white island volcano

我们的船本计划满足岛外的旅游公司船的要求。游览船停下来的时候,其负载的游客纷纷下了船,然后这艘船又来接了我们,但那时的海水过于泛滥,也没有更多的允许着陆的地方。尽管如此,我们距离正在被使用的码头仍然很近,能够看到它。上下码头很困难。通过环绕岛屿,我们看到了很多的鸟儿,烟,岛屿有趣的结构,还有正在飞来的直升机。我们组内成员的平均年龄简直都太高了,以至于不予许他们在摇摆的生肖和码头之间做安全运动,而岛上的年轻人显然对此吃得消。这让我感到有些失望,但我仍觉得这是一次不错的体验,还照了不少漂亮的照片。

我们是乘坐直升飞机来到岛上的,不用经过两段漫长的船行,节省了时间精力,很值得多花的钱。因为飞机上就我们两位乘客,飞行员带我们环绕小岛一圈,最后着陆在冒出烟和蒸汽的地带外围。活动组织者在这个私人岛屿上架设了摄像机和候风地动仪,如果情况看起来不安全,直升机和船都不会着陆或者靠岸。飞行员也是我们的导游,给我们提供了呼吸面具。整个行走过程很愉悦身心,能近距离看到绝妙的硫层,喷气孔,通风孔和一些冒泡孔。从空中能看到一群海豚在游,还有大群的鱼儿。行程结束后,导游把他相机里的照片转存到了我的闪存,作为旅行留念。

这是一次独一无二的经历,一定要亲自试一试,非常棒。白岛旅游公司非常好沟通,乘船之旅非常棒。船员对每处都非常细心,有趣而且丰富。我们的导游尼克和艾米丽非常专业而且知识渊博,火山之旅非常放松,但是注意安全。包含的午餐是我们在新西兰各种旅行中吃过的最棒的,每个来这里的人一定要试试。

我们很享受白岛的一日游。旅行前吃了晕船药,所以,没什么事。去白岛的途中,看到了很多海豚,是意外惊喜!景色超赞,很喜欢这儿的颜色。只在岛上走了走,感觉时间不是很长,但真的很棒。物有所值。

最棒......没有意识到它在我的计划单里,直到这次旅行!当 "富足湾"的时候,强烈推荐来这里。thank you

This is not a cheap trip but it's so special . It was so worth the money. It takes some time on the boat (if you do the boat trip) and it just takes an effort to get there..but what you get is amazing. It smells - so you need a gas mask - and your eyes burn because of the chemical stuff. But you are on an active vulcano!!!It was a rather short walk on the vulcano but I enjoyed it.

Very interesting but very expensive getting over. We did the boat trip across. If on a tight budget, you can see very similar features (sulphur pools etc) all over NZ. The added bonus of the boat trip, however, was seeing dolphins. The island has an interesting and chequered history. Do take warm clothing and waterproof clothing. The weather can change in an instant. The lunch served on the boat was very mediocre.

Thank you for taking the time to review Whakaari / White Island. I note you that whilst you did comment that the island is an extraordinary landscape you only gave the Island an average rating.If this was primarily because of the weather you encountered when you got there I can certainly sympathise even if not something we can control. I have been there when weather precluded tourist operations and whilst it always leaves me overawed it certainly was a challenging place to be but I guess that's nature.The difficulty for visitors and operators alike is that the Island is unfortunately ( maybe NZ says fortunately being an active volcano) in a remote location 48km off the Bay of Plenty coastline and subject to changeable weather as is all NZ. Also there are no permanent inhabitants except gannets and Oi (the mutton-bird). Weather conditions are assessed very carefully by operators and at times trips are required to be cancelled that day due to overhead weather, volcanic activity or sea conditions. It is sometimes however a delicate balancing act for them between taking visitors who want to go within the time frame they have available and ensuring the best experience possible. Note all operators also have their own Trip Advisor pages for their specific operations should you wish to comment in this regard.My grandfather who bought the Island in 1936 was in fact never able to land on the Island in his lifetime and endured a number of seasick trips to no avail. We are certainly in a much better position today thanks to the quality of boats and helicopters now available, the more reliable forecasts (usually) and the experience of the operators taking trips out to the Island.I believe the Island is a unique environment although not without its risks both in terms of being a volcano and its location. It is now accessible through the current tourist operations better than ever before but it is certainly a shame you were not able to experience it on a better day.

Just a breathe taking experience which such amazing colours - photographer's delight. The guide was great and we enjoyed every minute.

It was an amazing day, we were taken good care of by the crew on the boat and on the island. it was a fascinating day. The crew gave us a lot of information about the island and the natural environment. On the journey back we saw flying fish and dolphins, it was magical.

Must admit we went by helicopter using Frontiers with our own private pilot which took 30 minutes from base and avoided all the horror stories of folks who took the boat on rough days (most days!). The whole trip took about two hours from start to finish with about one hour tramping around the island. Especially impressive was the caldera with frothing sulphur infused mud with jets of gases coming out of the ground all over the crater. We were forced to wear our breathing masks on a couple of occasions as the sulphur gases became very acrid and overwhelming. Also of interest were the sulphur fumaroles generating sulphur crystals at each orifice. Lots of different igneous activity and generally had the feeling of a supernatural movie set! We walked around the abandoned sulphur processing plant that was destroyed exactly 100 years ago and killed all the employees. Worth the expense of the helicopter for the magnificent views approaching and leaving the island and caldera and after all you are never likely to be doing this ever again! A memorable trip that I will never forget!

What a fantastic experience - visiting a live volcano! The boat was excellent - very comfortable. But the star was the island itself with amazing sulphur fumaroles. Very informative guide filled in the history of the sulphur works. Well worth the visit.

Run by White Island tours a trip to the island is a fascinating day out. I have visited volcanic sites in Iceland, the Canaries and the Azores as well as in New Zealand but this site is still really extraordinary. The boat trip was well organized with pleasant guides. We also had a packed lunch and got to see dolphins leaping in the sea en route to the Island. Respirators are provided and I can assure you they are not decorative! Great photo opportunties with extraordinary colours. There is an opportunity to bathe and snorkel in the warm clear waters after the trip ashore. Wear decent footwear and old clothes is my advice.

We have this trip planned with Frontier Helicopters, a company that is specialised to land tourist on this active volcano. AN ACTIVE VOLCANO! we took the earliest flight available (8am with a 7:30am briefing start). the helicopter flight is smooth, short and it is on the island before anyone else. as such, we had the whole island to explore for ourselves, enjoy the scenery and take lots of photos.we had to wear gas masks at some spots due to really high concentration of sulphuric gases that was both interesting as well as demanding on the eyes. the main crater is geothermal and highly acidic (close to pH0). we saw the first tourist boats on the way back and a group of killer whales (orcas) which we circled around a few times. it is expensive but really good value for money.highly recommended.

Arrived at reception without a booking but we were fitted in so off we went,on the journey out we saw Dolphins and a Hammerhead Shark. The transfer from boat to Island was very good, then the tour of the island was very interesting and informative, the return to the boat again was good lunch enjoyable, the boat then circled the island and we saw flying fish which was very good to see, all in all a very good trip friendly and efficient thank you.