ Mud Bath @ 2:30PM (last entry 3:30PM) 🌋 Pro Tip: Hike the geothermal park first (~45min)! 🧖♀️ Mud bath + sulfur spa = skin heaven! (Closes 6PM) 3️⃣ REDWOODS NIGHT WALK (SKIP!) 🌲 Pitch-black + hard to see. Daytime > Night! (Last entry 9PM) 🚗 TRAVEL TIPS: • Skip MITAI - Try Te Puia instead! • Book Luge early - Lines get long! • Mud bath = messy fun - Bring old swimsuits! #RotoruaTravel #NZRoadTrip #FamilyAdventures