Over 6 hectares of family fun and entertainment! Come visit the world’s only geothermal prawn farm where you can follow the lifespan of prawns from spawning through to adulthood. Tour round the farm, feed the baby prawns or try catching your own prawns with the small rod and fishing line. Water feature games, activities and adventure playground in the park keep the kids cooled off and having fun. Enjoy a game of Killer Prawn Golf or browse for prawn souvenirs from the shop. You can buy delicious prawns to take away or the adjoining restaurant offers prawn and non-prawn meals and has a children’s menu.
Fun Ski Taupo offers fun, comfortable lessons in water skiing and wake-boarding. Ideal for families and first timers, with other activities to suit the kids; knee boarding, biscuiting and banana boat. Activities suitable for ages 3 years and up.
Wander through ten acres with tree lined lanes to hand feed twenty different species of animals and birds. The children will love meeting and cuddling the baby animals and the play attractions include a space car, pirate ship and time machine. There is plenty of room for a picnic too with a large picnic area, picnic tables and optional BBQ.
Create and simulate your own earthquake with a computerised simulator! This hands-on interactive educational centre makes learning about the earth’s volcanic forces easy and fun for all ages. Located in the heart of the Taupo Volcanic Zone, the centre brings the past and present volcanic and geothermal features to life with wall displays, live geyser shows, a tornado machine and a cinema. Visit the shop afterwards for souvenirs and their lava lollypops.
Orakei Korako is only accessible by boat which runs on request throughout the day (the fare is included in the admission fee). There are boiling hot springs and mud pools to view and the Ruatapu Cave which extends 120 ft down to a hot pool. The Silica Terraces which form the base of the Geyserland and Thermal Park are believed to be the largest of their kind and the Thermal Park has the greatest number of active geysers in New Zealand. There are plenty of bush walks to enjoy and the shop and café open all day for refreshments and souvenirs.
With 432 square metres of climbing area and thirty different climbing routes, the Rock Wall is an all weather adventure climbing facility for new to experienced climbers. Qualified instructors are always on hand to offer advice and assist with techniques.
Take a photo of yourself as a bee! There are hands on activities for the family with a ride on Buzzy Bee for the children and a picnic area outside at the Honey Hive. Enjoy free tasting of 100 per cent pure honey, plus safe viewing of live beehives, interactive displays and a bee video show.. . Have a honey ice cream in the café or browse around the Bees Knees shop which has over 600 bee related items for sale.
AC Baths has a huge indoor leisure pool which links to an outdoor leisure pool, so you can swim indoors or outdoors without leaving the warmth of the thermally heated water. There are safe beach areas for the children and an inflatable obstacle course, a Tarzan swing, bombing zone and two hydroslides. After all that fun and exertion, stop at Splashes Café for some refreshment!
