One of the Pacific's most active thermal areas, Rotorua is a place of vibrant Maori culture and great natural beauty. The city is located on the North Island's thermal belt at the edge of Lake Rotorua and has magnificent examples of bubbling mud pools, spouting geysers and steaming fumaroles. Whakarewarewa Forest Park and vast Kaingaroa Forest add to the area's scenic appeal, offering walking and mountainbiking tracks. Rotorua has a long Maori history and today the city offers visitors a range of cultural experiences including marae-based concerts and traditional hangi meals. The many beautiful lakes surrounding Rotorua - 14 of them - provide excellent trout fishing and boating, while the adventurous can try their hand at whitewater rafting, luging, tandem skydiving, quad and mountainbiking, jetboating and bungy jumping. Numerous other attractions include trout springs, farm shows, gondola and luge rides and hot pools.