Page 8 Advertisements Column 3

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5322, 7 February 1947, Page 8

% Beautiful Rainbow Springg I Beautiful Rainbow Springg 1 Beautiful Rainbow Springg 1 SEE THE RENOWNED RAINBOW 1 TROUT WHICH MAHE THE DISTRICT fl FAMOUS. I COMFORTABLE. FURNISHED CABltfi 1 AND CAMPING S1TES. M \ , PHONE 657. H

Have yon seen the SCENIC GEM — ] LAKE QKATAINAT. 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, etc., for Hire. . Trolling and Fly-Fishing. RING FOR BOOKINGS. Enquire N.Z. Road Services re Day or Half-day Trips.

Lake Rotoifci-Okataina Round Trip (Motor and Launoh) The maln highways radlattng from Rotorua were built to provide the shortest routes to and from the thermal distrlcts, andkthey, therefore, of necessity by-pass I much of the most magniflcent scenery. j The water route of the Lake RotoltlOkataina Round Trip remedles these defects and brings Into view new and delightful panoramas as the launch traverses the sinuous and ever-changlng coastllne of the longer of Rotorua's Justly ! renowned lakes. Eleven miles from [ Rotorua the tourist is flrst shown the j Okere Falls, formlng the head of a deep i and dangerous ravlne twenty miles in i extent. Arms of the lake, dotted wlth j Islands and separated by slender penln- ; sulas, branch out in all directions. Trees i overhang the water's edge, thelr roots ' securely held in the clefts of rock, while at the hase of the mighty rampant the water, 500 feet deep, hollows out deep : ^ssures and fairy caverns. When the passengers dlsembark, the journey is re- , sumed by car to the gateway of Hongl's Track. Hongi's Track is enshrlned for all time ln the history of the Maorl race. I The car next passes^down the celebrated Okatalna Track. An additional cruise by launch on Lake Okataina ia available and furnishes a rare and singular experience. Leaving Okataina the next call ia Tikitere, a curloua, weird conglomerate of mud springs, black and cavernoua, throbblng, hlssing and spluttering. The spectacle is awesome and, known as Hell's Gate, provides the highest known surface temperatures in the world. Daiiy 9.1B a.m. FARE: 12/8. Launch on Lake Rotoiti, 7/6. Guldo Feoa: Okere Falls, 6d; Tikitere, 2/-; Launch on 'okatalna Lake, 2/6. Waira!cei-T aupo The Walrakel-Taupo trip takes the traveller to the geogTaphical centre of I the North Island, the great volcanio i Taupo hasln. The sights, varled to a , degree, are unequalled ln any other part | of the world. Rainbow Mountain, rei splendent in colour, is still the scene of considerable thermal actlvity. The rugged Paeroa mountaln range lying to the west of the Rotorua-Taupo road comea into view a few miles beyond Rainbow Mountaln. No words can do justlce to the remarkable enterprise that is convertlng 1,000,000 acres of tussock and scrub into one Immense foreat of vigoroua, healthy plne. Unrivalled views of the plantatlon are obtained 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 diversity of operation. The weird display of thermal activity in the Geyser Valley has won for it the tltle of the Eighth "Wonder of the World. Seen heneath a cairn and cloudless sky, the blue of Lake Taupo is sald to transcend the far-famed Vesuvian blue of the Bay of Naples. In the rarefled atmosphere it Is deepe^-, richer — a pure sapphire blue. The mountains of National Park are revealed in clearest outline on the far shore-line. Daily 8.00 a.m. FARE: 25/-. Wairakei Valley, 8/-; 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, ls the awesome area of Tikitere, better known as Hell'i Gate, a name glven to It by the famous world traveller ! and author, George Augustus Sala. Here are sights, smella | and sounds that might well come from the bottomlesa | plt, and in places the earth can be felt trembling under- ■ foot. Mr. B.ernard Shaw was tremendously Impressed | with his visit to Tikitere and with Satanlc aspect of the ! place. The Maorl guides safely conduct parties through » and lnterestlngly describe the phenomena aa they g° along, pointing out the reasons for the peculiax namee bestowed on outstanding features such as "Sodom and Gomorrah," "The Devll's Cauldron," "Adam and Eve," etc. Wlth Its unmistakable and Impressive indlcatloni of pent-up force, Tikitere should not be missed by vieiton to the thermal reglons. RAINBOW SPRINGS Houriy aervica hy Ngongotaha bns from Ro*4 Services' Office. FARE: 1/6 — Guide Fee 1/-. The Rainbow Springs rapidly achieved fame as one of Rotorua's most popular beauty spots. Three pools, ln an environment of bush and fern, contaln large numbers of' trout, including many of considerable Blze. Tho graceful movements of the flsh, the fins servlng varlouBlf as oars and balaneers, can be viftwed to advantage. When shafts of sunlight play on the water the effect is beautiful. The rainbow trout is then revealed as one of Nature* . flnished works of art. It has an incomparable delicacy oj form with marklngs that show an extraordinary rauge of tlnts and pencillings. The Rainbow Springs region contains a large varlety of shrubs and ferns. It is in faot a magniflcent and extensive shrubbery through which shady'paths are laid. ^