We flew to White Island by helicopter (Vulcan Helicopters). It is an amazing place to visit and well worth going to as it's not often you can get right inside the crater of a volcano. There was an ever present sense of possible danger, as the poisonous gas laden steam blasts out of crevices, there are pools of boiling mud,... more

We did the White Islands tour by boat with PeeJays. White island is about 80 minutes boat ride from the mainland (Whakatane) which can be quite choppy even on apparently warm sunny days of which ours was one. I would imagine that if you know you suffer from motion sickness, you come prepared. At the island itself you need to... more

I loved White Island because it is so unique to any other nature I've seen. It was more like out of this world. We got to wear gas masks and experienced acid rain. It was really beautiful and interesting and I highly recommend the tour with Pee Jays. Getting to the island is not so fun becasue the sea is... more

This was brilliant, great value for money; our trip started at 12:30pm ish. We started with an 80min boat ride stopping to watch the whales then we climbed into a dingy and rode that to the island. You have to manoevre a few rocks to the island as well. And they supply you with a hard hat and mask. The... more

We travelled with Pee Jay Tours and had an amazing time. The guides are really knowledgeable and made sure we got the best out of the experience. Where else could you put your hand in to steaming fumaroles or taste volcano water. We also stayed at their accommodation and would recommend it as well. more

Where in the world can you walk in the crater of a living volcano, surrounded by bright yellow sulphur and steaming pits of boiling gasses? We took the boat trip on organized by WhiteIsland.co.nz. This means leaving around 9 am on a yacht-like vessel and is it really feels like the start of a real adventure. During the trip you... more