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    Sulfur Bay

    Sulfur Bay

    Scenic SpotsRotorua, Bay of Plenty New Zealand 🇳🇿

    Top RatedHot Topic

    Sulfur Bay

    Scenic SpotsRotorua, Bay of Plenty New Zealand 🇳🇿

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    Updated Jul 2026

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    10 Reviews

    🇳🇿
    Anonymous
    Sep 27, 2019
    Positive

    Follow the track for a ~45min return trip with some smoke, bubbling water and mud

    🇫🇷
    Anonymous
    May 16, 2019
    Positive

    Just arrived on Rotorua? Pass on this beach, it's worth a look really, puddles that bubble, smoke coming out of the ground, big holes bubbling, little walk not long but nice the edge of the beach suffers. Yes it stinks but it's normal and I think it's nice, it's part of the decor. Continue further you will arrive on a really nice point of view on the lake with several kinds of ducks and other birds. Good Trip - The Frenchy ??

    🇫🇷
    Anonymous
    Mar 4, 2019
    Positive

    Very nice to see the geothermal phenomenon in Rotorua

    🇨🇦
    Anonymous
    Jan 20, 2018
    Positive

    If you’re in the area it’s nice to walk by Sulfur Bay and check out the area.

    🇺🇸
    Anonymous
    Jan 20, 2018
    Positive

    Nice walk around the lake and nice view at sulphur bay

    🇳🇱
    Anonymous
    Dec 2, 2017
    Neutral

    It’s really not much. If you don’t know it’s a thermal area, it’s just a ugly and smelly place. There’s a path close to the lake where you can walk.

    🇬🇧
    Anonymous
    Nov 23, 2017
    Positive

    Nice and smelly

    🇩🇪
    Anonymous
    Nov 20, 2017
    Neutral

    Quite okay! But nothing was special

    🇬🇧
    Anonymous
    Jul 25, 2017
    Positive

    Lovely walk along the edge of the lake.

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    Anonymous
    Apr 4, 2017
    Neutral

    It's not worth it on a rainy day...

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