Zorbing in Rotorua

Before the Madness

After the Madness

When we arrived in Rotorua we were taken back by the horrible stench of sulphur in the air. Actually, I think Natalie kind of liked it, strange. Rotorua is a very thermal city, full of hot springs, volcanoes, and zorbing! Zorbing is a hilarious extreme activity native to New Zealand and we all have been looking forward to trying it since we arrived. The best way to picture it is to imagine a giant inflatable hamster ball with a second smaller ball inside- or just check out the pictures. We arrived in Rotoroa with Zorbing in mind. We made our way to the Zorbing hill and changed into our swimsuits and shorts. Natalie and I decided to Zorb together. We were driven up the hill, we hopped inside the tiny little opening in the side of the Zorb ball, they shot a few inches of water in it with us (warm water since we weren't from Australia or Auckland)..and we were off!....tumbling and laughing our faces off! WE WERE LAUGHING SO HARD! The whole process was quite amusing and a complete blast. The video doesn’t make it look that exciting, but on the inside we were spinning around, rolling on each other and crashing into the rubbery walls of the Zorb. It was like a crazy water ride. Watch Natalie trip right when we get out of the Zorb, she was pretty dizzy. It was funny. (video's below)