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Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5286, 24 December 1946, Page 8

Beautiful Rainbow Springs Beautiful Rainbow Springs Beautiful Rainbow Springs SEE THE RENOWNED RAINBOW TRGUT WHICH MADE THE DISTRICT FAMOUS. COMFORTABLE FURNISHED CABINS AND CAMPING SITES. - PHONE 657.

Have yoti seen the SCENIC GEM — LAKE QKATAINAY Short Launch Trips on Lake to see the Beautiful Bush Scenery. ACCOMMODATION FOR ANGLERS AND GUESTS AT OKATAINA FISHING LODGE. Home-cooked Tea3 Served. Boats and Motors, etc., for Hire. Trolling and Fly-Fishing. RING FOR BOOKINGS. Enquire N.Z. Road Services re Day or Half-day Trips. Lake Rotoiti-Okataina Round Trip (Motor and Launo»i> The main hlghwaya radiatlng from Rotorua wero built to provide the shortest routea to and from the thermal dlatrlcts, and they, therefore, of necessity by-pass much of the most magniflcent. scenery. The water route of the Dake RotoltlOkataina Round Trip remediee these defects and brings into view new and delightful panoramas as the launch traverses the sinuoua and ever-changing coastline of the longer of Rotorua's jU8tly renowned lakes. Eleven miles from Rotorua the tourist ia flrst shown the Okere Falls, forming the head of a deep. and dangerous ravine twenty miles in extent. Arms of the lake, dotted with lslands ahd separated by slender penlnsulas, branch out In all diroptlons. Trees overhang- the water's edge, thelr roots J 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 is resumed by car to the gateway of Hongi's Track. Hongi's Track is enshrined 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 experlence. Leaving Okataina the next call is Tikitere, a curious, welrd conglomerate ' of mud springs, black and cavernous, j throbbing, hissing and spluttering. The | spectacle is awesome and, known as Hell's j Gate, provides the highest known surface • temperatures in the world. Daily 9.15 a.m. FARE: 12/6. Launch on | Lake Rotoiti, 7/6. Guide Fees: Okere j Falla, 6d; Tikitere, 2/-; Launch on Okataina Lake, 2/6. Wairakes-T aupo The Wairakel-Taupo trip takes the traveiier to the geographlcal centre of the North Island, the great volcanlc Taupo basln. The sights, varied to a degree, are unequalled in any other part of the world. Rainbow Mountaln, resplendent In colour, is still the scene of cbnsiderable thermal activity. 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 justlce to the remarkable enterprise tliat Is converting 1,000,000 acres of tussock and scrub Into one lmmense forest of vlgorous, healthy pine. Unrivalled views of the plantation are obtained from the servlce 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 welrd display of thermal aetivity Jn the Geyser Valley has won for it the tltle 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 theA rarefled atmosphere it is deeper, richer — a pure sapphire blue. The mountains of Natlonal Park are revealed in clearest outline on the far shore-llne. Daily 9.00 a.m. FARE: 25/.. Wairakei Valley, 5/-; Waiotapu, 1/-.

TIKITERE - - - Hell's Gate Buses Ieave 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily. FARE: 5/- RETURN — Guide Fee 2/-. SITUATED a few miles from Rotorua, on a perfect road, is the awesome area of Tikitere, better known as Hell's Gate, a name glven to It by the fomous world traveller and autlior, George Augnstus Sala. Here are sights, smella and sounds that might well come from the bottomless plt, and in places the earth can be felt trembling underfoot. Mr. Bernard Shaw was tremendously impressed with his visit to Tikitere and with Satanic aspect of the place. The Maori guides safely conduct parties through and interestingly describe the phenomena as they go along, pointing out the reasons for the pecullar nasnes bestowed on outstanding features such aa "Sodom and Gomorrah," "The Devil's Cauldron," "Adam and Eve," etc. With Its unmistakable and impressive ' Indlcatlona of pent-up force, Tikitere should not be missed by visitors to the thermal regions. RAINBOW SPRINGS Hourly serviee by Ngongotaha bqs from Road Services' Office. FARE: 1/6 — Guide Fee 1/-. The Rainbow Springs rapidly aehleved .fame as one of Rotorua's most popular beauty spots. Three pools, set in an environment of bush and fern, contaln large numbers of trout, including many of conslderable size. The graceful movements of the flsh, the flns serving vaxiously as oars and balancers, can be vlewed to advantage. When shafts of sunlight play on the water the effect Is beautiful. The rainbow trout is then revealed as one of Nature' o flnished works of art. It has an incomparable delicacy of form with markings that show an extraordinary range of tlnts and pencillings. The Rainbow Springs reglon contalns a large variety of shrubs and ferns. It is in fact a magniflcent and extenslve shrubbery through which ehady'patha are lald.