Wairakei Terraces - Thermal Hot Pools

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Experience Wairakei Terraces hot pools - a geothermal wonderland with healing and curing properties and one of New Zealand's premier geothermal locations... Adults Only (14yrs +) Opening hours Friday to Wednesday: 8:00am - 9:00pm Thursday: 8:00am - 7.00 pm

Experience Wairakei Terraces hot pools - a geothermal wonderland with healing and curing properties and one of New Zealand's premier geothermal locations...

Adults Only (14yrs +)

Opening hours
Friday to Wednesday: 8:00am - 9:00pm
Thursday: 8:00am - 7.00 pm

Highlights

  • One of New Zealand's premier geothermal locations!
  • The perfect way to unwind and relax
  • Thermal waters boast a range of healing properties including detoxifying and relieving aches and pains
  • Pools are Adults Only (ages 14+)

Come and revitalize your mind, body and soul at Wairakei Terraces hot pools - A geothermal wonderland located at the heart of the North Island.

Maori have bathed in the waters of Wairakei for generations and its healing and therapeutic benefits are now receiving worldwide acclaim in the field of natural holistic therapies.

The waters, rich in silica, sulphate, magnesium, potassium and a whole host of other valuable minerals, can assist with a whole array of health ailments. Positioned underneath the silica terraces and a beautiful waterfall, the pools dazzling blue waters provide the perfect surroundings for the ultimate in rest and relaxation.

Let life's daily stresses run free from your mind as you bath and hear the melodic calls of native birds in their natural setting of beautiful cascading water's, breathtaking gushing geyser's and billowing steam's. Come and experience for yourself Wairakei's remarkable healing and curing properties at one of New Zealand's premier geothermal locations.


POOLS ARE ADULT ONLY-14 years and over

Opening hours

Friday to Wednesday: 8:00am - 9:00pm

Thursday: 8:00am - 7.00 pm

Per Person $27.00 (14 years and over. Open Hours: (Fri - Wed: 8am - 9pm) (Thurs: 8am - 7pm))

What's included

  • Entry to Thermal Hot Pools

Location

  • State Highway 1
  • Wairakei 3377

Restrictions

  • POOLS ARE ADULT ONLY:14 years and over

Notes

  • Location: Wairakei is on the Thermal Explorer Highway, just 5 mins drive north of Lake Taupo. Adjacent to State Highway 1 and 5, bordering the Geothermal Steamfield and across the Road from Wairakei Resort Hotel. 50 mins drive from Rotorua

    IMPORTANT: Wairakei Thermal Pools are age restricted to 14 years+ only

    If staff deem a person to be under the age of 14, they will request proof of age (passport, birth certificate). If that cannot be provided, then entry will be declined.

Available Bookings from 4 May to 17 May 2026

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colin30 from Taiwan wrote on 02 April 2026

泡溫泉

很棒的地方,總共有四個池,水溫也夠熱(最高溫的池有40度)。環境也很美,價格實在。

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CHUNGWEI CHEN from Taiwan wrote on 06 February 2026

讓我驚艷的地熱溫泉

溫泉的水質良好,監測人員認真的檢測溫度,環境維護優良,整體環境營造的很棒!

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KINGLEUNG CHAN from Hong Kong wrote on 22 November 2023

A place worth visiting

The staff is helpful . She explained the procedure to enjoy the pool. The envoirnment of thermal pool is fantistic. The pool is spacious enough to accommodate the visitors .

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mike590420 from Taiwan wrote on 27 May 2023

值得推薦

記得要自備浴巾

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Mu-Yun Chen from Taiwan wrote on 08 September 2020

買到$15票價非常划算,推薦!

溫泉池大所以不擁擠,階梯式的設計分成不同溫度的池子,可以找到自己喜歡的溫度。環境乾淨周圍環繞著綠植與白煙,非常放鬆。唯一缺點就是更衣室廁所非常小而簡陋,沒有插頭也沒有吹風機,也沒有飲水機。

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