A panorama taken from the viewing platform overlooking Artist's Palette at Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland. Perching on the banister is one way to get a higher view of this colourful thermal pool.

Artist's Palette at Wai-O-Tapu - Rotorua visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Artist's Palette at Wai-O-Tapu' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Bay of Plenty.

Artist's Palette is one of the main features on Walk 1 circuit at Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland. The path passes through some woods to a viewing platform overlooking these thermal pool flats. The Artist's Palette is so named for the various coloured pools lying in a yellow sulphur-rich flat. Within the flat are various pools that change position and colour, often with greens and blues. One surprising feature of Artist's Palette is a bird's nest near the center. This is an active nest and from time to time birds will be seen sitting on it. Occasionally, bird tracks will be seen in the soft sulphur-coloured mud as well.

Artist's Palette is fed by water from the Champagne Pool at the far end and then over Artist's Palette. The water then flows over the Primrose Sinter Terrace Terrace flats and down to Bridal Veil Falls before continuing to Lake Ngakoro.

Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland
PO BOX 1992,
Rotorua,
New Zealand

Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland is on Waiotapu Loop Road. This comes of Highway 5 at Waiotapu about 27km south of Rotarura and 55km north of Taupo.