This is just a 10-minute ride from Rotorua's city centre and covers more than 30 kilometres of cycle trails.
Cycle touring is becoming increasingly popular with visitors to New Zealand.
The Many Attractions of Rotorua
By Larry Rivera, About.com Guide
Cycling through the Forests
Experience cycling in a New Zealand forest
Copyright Tourism New Zealand
Whether it's the wide open spaces or lush forest tracks, cycling is a great way to get close to nature and explore New Zealand's richly varied countryside, as this cyclist is doing while exploring the Redwood forest in Whakarewarewa.
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- Boiling Lake at Waimangu Thermal Valley
- Bubbling Geothermal Mud at Whakarewarewa
- Pohutu Geyser at Whakarewarewa
- Cycling through the Forests
- Whitewater Rafting on the Kaituna River
- Zorbing Downhill in Rotorua
- Outdoor Lawn Bowling in the Government Gardens
- Maori Arts and Crafts
- Traditional Maori Poi Dance
- The Passing of Wisdom
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