Rainbow Springs Nature Park

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Rainbow Springs is a popular nature park/theme park next to the Skyline Gondola terminal just north of Rotorua. The park’s highlights include native New Zealand wildlife including kiwi and tuatara, a trout enclosure including an underwater viewing area and an enormous eel that has lived at Rainbow Springs Nature Park for more than 60 years.

You can feed many of the animals, including the trout, and there is also a water ride (The Big Splash) that operates between 9.30am and 5pm daily.

The park is open late, which means that you can visit during the day and then come back after dark to see the kiwi in the natural (nocturnal) habitat.


Our address

Address:
192 Fairy Springs Road, Fairy Springs, Rotorua 3015
Bus 1 (stop: Rainbow Springs)
Telephone (07) 350 0440 or 0800 724 626
Website www.rainbowsprings.co.nz
    Open summer 8.30am–10.30pm daily (last entry 10pm); winter 8.30am–10pm daily (last entry 9.30pm)
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  • Kelly, 04 Feb 2020


    Saw a kiwi born yesterday and one 2 days old. Plus young ones digging and running around. Good stuff being done here.

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  • Nurin, 21 Jan 2019


    See kiwis!

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  • Denny, 10 Jul 2016


    Maybe the best place to see a life nocturnal kiwi ..

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  • Rosie, 29 Dec 2014


    You can use your ticket to go during the day and then come back again at night to see the kiwi birds. A nice place to see some of New Zealand's native birds as well as feed the trout & see a tuatara

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  • Unicity, 11 Sep 2014


    Amazing place

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  • Cinzia, 07 Aug 2014


    Come in early so you can enjoy the whole experience! Don't forget to come back at night with their all day ticket to see 4 kiwi in their night enclosure!

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  • Anthony, 13 Feb 2014


    Nice walk around but definitely book the kiwi tour! Well worth the extra cost

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  • Arifu, 18 Aug 2013


    dont forget to bring ur empty bottle, fill with spring water mix by the fish pee, delicious

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  • George, 08 Apr 2013


    Go on the big splash again and again

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  • Rachel, 19 Feb 2013


    Go at night and see the Kiwi birds. Rest your hand on the stone wall and stay very still - a curious kiwi may come over and sniff your hand with its beak!

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  • AorPG, 22 Sep 2012


    Bring your own bottle and fill up the freshly taste spring water for free

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  • Adrian, 09 Apr 2012


    Arrive early to avoid the queues for the Big Splash ride on the weekends, public holidays and school holidays. Park opens at 8am, Big Splash starts operating at 9am

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  • Adrian, 12 Mar 2012


    The new "Big Splash" ride is well worth the entry fee. Plus you can ride as many times as you want!

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  • Michelle, 21 Aug 2011


    The animals have moved to a new enclosure not gone altogether. Project Big Splash will add a completely new dimension to this business in early 2012. Follow http://projectbigsplash.com for updates

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  • Katie, 19 Jun 2011


    Really lovely day out but they have ditched the animals and really are just a bird park, at $30 per adult, it's too much money.

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