Visit Orakei Korako Cave & Thermal Park to experience the terrific forces contained below the earths surface, or Hells Gate, renowned for its healing mud and waters.Take in a birds eye view of the city from the Gondola, then free yourself of that excess skin on a Luge ride back down. Other attractions include Waimangu Volcanic Valley - infernos and craters billowing hot steam; the trout fishery at Rainbow Springs Nature Park, the New Zealand Farm Show, with the chance to take in animals up close; and the buried Maori village, courtesy of the massive 1886 eruption at Mt Tarawera. For the adrenalin junkie, even more lies in store: river rafting adventures, bungy jumping, mountain biking, scenic flights and 11 surrounding lakes in the Rotorua area offering superb trout fishing.