{"id":10224,"date":"2024-02-10T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/destary.com\/?p=10224"},"modified":"2025-01-19T20:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T19:12:33","slug":"wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/sights\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\/","title":{"rendered":"Wai-O-tapu: New Zealand&#8217;s geothermal wonderland"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10224\" class=\"elementor elementor-10224 elementor-10202\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d6310e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d6310e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83e3a2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83e3a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wai-O-Tapu, a Maori name meaning &#8216;sacred water&#8217;, is an impressive geothermal site in New Zealand. Wai-O-Tapu, a Maori name meaning &#8216;sacred water&#8217;, is an impressive geothermal site in New Zealand. It is known for its unique geothermal properties and vibrant colour palette created by nature itself.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c10fb4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c10fb4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fast Fact<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc2c8bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc2c8bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wai-O-Tapu has been named &#8220;one of the 20 most surreal places in the world&#8221;.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc99735 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dc99735\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b45a05f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b45a05f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e49ca2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e49ca2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Opening hours: Daily from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm; last admission at 3:00 pm<\/p>\n<p>Admission: NZ$ 45<\/p>\n<p>There are no toilet facilities in the main park or at the geyser, only at the visitor centre.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-868c02d gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"868c02d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10224 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"868c02d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Wai-O-Tapu site\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTAyMTEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9kZXN0YXJ5LmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDJcL3dhaS1vLXRhcHUtMy1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiODY4YzAyZCJ9\" href='https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/wai-o-tapu-3-scaled.jpg'><img width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/wai-o-tapu-3-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Wai-O-Tapu site\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10211\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10211'>\n\t\t\t\tWai-O-Tapu site\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"868c02d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Cavee in Wai-O-Tapu\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTAyMTMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9kZXN0YXJ5LmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDJcL3dhaS1vLXRhcHUtNC1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiODY4YzAyZCJ9\" href='https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/wai-o-tapu-4-scaled.jpg'><img width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/wai-o-tapu-4-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Cavee in Wai-O-Tapu\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10213\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10213'>\n\t\t\t\tCavee in Wai-O-Tapu\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"868c02d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Lady Knox Geyser\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTAyMDksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9kZXN0YXJ5LmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDJcL3dhaS1vLXRhcHUtMi1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiODY4YzAyZCJ9\" href='https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/wai-o-tapu-2-scaled.jpg'><img width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/wai-o-tapu-2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Lady Knox Geyser\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10209\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10209'>\n\t\t\t\tLady Knox Geyser\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9336bdc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9336bdc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ca11e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ca11e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Location<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef0169c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef0169c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wai-O-Tapu is located in the Waikato region on the <a href=\"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/travel-guides\/highlights-on-new-zealands-north-island\/\">North Island of New Zealand<\/a>. It is about 20km south of Rotorua and 40km north-east of Taup\u014d. The area covers 18 square kilometres and is part of the Taup\u014d Volcanic Zone.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faa9c3c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"faa9c3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d77405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d77405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb98fc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb98fc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Geothermal activity at Wai-O-Tapu started around 160,000 years ago. However, the current landscape was formed by eruptions around 900 years ago. Originally the area was home to the Ngati Whaoa tribe, descended from those who travelled by arawa-waka (canoe).  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff412a5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ff412a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4795491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4795491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Geothermal features<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-897c0bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"897c0bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Devil\u2019s Bath<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c40ab26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c40ab26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Devil&#8217;s Bath is a natural wonder that stands out for its bright green colour. The intense colour is caused by sulphur deposits rising to the surface. Despite its devilish name and almost surreal appearance, Devil&#8217;s Bath is a popular attraction for travellers.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28246e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28246e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lady Knox Geyser<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f97aec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f97aec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Lady Knox Geyser is an artificial geyser named after Constanze Knox, the daughter of the former Governor of New Zealand. The geyser only becomes active when soap is poured into its mouth and can produce fountains 10 to 20 metres high. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80fdd51 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"80fdd51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-10224 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"80fdd51\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Devil&#039;s Bath\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTAyMTUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9kZXN0YXJ5LmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDJcL3dhaS1vLXRhcHUtNS1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiODBmZGQ1MSJ9\" href='https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/wai-o-tapu-5-scaled.jpg'><img width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/wai-o-tapu-5-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Devil&#039;s Bath\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10215\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10215'>\n\t\t\t\tDevil&#8217;s Bath\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"80fdd51\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Wai-O-Tapu\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzUxMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2Rlc3RhcnkuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wNFwvd2FpX29fdGFwdS0xLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjgwZmRkNTEifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/wai_o_tapu-1.jpg'><img width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/wai_o_tapu-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Wai-O-Tapu\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3511\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/wai_o_tapu-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/wai_o_tapu-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/wai_o_tapu-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/wai_o_tapu-1-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3511'>\n\t\t\t\tWai-O-Tapu\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"80fdd51\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Mud Pool\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTAyMTcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9kZXN0YXJ5LmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDJcL3dhaS1vLXRhcHUtNi1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiODBmZGQ1MSJ9\" href='https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/wai-o-tapu-6-scaled.jpg'><img width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/wai-o-tapu-6-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Mud Pool\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10217\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10217'>\n\t\t\t\tMud Pool\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e055fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e055fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Champagne Pool<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-627fbf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"627fbf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With a diameter of 65 metres and a depth of 62 metres, Champagne Pool is one of the largest thermal pools in New Zealand. It owes its name to the constant bubbles of gas rising to the surface of the water, similar to the bubbles in a champagne glass. The 74\u00b0C water is supersaturated with semi-metallic compounds that form an orange sediment.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57de64c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57de64c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mud Pool<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d01e5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d01e5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mud Pool is New Zealand&#8217;s largest mud lake. Originally a large mud volcano, it was destroyed by erosion in the 1920s. The pool is a fascinating sight as the mud is constantly bubbling and swirling.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69002ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69002ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Artist\u2019s Palette<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42a7f8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42a7f8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Artist&#8217;s Palette is an impressive feature of Wai-O-Tapu. It is a flat area with several small pools filled with geothermally heated water. The different minerals in the water create a variety of colours reminiscent of an artist&#8217;s palette.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a78001c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a78001c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/wai-o-tapu-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\" attachment-full size-full wp-image-10207\" alt=\"Artist&#039;s Palette\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Artist's Palette<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d3bab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39d3bab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e595f24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e595f24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wai-O-Tapu is a living example of the dynamic and ever changing nature of our planet. Its vibrant colours and unique geothermal features make it an unforgettable destination for any nature lover. It is a place that reminds us how beautiful and surprising nature can be.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wai-O-Tapu, a Maori name meaning &#8216;sacred water&#8217;, is an impressive geothermal site in New Zealand. Wai-O-Tapu, a Maori name meaning &#8216;sacred water&#8217;, is an impressive geothermal site in New Zealand. It is known for its unique geothermal properties and vibrant colour palette created by nature itself. Fast Fact Wai-O-Tapu has been named &#8220;one of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[156],"tags":[28,196,29],"class_list":["post-10224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sights","tag-new-zealand","tag-north-island-nz","tag-oceania"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Wai-O-tapu: New Zealand&#039;s geothermal wonderland - Destary<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wai-O-Tapu, a Maori name meaning &#039;sacred water&#039;, is an impressive geothermal site in New Zealand.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/sights\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wai-O-tapu: New Zealand&#039;s geothermal wonderland - Destary\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Wai-O-Tapu, a Maori name meaning &#039;sacred water&#039;, is an impressive geothermal site in New Zealand.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/sights\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Destary\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-02-10T10:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-19T19:12:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/wai-o-tapu-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1440\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Anna Mankartz\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Anna Mankartz\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/sights\\\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/sights\\\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Anna Mankartz\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ce23cdae552ed63b300d4104039fff6e\"},\"headline\":\"Wai-O-tapu: New Zealand&#8217;s geothermal wonderland\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-02-10T10:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-19T19:12:33+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/sights\\\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":481,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/sights\\\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/wai-o-tapu-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"New Zealand\",\"North Island\",\"Oceania\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Sights\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/sights\\\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/sights\\\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/sights\\\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\\\/\",\"name\":\"Wai-O-tapu: New Zealand's geothermal wonderland - Destary\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/sights\\\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/sights\\\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/wai-o-tapu-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-02-10T10:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-19T19:12:33+00:00\",\"description\":\"Wai-O-Tapu, a Maori name meaning 'sacred water', is an impressive geothermal site in New Zealand.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/sights\\\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/sights\\\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/sights\\\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/wai-o-tapu-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/wai-o-tapu-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1440,\"caption\":\"Champagne Pool\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/sights\\\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Startseite\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/destary\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sights\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/sights\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Wai-O-tapu: New Zealand&#8217;s geothermal wonderland\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Destary\",\"description\":\"Travelblog\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Destary\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/temp_logo_new-4.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/temp_logo_new-4.png\",\"width\":4138,\"height\":950,\"caption\":\"Destary\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ce23cdae552ed63b300d4104039fff6e\",\"name\":\"Anna Mankartz\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/destary.com\\\/en\\\/author\\\/anna\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Wai-O-tapu: New Zealand's geothermal wonderland - Destary","description":"Wai-O-Tapu, a Maori name meaning 'sacred water', is an impressive geothermal site in New Zealand.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/sights\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Wai-O-tapu: New Zealand's geothermal wonderland - Destary","og_description":"Wai-O-Tapu, a Maori name meaning 'sacred water', is an impressive geothermal site in New Zealand.","og_url":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/sights\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\/","og_site_name":"Destary","article_published_time":"2024-02-10T10:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-01-19T19:12:33+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1440,"url":"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/wai-o-tapu-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Anna Mankartz","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Anna Mankartz","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/sights\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/sights\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\/"},"author":{"name":"Anna Mankartz","@id":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ce23cdae552ed63b300d4104039fff6e"},"headline":"Wai-O-tapu: New Zealand&#8217;s geothermal wonderland","datePublished":"2024-02-10T10:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-19T19:12:33+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/sights\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\/"},"wordCount":481,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/sights\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/wai-o-tapu-scaled.jpg","keywords":["New Zealand","North Island","Oceania"],"articleSection":["Sights"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/sights\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/sights\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\/","url":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/sights\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\/","name":"Wai-O-tapu: New Zealand's geothermal wonderland - Destary","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/sights\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/sights\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/wai-o-tapu-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2024-02-10T10:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-19T19:12:33+00:00","description":"Wai-O-Tapu, a Maori name meaning 'sacred water', is an impressive geothermal site in New Zealand.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/sights\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/sights\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/sights\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/wai-o-tapu-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/wai-o-tapu-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1440,"caption":"Champagne Pool"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/sights\/wai-o-tapu-new-zealands-geothermal-wonderland\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Startseite","item":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/destary\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sights","item":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/sights\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Wai-O-tapu: New Zealand&#8217;s geothermal wonderland"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/","name":"Destary","description":"Travelblog","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Destary","url":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/temp_logo_new-4.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/destary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/temp_logo_new-4.png","width":4138,"height":950,"caption":"Destary"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ce23cdae552ed63b300d4104039fff6e","name":"Anna Mankartz","url":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/author\/anna\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10224"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14819,"href":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10224\/revisions\/14819"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/destary.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}