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Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5330, 18 February 1947, Page 8

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lave ym seen the SCENIC GEM— LAKE QEATAINA7. 3horfc Launch Trips on La'ke -to see the Beautiful Bush Bcenery. ACCOMMOBATION 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. I Enquire N.Z. Road Services re Day or Half-day Trips. Lake Rotoiti-Okatama Round Trip (Motor and Launoh) The main hlghways radlatlng from Rotorua "were built to provide the shortest routes to and from the thermal distrlcts, and they, therefore, of necesslty by-pass much of the most magnificent scenery. The water route of the Lake RotoitiOkataina Round TriP remediea these defects and brlngs into view new and delightful panoramas as the launch traversea the alnuoua and ever-changing coastline of the longer of Rotorua's justly renowned lakes. Eleven mlles from ! Rotorua the tourist ls flrst ahown the Okere Falls, formlng the head of a deep and dangerous ravine twenty mllea in extent. Arms of the lake, dotted with islands and separated by slender penlnsulas, branch out in all directions/ Treea overhang the wateFs edge, thelr 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 falry caverns. When the passengers disembark, the journey is r6sumed by car to the gateway of Hongi's Track. Hongi's Track is enshrined for all time in tbe history of the Maorl race. The car next passes down the celebrated Okataina Track. An additional crulse by launch on Lake Okataina is avallable and furnishes a rare and singular experlence. Leaving Okataina the next call is Tikitere, a curioua, weird 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: 1S/6. Launch on 1 Lake Rotoiti, 7/6. Gulde Fees: Okere Falls, 6d; Tikitere, 2/-; Launch on 'okataUia Lake, 2/6. Wairakei-T aupo The Walrakel-Taupo trlp takes the traveller to the geographical centre of the North Island, the great volcanlo Taupo basin. The slghts, varled to a degree, are unequalled In any other part of the world. Ra'inbow Mountain, 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 mlles beyond Rainbow Mountain. No words can do justlce to the remarkable enterpriae that is converting 1,000,000 acres of tussock and scrub into one immense forest of vigorous, healthy pine. Unrivalled vieVs of the plantatlon are obtalned frcm the servlce car. In the Aratiatia Raplds, the Huka Falls, and the celebrated Geyser and Wal-Ora Valleys, we see the wizardry of Nature In endless diversity of operation. The weird dlsplay of thermal activity in the Geyser Valley has won for it the title of the Elghth ! wonder of the World. Seen beneath a cairn and cloudless sky, the blue of Lake Taupo ls sald to transcend the far-famea Vesuvlan blue of the Bay of Naples. In the rarefled atmosphere It ls deeper, richer — a pure sapphlre blue. The mountalns of Natlonal Park are revealod In clearest outline on the far shore-llne. Daily 9.00 a.m. FARE: 25/- Wairakei Valley, 6/-; Waiotapu, 1/-.

GOVERNMENT ROUND TRIP It is impossible to conceive any more diverse and enthralling scenery and phenomena than is met with on this famous trip. Leaving Rotorua, travellers traverse Earthquake Flat and on to the site of the famous Waimangu Geyser eruption. The de*" vastation left in the trail of this upheaval is still j plainly to he seen and the boiling crater lake is a most awe-inspiring sight. Then commences a walk : with a guide through a series of remarkable thermal • and volcanic activities. Next the travellers embark ; on a launch which, under the guidance of an experi* 1 enced pilot, cruises ovdr Lake Rotomahana, an ] immense sheet of hot and boiling water under which , the titanic forces of Nature fitfully slumber. On landing, a short walk brings the party to the shade of Mount Tara,wera, a volcano of formidable appearance whose lava-scorched sides vividly recall the terrible eruption of the mountain on June 10th, ; 1886, when many lives were lost and the famous : Pink and White Terraces were smashed to atoms .j and disappeared. , • Again a launch is requisitioned and this tuna . the party is conveyed across beautiful Lake Tara- ; wera, a majestie stretcb of crystal water. The cars await tbe passengers on the other side and on the ■ road back to Rotorua pass first the site of the hunea j village of Te Wairoa, which was overwhelmed m > the terrible eruption of 1886. A sweep in .the roa brings* into view the far-famed Green, cr Kotokakahi Lake, and immediately afterwards the Blue, or Tikitapu Lake, two limpid gems of unique colouring. A run past glorious forestry plantations t • Rotorua completes what is undoubtedly one of tn outstanding trips of the world.