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Invigorating nature
You ll find the heart of Rotorua and its people in the outdoors walking the redwood forests, tearing along the mountain bike trails, bathing in the geothermal waters and rafting the rapids. Reconnect with nature, revive your tired body and mind, and connect with the spiritual land and waters of this special place.
Take a tranquil stroll on the elevated Redwoods Treewalk and drink fresh water straight from Te Waireka Spring at Paradise Valley Springs. This wildlife park also lets you get up close to African lions, alpacas, deer, sheep, goats, horses, tahr, wallabies and many of New Zealand s native birds such as the kea and kākāriki.
Well, at least you can’t fall off… Bryn gets ready for the race
Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Who would pass up on the opportunity to give an old university mate a hiding (in the spirit of friendly competition) pedalling enclosed, in an aerodynamic Perspex bubble, suspended from a monorail? Thinking about it, that’s probably what crossed Eli’s mind when I suggested to him that we meet at Rotorua’s Velocity Valley for a duel on the Shweeb Racer.
Emerging stiff-legged after a two-and-a-half hour drive on the road south from Auckland, I found my confidence reduced. Eli is a “Rotovegas” local and arrived looking altogether too fresh and lively and with a mountain bike in the back of his pickup. My confidence dwindled some more.