Have you ever seen yourself walking through a cratered valley with clouds of steam surrounding you? With steam clouds coming out of mud pools? Well, if you haven’t, come to Taupo New Zealand. The entrance to the park is pretty cheap at $6. There is a sulfur like smell as you walk through this geothermal active field. It is a natural phenomena. When the Wairakei Geothermal Power Station was built, approximately 2000 meters north of the field, it utilized underground thermal energy to become more active and because of that it is now full of high pressure sulfurous steam. There is wooden boardwalks for you to walk safely through the park and enjoy it without worrying about any type of danger. For more pictures, see the Gallery page on this website.