Hell's Gate Mud Bath & Spas
- 1 hour
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 4 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Experience the rejuvenating powers of the world-famous mud bath & sulphur spas at Hell’s Gate. Used by local Maori for over 800 years, open and clean your skin by lathering it in the unique mud, before exfoliating and cleansing with a soak in the sulphur spa. While you relax, take the opportunity to admire the geothermal reserve. Your body and soul will feel revitalized after this soothing experience.
Inclusions
What's included
- Bathe in Mud Bath & Sulphur Spas
What's not
- Food and drinks
- Swimwear and Towels available to hire onsite
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 551 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
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5Excellent mud pool and spa experience
The mud pool and thermal spa were great after a long day of a walking tour. Our skin felt rejuvenated and was glowing after.
5Amazing views and great relaxation
The geothermal walk was amazing to see, we’ve not seen anything like this before. The mud-baths afterwards were also a new experience and were well run by friendly staff. You didn’t feel rushed through and the facilities to change in were clean and spacious.
5Whole body experience, body treatment and mind soothing
We did the mud baths. Relaxing, soothing, warm, didn’t want to get out of the warm spa pools after the mud bath. This is a truly privileged space to visit and enjoy, among the volcanic space millions of years in the making. Staff were so friendly and willing to answer any questions we had. If you think you’ll struggle with the smell of the sulphur just “get over it” my sis gagged in the first min of arriving then we just didn’t smell it. We hired towels and took our own cheap swimmers and binned them after. Just go do it if you can. We were there for 2 hours.
5Family fun in the mud!
Fun experience with the family, just a little expensive for the length of the activity. But definitely worth it!
5Nice experience
Nice experience to do ! Staff were pretty cool. Many thanks to them !
5Haitana-Tau Family Holiday 2026
Thoroughly enjoyed the unique mud spa experience. Very impressed with all the hosting staff, their guidance and pleasant attentiveness made the experience incredibly enjoyable. I highly reccomend Hells Gate Mud and Spa
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Hell's Gate is located just outside of Rotorua's city centre. From the city simply travel east on State Highway 30. At approximately 5 minutes past the airport, you will turn right towards Whakatane. Hell's Gate is 3kms down this road.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- Hells Gate Geothermal Reserve and Mud Spa
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Operating days and hours may vary, please see the Hell’s Gate website for latest updates and last entrance times.
- We recommend that women do not use our bathing facilities whilst pregnant. However, it is an individual’s choice and we recommend that you seek advice from your health professional if you are wanting to bathe.
- Not recommended for travelers with heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- The minimum age for the Mud Bath is 2.5 years, and for the Sulphur Spa is 6 months.
- Children are considered those aged 5 -15. Under 4s are free when accompanied by a paying adult.
How it compares in Rotorua
- Its from-price is 50% below the median of the 122 experiences we list in Rotorua.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 11 of 122.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Rotorua
Rotorua is a geothermal city on New Zealand's North Island, with steaming vents, bubbling mud, a lake and a strong Māori culture.
Rotorua sits on the shore of Lake Rotorua in the centre of the North Island, a city built on a volcanic plateau where steam rises from vents in parks and by the roadside and the smell of sulphur hangs in the air. The Te Arawa people have lived here for centuries, and their culture is visible in carved meeting houses, performances and the living village of Whakarewarewa, where residents cook food in natural steam.
Top-ranked sights in Rotorua: Lake Rotorua, Te Puia, Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland.
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