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Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5282, 19 December 1946, Page 8

Waiake! Geyser . Valley I fcl'SK gainJow ^r!n«8 a rajre and beautifux, teeat f 5?' 1 , ' Beautiful Rainbow Spring. • T™AJlA»'®S55™iS!K?AY TRIP T "it IjMSBl i%\ JXBBM? t&TV-i JS M .fimmti j£i .m™ see the kenowned rainbow sr^ws^rsgs / v,M"riIS\ sr 1 i £1 t Sz wT /ilMSS SERVICES OFFICE. Ffiftfc, ^-4 m m ■«* m ? (|i!|l /jL\l \ |||| jgji flSi S® SS ||s| Isfm s-M-ara-s P v P /WHS Wairakei Post Qffiee. fe,. X\ __2. , - ' flWJlUjTBIl PHONE 657.

. • N.Z.R. ROAD SERVICES ROTORUA -m^TON - AUCKLAND 8.00 a.m. and 3.15 p.m. daily onlv at r 4t^ri m a ®xcePt Sunday) and to Hamilton 7 faOTORTTA ww?^f™\™5 Mondair and Fri day. w.„~ T>U iORUA — WHAKATANE — OPOTIKI — GISBORNE ' From Rotorua— Sa.rm (daily except Sunday), 1.45 p.m. daily (to* Opotiki 7 ^nS^?' 5,0 p'm- daily t0 Opotiki only). uww, T> + ROTORUA — WAIRAKEI — NAPIER. Rotorua— 9 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. From Wairakei— 1.45 p.m, daily . „ „„ ROTORUA — TAUPO. From Rotorua 9.00 a.m. daily and 4.45 p.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., Sat. and cw~, m„„ „ ™ 3-30 p.m. Tues., Thurs. From Taupo — a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri. and 8.30 a.m. Tues., Thurs., Sat. and 1.30 p.m. daily. bv™, -p, _ . „ ROTORUA — TAURANGA. *Toni Rotorua a.m. and 4 p.m. daily (except Sunday), 8.30 a.m, Sunday, — 9 a-.m- daily (except Sunday) and 4 p.m. daily. ROTORUA — WAIROA: 8.45 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., Sat SIGHTSEE1NG TRIPS. DAY TRIPS. HALF-DAY TRIPS. Wairakei- Taupo - - - 9 00 am Okere Falla (Motor and Launch). Okataina-Rotoiti Round ' ' ' ^villey^ MoUDtaln (Paradlse Trip - - - - - - 9.15 a.m. Tikitere. Drakei-Korako - - _ 9.15 a.m. Te Wairoa. Walmangn-Tarawera . matatua ' PLolmd Trip - - - 9.S0 a.m. Ataahua Canyon. J8SJ?3? JfSC"BLUE BATHS I Both the LARGE SWIMMING POOE and the JUVENILE BATH are now operating at a PLEASANT TEMPERATURE, Daily (inclndmg Sunday), 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., commencing 21st March, 1946. MXXED BATHING. Costumes and Towels for Hlrs, WARD BATMS PRIEST BATHS - RADIUM BATHS - RACHEL BATHS - PRIVATE BATHS. MEN'S AND LADIES' SWIMMING BATHS. HOURS: Week Days, 6 a.mo-12.45 p.m.; 2 p.m.-6.15 p.m,; 7.30 p.m.-9,45 p*m0 SUNDAYS: 6.15 a.m.-9.45 ajn.; 7.15 p,in.-9.45 p.mQ MAJDSf BATHS SPECIAL TREATMENTS - MASSAGE PRIEST BATHS, - GOYT. BALNEOLOGIST MAY BE CONSULTED BY APPOINTMENT. HOUBS: Monday-Priday, 9 a.m.-l p.m.; 2.30 p.m„-6 p.m, Saturday: 9 a.m.=l p.mQ MOTUTARA GOLF LINKS BIGHT IN TOWN IN THE GOVT. GAEDENS. 9 HoSes for *1/- — 18 Holes for 1/6. j THE WAIMANGU - TARAWERA ROtJND TRIP THIS TRIP WILL NOT RUN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE TRIP INCLUDES: WAIMANGU THERMAL VALLEY, MT. TARAWERA, Launch Trips across LAKES ROTOMAHANA and TARAWERA, TE WAIROA BURIED VILLAGE, BLUE and GREEN LAKES. BOOK YOUR TRIPS AND TAKE ALL YOUR TRAVEL 'i PROBLEMS TO COVERNMENT TOfiKET BDffiAD TRAVE SESYIS FENTON STREET — Near Pos£ OMce PHONE 32L7 S1GHTSEEING MOTOR ^s^^LAUNCH BUSH — LAK.E — jf .THERMAL ACTIVITY See OKERE FALLS — Launch ,Tn"p the full length of LAKE ROTOITI — HONGI'S TRACK OKATAINA and a Trip on LAKE OKATAINA, and the Thermal Wonders of TIKITERE (Hell's Gate) V 0 THE. MOST COMPREHENSIVE TRIP, j JN .THE DISTRICT — THREE HALFDAY .TRIPS IN ONE DAY LEAVES ROAD SERVICES 9.15 A.M. DAILY (including Sunday), RETURNS 4.30 P.M. Inclusive Fare - - - 22/6

l _d|; O O ajlfljl == •■HBaaaaa ' P ' jJJOTEL AUCKLAND ^ ' (Fully Licensed.) VBiirjy Opposite Central Railway Station. BEAUTIFUL HARB.OUR VIEW. New Building, Tastefully Decorated — , and' Furnished. : — TELEPHONE AND HOT AND COLD Royal Hotel Criterion Hotel WATEModerat7T?rifffOOM' AUCKLAND NEW PLYMOUTH COURTESY — EFPIOIENOY — 'ti attentton Telegrams Royal, Auckland Telegrains - - - - Criterion, _ _ New Plvmouth "Station Hotel," Gentral Hotei Gisborne Hotel A U G11L AiN jl> GISBORNE RENTAL CARS Telegrams - - Central, Auckland Telegrams Gisborne Hotel, — 7— — —7 ~ TT ... T_ . _ GisWnp NEW Fleet Rental Cars, large and Hamilton Hotel ^ ° t TT ^ small. — Pbone 542, Royal Garage, HAMILTON Occiaental Hotel Fenton Street. • WELLINGTON SEE Rotorua by Rental Car. Late Telegrams - - - Hamilton Hotel, Telegrams Occidental, model Y8 Fords, Chevs. and SingerS Hamilton ' Wellington available. Royal Garage, Fenton Street, Phone 542. AND OTHER HOTELS THROUGHOUT THE NORTH ISLAND. t-.. LAUNCH MERLIN !THE FAMOUS CHAIN OF FOR HIRE WAITEMATA HOTELS ^KOIA ,ssleaR^CEpassenger " WED., SAT., SUNDAY. ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE Departs: 9,30 a.m., 2.15 p.m. Returns: 12 noon, 4.30 p.m., —— — — — — — 3/- RETURN F.ishing Rarties catered for, rods and " " ' ficenses on Launch — £4 per day, . • £2/10/- half-day. '"^W — ^ "W — "Hv T" f "R1 ^ , Moonlight, Picnic and Cruising i B B I) ffl 1 I j i Ik. ^ -Parties by arrangement. h-sx SH \ D- W* MUIR, Prop., 6 Union St., i M i i J I 1 tk Rotorua, or enquire at Wharf. — = — ROTORUA'S LEADING " 0 JEWELLERY & SOUVENIR DEPOT I £~v 1-— -I ^ 1 « J g | _ jL _ 1 Unbreakable Watch Glasses, any size i n p li 1 0 1 s o r\ v li nrpi fitted at shortest notice. J 9 ct., 18 ct. and PLATINUM WEDDING RINGS Beautifully Chased. R HTfl I? TT A JEWELLERY AND SPECTACJf] , 1\. \Jf A V_/ IV \_J jt\ REPAIRS of any description under* | taken. m- ts ENGRAV1NG - *AU Work Carried Out on Premises — At — CENTRAL' HEATING INSTALLED A- . H0BBs, f J ewellers, TUTANEKAI STREET. Next to Government Gardens and Baths. Handy for all sports. j ONLY 36 miles away 1 a good road — | scenery unrivalled — and then, Orakei-Korako, the Place of Adorn- — ■ — — — — ■ — — — — — — — - — — — — — ing.

Have you seen the SCENIC GEM— LAKE QKATAINA? Short Launch Trips on Lake to see the Beautiful Bush Scenery. ACCOMMODATION FOR ANGLERS AND GUESTS AT OKATAINA FISHING LODGE. Home-cooked Teas Served. Boats and Motors, ete., for Hire. Trolling and Fly-Fishing. RING FOR BOOKINGS. Enquire N.Z. Road Services re Day or Half-day Trips. tafce Rotoiti-OkaSaina Round Trip (Motor and Launch) . The maln hlghways radlating from Rotorua were hullt to provide the shortest routes to and from the thermal dlstrJcts, and they, therefore, of necessity hy-pass much of the most magniflcent scenery. The water route of the Lake RotoitiOkataina Round Trip remedies these defects and brings into vlew new and delightful panoramas as the launch traverses the slnuous and ever-changlng coastline of the longer of Rotorua's Justly renowned lakes. Eleven miles from Rotorua, the tourist is flrst shown the Okere Falls, forming the head of a deep and dangerous ravlne twenty miles in extent. Arms of the lake, dotted wlth islands and separated by slender peninsulas, branch out in all directlons. Trees overhang the water's edge, theJr roots securely held in the clefts of rock, while at the base of the mighty rampant the water, 500 feet deep, hollows out deep flssures and fairy caverns. When the passengers disembark, the journey 1s resumed by car to the gateway of Hongi's Track. Hongi's Track is enshrlned for all time in the history of the Maorl race. The car next passes down the celebrated Okataina Track. An additional cruise by launch on Lake Okataina is available and furnishes a rare and singular experience. Leaving Okataina the next call is Tikitere, a curious, welrd conglomerate of mud springs, black and cavernous, throbbing, hissing and spluttering. The spectacle is awesome and, knoWn as Hell's Gate, provides the highest known surface temperatures in the world. Daily 9.15 a.m. FARE: 12/6. Launch on Lake Rotoiti, 7/6. Gultie Fees: Okere Falls, 6d; Tikitere, 2/-; Launch on Okataina Lake, 2/6. Wairakei-T aupo The Wairakei-Taupo trip takes the traveller to the geographical centre of the North Island, the great volcanlo Taupo basin. The sights, varled to a degree, are unequalled in any other part of the world. Rainbow Mountain, resplendent in colour, is still the scene of considerable thermal actlvity. The rugged Paeroa mountain range lying to the west of the Rotorua-Taupo road comes into view a.few miles beyond Rainbow Mountain. No words can do Justice to the remarkable enterprise that is converting 1,000,000 acres of tussock and scrub into one immense forest of vlgorous, healthy pine. Unrivalled vlews of the plantation are obtained from the service car. In the Aratiatia Rapids, the Huka Falls, and the celebrated Geyser and Wai-Ora Valleys, we see the wizardry of Nature in endless diversity of operation. The weird display of thermal activlty in the Geyser Valley has won for it the title of the Eighth Wonder of the World. Seen beneath a cairn and cloudless sky, the blue of Lake Taupo is said to transcend the far-famed Vesuvian blue of the Bay of Naples. In the rarefled atmosphere it is deeper, richer — a pure sapphire blue. The mountains of National Park are revealed ln' clearest outline on the far shore-line. Daily 9.00 a.m. FARE: 25/-. Wairakei Valiey, 6/-; Waiotapu, 1/-.

* E ' ■ AICj^RFWA^RFV^A. TI1C.ITE1RE Hell's ~l A Remarkable Area \ | |k| ^1 A & 1^% 1 B 1^1 l Buses leave 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily. ■ Base. depart regularly from Po,t Office \ Hl^# f+¥\ W l^fl | FARE: 5/- RETURN - Guide Fee 2/-. I FARE 6d EACH WAY Ij ^9% BtapiB H B gk f S1TUATED a few miles from Rotorua, on a perfect road, *CKL , — — . , , — — ,ttt . i H S i S S Iwf |S S Z Is the awesome area of Tikitere, better known as Hell's *^ NBKWAREWA an engrossing centre of thermal 2 B @1 1 ^^80 S fek 2 Gate, a name given to lt by the famous world travelier B activlty and Maorl life, just a few minutes by bus from 2 - X and author, George Augustus Sala. Here are sights, smella ■ e own. Hore you will see mud pools forming and ? .... , 1 and Bounds that miglit well come from the bottomlesS B re orm ng lilies and cat's eyes" or unceasingly sending | Wh©F© fcO V lSlt when VOU haV© Z pit, and in places the earth can be felt trembling under- *)RTS] e r restless frogs leaplng through the steam; hissing 2 # _ | foot. Mr. Bernard Shaw was tremendously impressed *g nf steam vents, awe-Inspiring geysers shooting ^uperheated 2 tlHlG to 1113.1(6 Short TnDS $ with his visi£ to Tikitere and with Satanic aspect of the BeavW and scintiliating water high into the air. You will see X . P place. The Maori guides safely conduct parties threpgb Bcres ii ^tionCof°thee^ ^mSferSised afd toterestingly describe the phenomena as they ?o »a]anee , " mmeransea waters, sizziing rrying pans ___ along, pomtmg out the reasons for the peculiar names *eai+ and other remarkable sights. In a,nd around it all may rC&U bestowed on outstanding features such as "Sodom and *.• e seen the picturesque Maori guides conducting parties Gomorrah," "The Devil's Cauldron," "Adam and Eve," n oi visitors: brown-skinned children leaping or diving for etc. with its unmistakable and ImpreBsive indicatlons L pennies, and the more phlegmatlc wahines busy around ■ of pent-up force, Tikitere should not be mlssed by viaitor* * sh the steam vents that provide free cooking facHitles for ' : to the thermal regions. OKERE FALLS SEE ROTORUA FROM THE RAINBOW SPRINGS lc£ m/n _ „ , A TO Hourly service by Ngongotaha bus' from Roai *3eant Motor and Launch A1JV services' ofSce. •ry sui OKFRK rAirc MiMFiwnA qtvps aaip, r»vi- For the mod'est sum of ten shillings we ofFer you a c. FARE: 1/6 — Guide Fee 1/-. ■l7aerFARE: 8/- RETURN — Guide Fee 6d wonderful from the air. The baths,. gardeim and in an environment of bush and fern, contain large num- V | On this fascinating and picturesque trip you skirt the playgrounds are spread beneath likn an lntncate b6rs of trout, including many of considerable size. The *ANEK j ehoros of Lake Rotorua, pass through the Maorl village rehef map. Lake Tarawera and surroundmg graceful movements of the flsh, the fins servlng varlousl/ * pjjQJ of Mourea and cross the Ohau Channel to Okere. A Lalces, 30/-. as oars and balancers, can be viewed to advantage. Wbea * short walk takes you down the Hinemoa Steps to the THE WAIKATO AVIATION CO LTD shafts of sunlight play on the water the ellect Is beautiful. * N, Okere Falls and Hinemoa Cave. Returntng to the wharf . ATRunRT pnTnPTTA *' ' The raiubow trout ls then revealed as one of NatureS * — . you Join the launch which takes you for ari hour's cruise AlltrUKl KdlUKUA. flnished works of art. It has an incomparable delicacy oj ■ across the placld waters of Lake Rotoiti and to the many S .T RT.A (TKMOR'F! - - • Pilnf form wi0bl markings that show an extraordinary range of ■ a _ beautiful fern-covered bays. - . . . tlnts and pencillings. The Rainbow Springs region con- * 1 r... H„..t .. _ . _ , Private Address: Wairoa Rd., Phone 350K house; tains a large variety of shrubs and ferns. It is in f»ct * t T ilf Road 866 Aerodrome. - o magniflcent and emenslve eflrubbery ttoough whlcH ■ Tutanekal Street, Mornmo and Aft.rno.n T.ae available. 0r a], Hot(J,s ^ Booki office3_ abady"paths are lald, *»«,- | * . ™ : ° 1 * 1 i — — — — I^EPL

ENCHANTING! — INSPIRING! ORAKEI-KORAKO _.The Place of Adorning The Delightful Trip to Amazing Alad.din's . the World's ' Greatest . Cave - Terraces Tremendous River, Fearsome Underground Rapids, ete.: Geysers 36 miles of good road ' s BOOK AT N.Z.R. ROAD SERVICES, TUTANEKAI STREET

^yHEN the Tarawera eruption blew the famous Pink and White Terraces to pi«cel ■ • it was considered a major calamity. Nature, however, had a way of restorin? the balance. At the recently opened thermal area of Orakei-Korako has been revealed * yterraces as great in extent as the lost ones and presenting every conceivable coloura- ■ tion from glittering white to deepest jade. The Orakei-Korako trip, however, * U/5 be considered in two sections. Firstly, the absorbing interest of scenery on the road f out where the heavily-timhered crown on the Horohoro ramparts throws a migW? *_ - . * back scene for tbe smiling farms"'of the model native settlement at its foot; tn® * • — — . evergreen glades" of the pine plantations of Forests' Products, Ltd.; a touch ft ^OUG phantasy during a pause at the sacred "Witch's Rock"; Pohaturoa Peak, truly uPlql;6 in the world; Atiamuri Rapids, Rainbow Fall, Inspiration Point and Whaka Hes0 *. Otehei rapids on the Waikato River. All provide fresh points of interest. Secondly, tbere *!eiiees> - is the unequalled area of Orakei-Korako itself. Refreshment may he had at tD® Ply com pleasantly situated tea-room, and competent guides ferry visitors across the Waikato *e. River in a ' steel-cahled ferry apd conduct them around the valley of enchantmem where the great river provides a gentle undertone to the beautiful, hizarre> ana ■tere^ a fascinating orchestration of Nature that is Orakei-Korako, "The Place of Adorning, «e Okare with its crashing creseendo of colour, beauty and the fine fairy-like loveliness ox Aladdin's Cave. It can fairly he claimed that Orakei-Korako has every form oi H ^ake v, thermal activity existent in the world and much that is found nowhere else. GeyseP' B fumeroles and pools, shimmering champagne cauldrons, tier on tier of colourea terraces crowned hy the solid silica buttress known as the "Golden Fleece," and colou1 * piled on colour. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY AND SUNDAY. st 9.15 a.m. FARE 15/- Guide Fee 476rBEB°