Craters of the Moon

A well-spent $10. The walk is relaxing and one gets the feel of an active geological area. The fumerols are not spectacular to say, but the setting shows how plants have adapted (not evolved) to thriving in a potentially hostile environment. Wheelchair friendly, this one hour walk can be enjoyed by all. Friendly, helpful staff too. Thanks!

Great spot to explore and learn about the volcanic activity in the area. There is a walking trail that is suitable for all ages, and takes approximately 1 hour to complete. $10 per adult seemed reasonable as we had a group of 4. The trial starts at the giftshop and then ends at the gift shop, which is very nice and they have a bunch of stuff you can find at the more touristy gift shops for better prices.

Spectacular Lovely walk around a natural phenomenon with steam coming from the ground. Must see and not expensive to do. Very friendly staff at the shop and very knowledgeable and helpful. Highly recommended

Cool to see the craters and walk between the steam but not as stunning as we expected it to be - we liked the thermal walk in Tūrangi definitely more and that’s for free 😅 The area doesn't look like a moon landscape anymore with at least a bit of vegetation growing almost everywhere but still a nice experience and for $10 pp it's ok (except you are afraid of bees and similar insects, than this is not for you cause in some parts of the path they are flying around a lot 😅) The basic round with the little shorter lookout up the hill took us a bit over an hour, included taking some pictures :)

We spent about 1.5 hours here walking round slowly. It was good value at $10 pp and very well-maintained. An interesting place to learn about geothermal activity.

It's a good walk to see some Geysers especially if you don't want to spend too much money. It's just $10 per person. There's toilets and parking and a cute gift shop. Takes around 45 minutes to do a mainly flat loop.

This one of the many geothermal features in around Taupo. The walk around the park should take less than an hour and you can see multiple fumeroles and bubbling mud puddles. The path is well marked and of course you should obey the signage because there is a real danger of scalding or worse if you go into a dangerous area. The smell of sulphur is at times pretty strong but by the end you should be used to it!

You get to witness beautiful scenery at budget friendly price. The walk it about 45 minutes take you through steaming vent and resilience biodiversity. Features catch your attention are bubbling crater, hissing fumaroles and steaming vent. Stroller friendly walk. Surely feels like you are on another planet.

Steam holes, and one bubbling mud steam pool... Yes and a very nice nature stop Visitor will encounter other similar locations, and we recommend a visit here

Get back in your car and go to Wai-O-Tapo Thermal Park near Rotorua instead. Seriously, this place was such a disappointment. There's a gravel path, sometimes a wooden path, and some steam vents. A "mud pool" that is as dry as a bone. There is absolutely no shade, and it takes about 45 minutes to walk around the short loop. I wish we'd turned back after 10 minutes cos it didn't get any better. Wai-O-Tapu has spectacular vents, mud pools, incredibly colored water. Just so much better than this. It's only $8 to get in this place, but in my opinion it's just not even worth that. Don't say I didn't warn you!

A worthwhile stop in the Taupo Tourist Park area. Are there flashier geothermal parks? Sure. Do they cost a lot more? Yep. We came on a blustery winter afternoon and had the place largely to ourselves. We saw other parties from a distance but encountered nobody on the path. 8NZD entry fee for grownups and our 2yo was free. The packed gravel path changes to boardwalk and back again, and with exception of a few loose places or puddles, this was definitely stroller/pram friendly. Lots of steam vents and fumaroles. It's a good long walk (1 hour according to signage) and the path takes you through steam fields, to a couple overlook platforms, a pool of mud with steam vents hissing, an area with boiling mud (vigorously boiling, I might add), and craters, with gentle ups and downs (though the uphill portions gave us a bit of a workout with pushing our son, but not too bad). Some signposts explaining what there is to see, but we ignored them since we are familiar with geothermal and volcanic features. It would be nice to see more, perhaps. Some fleeting sulfur smells but overall not bad. We've been to Wai-o-Tapu and that has a lot more to see with more varied landscapes, but again, this is only $8 and you don't have to drive up to Rotorua. It's an interesting introduction to the thermal features, especially if you plan to see others later. If you are in the area, it's worth a stop and you can let the kids burn off some energy. Gift shop had friendly staff and very reasonably priced souvenirs.

Just outside Taupo, this is a refreshing little walk across a wood / dirt path in a small valley of brush, steam holes, and one bubbling mud steam pool. Took us 45 minutes and was an easy walk with many different views of steaming holes and pits. The third lookout with lots of steam and bubbling mud was the most exciting. Path is easy to walk and very well maintained. Entry fee is $8 per person and worth it for a quick view - especially if you don't get to see Rotorua or other active bubbling mud and steam pits.

Hands down, best part of taupo. I would highly recommend putting this on your list of things to do on your road trip, especially in the winter. Upon arrival, you are greeted by a lovely employee and you pay a very very reasonable price for your entry. The walk is accessible to ALL and is a peaceful oasis. I felt like I was walking on the moon and in another world. I would recommend on a cold day for the full steamy affect. This is the closest you will get to being on the moon- take that chance.