Hell’s Gate Mud Spa

Immerse yourself in a landscape of myth and healing with Great North Tours at Hell’s Gate Mud Spa, Rotorua’s most active geothermal park. Known to Māori as Tikitere, this unique site features over 50 acres of erupting waters, steaming fumaroles, and the Southern Hemisphere’s largest hot waterfall. You can walk through a prehistoric "otherworldly" environment before indulging in the legendary mud baths that have been used for centuries to soothe the skin and body. After coating yourself in the nutrient-rich, silky grey mud, you can rinse off under a cool spring and soak in the therapeutic sulphur mineral pools, surrounded by the lush native bush of the Bay of Plenty. Whether you are marvelling at the raw power of the "Inferno" pool or relaxing in the ancient healing waters, Hell’s Gate offers a deeply rejuvenating encounter with the earth’s natural alchemy.