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Day: April 12, 2025

Tu Puia Geothermal Village

On April 12, 2025 By DbmakesIn Australia & New Zealand April 20258 Comments

Saturday, April 12, 2025 After our Hobbiton excursion, we had just enough time to walk down to the lake by the hotel. Picture perfect weather Beautiful black swans We took a quick drive to the Geothermal Village.  Rotorua is quite an active area, with some homes even being heated geothermally (not sure that is a …

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Hobbiton by Matamata, New Zealand

On April 12, 2025April 12, 2025 By DbmakesIn Australia & New Zealand April 20259 Comments

Saturday, April 12, 2025 We did not plan to visit Hobbiton as we didn't initially sign up for this excursion.  But after talking to some of our fellow travelers, I changed my mind and signed us up independently through Viator.  Wise decision. It took about an hour to backtrack north west of Rotorua, but the …

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