The Huka Falls are very impressive: it's very power and not high at all (10m). 220,000 litres of water tumbles over the cliff face per second!
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The Wairakei Terraces are next to the Huka falls, north of Taupo. They were originally fashioned by man as a small copy of the Tarawera pink and white versions that were destroyed in 1886.
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The Pink and White Terraces were regarded as the '8th Wonder of the World'. The White terraces were 30m high and covered an area of 7 acres. In the afternoon of the 10th of June 1886, the Mount Tarawera volcano erupted and buried 7 villages under ashes killing 108 people.
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You can then rest your feet in a hot thermal pool and a cold Blue Pool:
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A colorful river flowing into another river with a white bed. Amazing!
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