Highlights
- Bathe at the bottom of silica terraces in a series of hot pools that will keep you warm long after you have left the water.
- These must-see Wairakei silica terraces are the crowning jewel of this mystical place and are forming naturally everyday, providing a unique window into how the original pink and white versions once looked.
- Intricate Maori carvings posted throughout a one-hour walk depict the stories and history of Maori and New Zealand.
- The Wairakei Terraces will entertain and educate, leaving you in awe of nature’s capacity to be fashioned.
- The walkway is family-friendly, and free for under fives.
- Wairakei Terraces is open seven days a week, from 9.00am until 8.30pm.
Grab up to 66% off entry to the thermal pools or entry to the Wairakei Terraces walkway. Choose from the following options:
- Pay $12 for an adult pass to Wairakei thermal hot pools (14 years and older)
- Pay $3 for a child pass to the Wairakei Terraces walkway (5 – 12 years old)
- Pay $7 for an adult pass to the Wairakei Terraces walkway (13 years and older)
- Pay $20 for a family pass to the Wairakei Terraces walk way (two adults and two children)