The healing properties of Hells Gate mud and sulphur mineral water have been used by local Māori for over 800 years. Open and clean your skin by lathering it in a unique type of mud, before exfoliating and cleansing with a soak in the sulphur spa.
Highlights
Relax with a mud bath and sulfur spa at Rotorua's most active thermal park
Enjoy views of the famous Hells Gate Geothermal Reserve
Cool off in a fresh spring waterfall
Full description
Enjoy a therapeutic mud bath and sulfur spa at Hells Gate Geothermal Reserve, located just a 15-minute drive from central Rotorua. A round-trip shuttle service option from Rotorua is also available.
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Mud baths
Sulphur spas
Complimentary Cool plunge pool
Swimwear and towels (available for rent on site)
Not suitable for
Pregnant women
People with heart problems
People with high blood pressure
Meeting point
Hells Gate Geothermal Reserve, 351 State Highway 30, Tikitere, Rotorua
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What to bring
Towel
Swimwear
Not allowed
Smoking
Food and drinks
Unaccompanied minors
Alcohol and drugs
Know before you go
The mud bath has a time limit of 20 minutes once a day for health and safety reasons
The minimum age for the mud baths is 2.5 years of age, whereas for the sulfur spa it is 6 months