Craters of the Moon - Wairakei
Craters of the Moon | Themal Walkway | Taupo - Cratersofthemoon.co.nz
The Craters of the Moon geothermal walkway wanders through a weird, other-worldy, landscape featuring bubbling craters and steaming vents.This geothermal attraction is run by a charitable trust. Open 364 days a year(closed Christmas Day) from 8.30am
Craters of the Moon | Themal Walkway | Taupo - Cratersofthemoon.co.nz
The Craters of the Moon Trust was formed at the instigation of Jeremy Nash in 1991 with the
objective of protecting local visitors and tourists against theft and vandalism which plagued the Department of Conservation facilities in the Wairakei Tourist Park at that time. The Craters operation started out in a second-hand caravan.
Over time the original Department of Conservation facility has been gradually developed into the visitor kiosk that is present today. The visitor kiosk at Craters is an eco-friendly off-grid energy user, with geothermal floor heating, an electricity supply provided by solar photovoltaic cells, and water supplied by tanks onsite.
The Trust is dedicated to providing a safe and informative experience to all visitors at Craters of the Moon.
In 2015, after 24 years of continuous involvement as chairman of the Trust, Jeremy Nash retired.
From 2002 the Trust was required to pay site land rental fees to the government for the Craters area and from that time entry fees have been charged.
While the entry fees primarily cover the site rental and costs to operate and maintain the site facilities – which include the 2 kilometre access road – these funds are also used to support community organisations and environmental work in the Taupo area and to provide scholarships for local high school students who wish to further their studies at Tertiary Institutions.
Contact Craters of the Moon
| Address : | Craters of the Moon 171 Karapiti Road, Wairakei, Taupō 3377, New Zealand |
| Phone : | 📞 +78 |
| Postal code : | 3377 |
| Website : | http://www.cratersofthemoon.co.nz/ |
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| Description : | Geothermal area featuring boardwalks & gravel paths past steam vents & bubbling craters. |
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Happy Soul27 on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Despite of being cold and raining weather it still was interesting walking, taken a bit more than 1hour. Not many visitors, no crowd, ( thanks to the quarantine??).
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Charlotte Donovan on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ So great that New Zealand's natural history is preserved and can be visited by anyone like this. Beautiful and informative.
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Rou Haarhoff on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Amazing place to see well worth the visit big spacious car park for motorhomes and cars parking out front outside seating area to eat beautiful gift shop kids all bought their own things staff are helpful and friendly shop is nice and clean well presented
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Gigi on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Awesome and very informative signs walking round, walk takes about 60 mins. Some scary areas where you can actually hear bubbling underground...great place for adults and kids.?
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Chelsea C on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great way to spend an hour or so. The main track is super accessible and there's no rush to get around it. Entry is really cheap and the little gift shop is pretty decent. The track is well maintained as well. The field is super active so it's not a boring walk and for those that care the Sulphur smell is not super strong even when directly in steam. Would definitely be going back.
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T E Dorward on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A good opportunity to see geothermal activity for a small price. Entry was $8 each and at a relaxed pace we spent 2 hours walking around the park and reading all of the info-signs explaining crater formation, fumeroles, and various flora and fauna found in the area. It was an overcast day which was nice as it kept temperatures down a bit. In a couple of areas you can feel the heat rising out of the ground which was pretty cool. Well worth a visit.
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Joel R on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Educational, and unique dramatic scenery... you must visit!
Well worth the small fee for entry. Visit on an overcast day to enjoy the steam vents even more!
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Leon Lu on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Entry is really cheap only $8 for an adult (can get half price voucher for a morning section by bookme) Great way to spend an hour or so. The main track is flat and there's no rush to get around it. The roaring holes on hill are accessible too. The field is active so it's not a boring walk. the steaming holes and outlook view are super for photos. Would definitely be going back.
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