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Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5315, 30 January 1947, Page 8

Beautiful Rainbow Spriu^J Beautiful Rainbow Spri^l Beautiful Rainbow Spring,! SEE THE RENOWNED RAIMtt I TROUT WHICH MADE THE I>ISTP.I(5 1 FAMOUS. lT:| COMFORTABLE FURNISHED CABuJ AND CAMPING SITES. *| PHONE 657. I

Have you seen the SCENIC GEM— LAKE Q EA TAIKA t Short Launeh 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, 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 Launch) The main highways radiatlng from Rotorua were built to provide the shortest routes to and from the thermal dlstricts, and they, therefore, of necesslty by-pass much of the most magniflcent scenery. The water route of the Lake RotoitiOkataina Round Trip remediea these defects and brings Into vlew new and delightful panoramas as the launch traverses tfie sinuous and ever-changlng coastllne of the longer of Rotorua's Justly renowned lakes. Eleven miles from Rotorua the tourist ls 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 penlnsulas, branch out in all directions. Trees overhang the water's edge, thelr roots securely held in the clefts of rock, while at the base of the mlghty rampant the water, 500 feet deep, hollowS out deep fissures and fairy caverns. When the passengers disembark, the Journey ls resumed by car to the gateway of Hongl's Traek. Hongl's Track is enshrlned for all time In -the history of the Maorl race. The car next passes down the c-elebrated Okataina Track. An addltional cruise by launch on Lake Okataina is avallable and furnishes a rare and singular experience. Leaving Okataina. the next eall is Tikitere, a curlous, welrd conglomerate of mud springs, black and cavernous, throbbing, hlssing and splutterlng. 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. Gulde Fees: Okare F-afta, 6d; Tikitere, 2/-; Launcb on 'okataina Lake, 2/6. Wairakei-T aupo The Walrakel-Taupo trip takes the traveller to the geographical centre of the North Island, the great volcanio j Taupo basln. The sights, varled to a j degree, are unequalled in any other part i of the world. Rainbow Mountaln, resplendent in colour, is still the' scene of considerable thermal activity. The rugged Paeroa mountain range lying to the west of the Rotorua-Taupo road comes into view a few miles beyond Rainbow Mountaln. No words can do justtce to the remarkahle enterprise that is convertlng 1,000,000 acres of tussoek and scrub into oue immense forest of vlgorous, healthy pine. Unrlvalled views of the plantatlon are obtalned frcm 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 dlversity of operation. The welrd display of thermal activity 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 sapphlre blue. The mountains of Natlonal Park are revealcd tn clearest outline on the far shbre-line. Daily S.00 a.m. FARE: 25/-. Wairakei Valley, 6/-; Waiotapu, 1/-.

; TIKITERE - - - Hell's Gate | Buses leave 10 a.m. esd 2 p.m. daily* I FARE: 5/- RETURN — Guide Fee 2/*. i SITUATED a few miles from Rotorua, on a perfect r M ; is the awesome area of Tikitere, better known as HeU' | Gate, a name glven to it by the famous world travell'-1 ! and author, George Augustus Sala. Here are sights, iffl® |' and sounds that mlght well come from the bottonuf J pit, and in places the earth can l*e felt trembllng sn4''' 1 . foot. Mr. Bernard Shaw was' tremendously impre^., I with his visit to Tikitere and with Satanic aspect oi t" | place. The Maori guides safely conduct parties throsi > and interestingly describe the phenomena as they P along, pointlng out the.reasons for the pecullar ns® bestowed on outstanding features such as "Sodoo Gomorrah." "The Devil's Cauldron," "Adam and EW etc. Wlth its unmistakable and impressive indlcatioM of pent-up force, Tikitere should not be missed by vIsIW to the thermal regions. RAINBOW SPRINGS I Hourly service by Ngongotaha bus froffl ^ H Services' Office. mt FARE: 1/6 — Guide Fee 1/-. B The Rainbow Springs rapldly achleved fame as oai'j H Rotorua's most popular beauty spots. Three pools, ■ ln an environment of bush and fera, contaln large 0° ■ bers of trout, lncludlng many of considerable sizo. ■ graceful movements of the flsh, the flns serving ■ as oars and balancers, can be vlewed to advantage, ^ Hj shafts of sunlight play on the water the effect ls beau ■ The rainbow trout is then revealed as one of ■ flnished works of art. It has an incomparahle dellcacT ^ Hj form with markings thq.t show an extraordinary rau! • ■ tints and pencillings. The Rainbow Springs regt>n . ■ talns a large varlety ef shrubs and ferns. It 's u;) H a magniflcent and extensive shrubbery througb * H sbady'paths are laid. 'JM