Rotorua Geothermal Whakarewarewa Living Maori Village 6.5-Hour Tour with Cultural Show and Lunch from Tauranga
by Cruise Tours Tauranga
Choose from 1 available option
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.NZ$570Overview
This 6.5-hour bus tour begins with a visit to Whakarewarewa, the Living Maori Village in Rotorua’s geothermal area. A Maori villager guides visitors through the village, showing how the community uses geothermal activity daily, including cooking food in natural hot springs. The tour includes time to watch the Pohutu Geyser erupt, as well as views of boiling mud pools and steam vents. Visitors will see traditional buildings such as an active Marae, historic churches, and sacred burial grounds. A 30-minute Maori cultural performance features singing, dancing, warrior demonstrations, and the Haka. Lunch is included, served at the village’s cafe and prepared using the traditional Hangi method with underground steam boxes. After the village, the tour continues past Lake Rotorua, offering views of this central lake. It stops at the Government Gardens, where the Rotorua Museum is located in an Elizabethan-style building that was New Zealand’s first health spa. Guests can see features like the Blue Baths and Rachel’s Spring and take photos of the flowerbeds. The itinerary also includes a city drive through Rotorua to see local sights. The route passes through Te Puke, known as the world capital of kiwifruit production, with views of orchards and windbreaks. The tour travels through Tauranga, New Zealand’s fastest-growing city and largest port, and Mount Maunganui, a seaside suburb with expensive homes along Marine Parade. The tour provides port pickup and drop-off and air conditioning on board.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Whakarewarewa - The Living Maori Village
Spend two hours at Whakarewarewa, a Maori village where people live daily amid geothermal activity. Learn how residents cook in hot pools and bathe in therapeutic waters. The guide explains Maori culture and traditions with crafts on display. See geothermal features including the Pohutu Geyser, boiling mud pools, and steam vents. Observe the preparation of Hangi meals cooked in underground steam boxes and corn boiling in hot pools. View landmarks such as an active Marae, two historic churches, and sacred burial grounds. Watch a 30-minute cultural performance with traditional songs, dances, and the Haka.
120 min
Lake Rotorua
View Lake Rotorua, the central lake in the city and a key natural feature.
15 min
Government Gardens
Stop for photos at Government Gardens, featuring an Elizabethan-style building that houses the Rotorua Museum, formerly New Zealand’s first health spa. See the Blue Baths, Rachel’s Spring, and flowerbeds.
10 min
Rotorua
Drive through Rotorua city to observe local sights as part of the tour.
60 min
Tauranga
Travel through Tauranga, New Zealand’s fastest-growing city and largest port, on the way to or from the port.
30 min
Mount Maunganui
Drive along Marine Parade in Mount Maunganui, a popular beachside suburb with multi-million-dollar homes.
30 min
Te Puke
Travel through Te Puke, the world capital of kiwifruit, where 85% of the country's crop is grown. View the extensive orchards and their windbreaks en route to or from Rotorua.
Meeting point
The meeting point for passengers off the cruise ships is on the grass by the flag poll just outside the port pedestrian exit gate on Salisbury Avenue. If you are not travelling on a cruise ship then this is still the meeting point unless you have made an alternative arrangement with us.
End point
The meeting point for passengers off the cruise ships is on the grass by the flag poll just outside the port pedestrian exit gate on Salisbury Avenue. If you are not travelling on a cruise ship then this is still the meeting point unless you have made an alternative arrangement with us.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Rotorua Geothermal Whakarewarewa Living Maori Village 6.5-Hour Tour with Cultural Show and Lunch from Tauranga
by Cruise Tours Tauranga
Choose from 1 available option
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.NZ$570Overview
This 6.5-hour bus tour begins with a visit to Whakarewarewa, the Living Maori Village in Rotorua’s geothermal area. A Maori villager guides visitors through the village, showing how the community uses geothermal activity daily, including cooking food in natural hot springs. The tour includes time to watch the Pohutu Geyser erupt, as well as views of boiling mud pools and steam vents. Visitors will see traditional buildings such as an active Marae, historic churches, and sacred burial grounds. A 30-minute Maori cultural performance features singing, dancing, warrior demonstrations, and the Haka. Lunch is included, served at the village’s cafe and prepared using the traditional Hangi method with underground steam boxes. After the village, the tour continues past Lake Rotorua, offering views of this central lake. It stops at the Government Gardens, where the Rotorua Museum is located in an Elizabethan-style building that was New Zealand’s first health spa. Guests can see features like the Blue Baths and Rachel’s Spring and take photos of the flowerbeds. The itinerary also includes a city drive through Rotorua to see local sights. The route passes through Te Puke, known as the world capital of kiwifruit production, with views of orchards and windbreaks. The tour travels through Tauranga, New Zealand’s fastest-growing city and largest port, and Mount Maunganui, a seaside suburb with expensive homes along Marine Parade. The tour provides port pickup and drop-off and air conditioning on board.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Whakarewarewa - The Living Maori Village
Spend two hours at Whakarewarewa, a Maori village where people live daily amid geothermal activity. Learn how residents cook in hot pools and bathe in therapeutic waters. The guide explains Maori culture and traditions with crafts on display. See geothermal features including the Pohutu Geyser, boiling mud pools, and steam vents. Observe the preparation of Hangi meals cooked in underground steam boxes and corn boiling in hot pools. View landmarks such as an active Marae, two historic churches, and sacred burial grounds. Watch a 30-minute cultural performance with traditional songs, dances, and the Haka.
120 min
Lake Rotorua
View Lake Rotorua, the central lake in the city and a key natural feature.
15 min
Government Gardens
Stop for photos at Government Gardens, featuring an Elizabethan-style building that houses the Rotorua Museum, formerly New Zealand’s first health spa. See the Blue Baths, Rachel’s Spring, and flowerbeds.
10 min
Rotorua
Drive through Rotorua city to observe local sights as part of the tour.
60 min
Tauranga
Travel through Tauranga, New Zealand’s fastest-growing city and largest port, on the way to or from the port.
30 min
Mount Maunganui
Drive along Marine Parade in Mount Maunganui, a popular beachside suburb with multi-million-dollar homes.
30 min
Te Puke
Travel through Te Puke, the world capital of kiwifruit, where 85% of the country's crop is grown. View the extensive orchards and their windbreaks en route to or from Rotorua.
Meeting point
The meeting point for passengers off the cruise ships is on the grass by the flag poll just outside the port pedestrian exit gate on Salisbury Avenue. If you are not travelling on a cruise ship then this is still the meeting point unless you have made an alternative arrangement with us.
End point
The meeting point for passengers off the cruise ships is on the grass by the flag poll just outside the port pedestrian exit gate on Salisbury Avenue. If you are not travelling on a cruise ship then this is still the meeting point unless you have made an alternative arrangement with us.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.