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Rotorua Hells Gate Wai Ora Spa
Tour by Rotorua |
| Depart | 8:30am till 8:30pm - Pickups from Rotorua hotels at 9am, 1pm & 5pm |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Total Duration | 1 Hour to 3 Hours |
| Location | Please advise if you require a complimentary shuttle, available from within the Rotorua area, for pick up at 9.00am, 1.00pm and 5.00pm State Highway 30 Tikitere, Rotorua. Approx. 5 minutes drive past the airport turn right toward Whakatane and proceed 4kms to Hells Gate. |


Hell’s Gate Geothermal Reserve is 50 acres in area. The walk takes approximately 45 minutes to an hour. Afterward, enjoy a relaxing sulphur spa or mud bath overlooking the active geothermal reserve.
Each mud bath contains between 70 - 100 kgs of geothermal mud, both in suspended and solid form, which can be liberally smoothed over the skin whilst in the mud bath.
The silky smooth geothermal mud, in combination with the sulphurous geothermal water, opens the skin's pores allowing the active ingredients to gently exfoliate and treat the skin while in the bath leaving it very clean and soft to touch.
The traditional mud bath experience of 20 minutes is followed by the relaxing sulphur spa, either overlooking the geothermal reserve, or in the private North Island Sulphur Spa, complete with geothermal hot waterfall.
3 semi-private mud baths and 2 pure sulphurous spa’s.
Wai Ora Spa Facility is where visitors can experience the unique geothermal mud and sulphurous waters in privacy as well as in a totally unique environment.
Full body massage incorporating elements of Miri Miri which is the traditional Maori massage regime that has been practiced for hundreds of years, as well as other special techniques that were used to ready the warriors for battle.
Add at least ½ hour in addition to your massage to allow for a sulphur spa prior to massage.
A relaxing 45 minute facial, which utilise’s Hells Gate’s unique ‘Alite’ Mud Spa product range, made from the natural mud’s from the geothermal reserve. The facial involves a face and head massage after the mud product has been used to cleanse and purify the skin and pores. The process revitalises the skin through its gentle exfoliating and detoxifying action.
The 1.5 hour mud body scrub is liberally smoothed over client’s body to cleanse, purify and refresh the client’s skin. This process reduces oils and dissolves unwanted skin residues. The body scrub is followed by the mud body mask, which provides a gentle exfoliation, refreshes the skin and leaves it looking full of vitality. Allow 2 hours in total.
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