First of all, Rotorua is a breathtaking place with unreal sceneries, that you won’t believe will come to exist.

Because this is still in debate, a few will disagree with this topic, but I assure you that Rotorua is the better holiday place to go.

Firstly, to start off with, research has shown that the average daily cost of Taupo is $112 per person, including accommodation,(sometimes doubling the occupancy in the room when the traveller is sharing the room)  food, transportation and entertainment. Whereas the average daily cost in Rotorua per person is $92 which is not really expensive and doesn’t use a lot of cash or credit card.

Secondly, Data from “smh.com.au” indicates that though Taupo has a beautiful lake and outdoor activities, Rotorua has over 13 lakes surrounding the whole area , it’s less windy due to the warm climate, making the area have a variety of geothermal sightings. When you first visit Rotorua, your nose picks up the smell of sulphur. Now I know when we smell sulphur, we normally smell it from the rain and it’s not a pleasant one to inhale. Well in Rotorua, it’s normal because it’s a part of the attraction by it’s fascination and unique feature.(once you get used to it) Did you know that New Zealand is known in some parts of the world as “the shaky isles” due to the underground hot springs in Rotorua and also because New Zealand sits on the edge of the Rim of Fire. Its geothermal system is a long – lived product from the volcanism that came in the last centuries and thousands of years in the area.

 You even can find fresh water at the underground geysers in Rotorua. They are a big attraction of the famous volcano “Rotorua Caldera”  that only erupts once 280,000 years ago and never again or at least of how we predict.

Finally, last but not least  we know every region from landmarks to cities to neighbourhoods all the way back to the most well – known places, New Zealand has a lot of history and Rotorua one of them. Whakarewarewa is known as “the living Māori Village”. On the edge of Rot

orua’s township, it offers an experience of how Māori would’ve lived. When you arrive, you find cultural performances twice daily, a breath-taking tour of the traditional Māori village (which is usually open to public from 8:30 – 5:00 daily) , exhibits of handmade artefacts, singing-along with beautiful Waiata and being served  cooked hangi( from between noon and 2:00 pm daily) where the meat and vegetables is cooked

on a bed of hot stones in pit.  It’s a magical place to be, not just for one but for all who come and acknowledge Māori culture. Magical yet real enough to exist. From the geothermal views to the unreal underground hot springs, for people who are descendants of a line of ancestral Māori able to travel back in time to where Māori culture comes to life.

In the world nowadays, people don’t know much about the past, not even some iwi. Fortunately, in Rotorua you’re able to have a variety of opportunities to learn and be a indigenous Māori.