Te Puia

Te Puia is another thermal area, immediately next to the Whakarewarewa Village. They’ve taken a different approach, featuring lots of things to see – far more park like. We attempted to see the largest geyser go off…standing in the pouring rain, watching the small one go on and on and on, waiting for Pohutu to do its thing….and waited…and waited…and waited…. Finally, after probably an hour, we left. (Actually, they were closing so we really had no choice). We took lots of pictures but it was raining and steamy and really foggy – great shots of steam anyway.