Wai-O-Tapu thermal area is a part of the Taupo volcanic zone and it covers 18 sq kilometres. It formed approximately 160,000 years ago. Wai-O-Tapu means "sacred waters", is an active geothermal area at the southern end of the Okataina Volcanic Centre, in New Zealand's Taupo Volcanic Zone. This video covering only two out of twenty-three points of attractions, the Artist's Palette and champaign pool.
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