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Premium Cultural & Geothermal Tour with Tasting in Rotorua

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Te Puia
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Premium Cultural & Geothermal Tour with Tasting in Rotorua

Highlights

  • Guided tour to hidden geothermal trails and sacred Rotorua sites
  • Traditionally cooked sweetcorn tasting from a boiling ngawha
  • Cultural performance in a beautifully carved meeting house

Explore the Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley on a two hour and 45 minute premium guided tour with a traditional tasting and Maori cultural performance.

What's Included?

  • Two hour and 45 minute premium guided geothermal valley tour
  • Maori cultural performance featuring pohiri, waiata, moteatea, poi and haka
  • Guided access to hidden areas and bush walk on sinter paths
  • Sweetcorn tasting cooked in a traditional boiling ngawha
  • Storytelling of the Hatupatu and Kurungaituku legend
  • Visit to the Kiwi Conservation Centre
  • Visit to Rotowhio marae grounds sacred site
  • Guided tour of the New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute

Embark on a premium cultural and geothermal tour in Rotorua. This two hour and 45 minute guided experience will take you on a tour of the Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley to find hidden bushland tracks and steaming sinter paths to sacred sites.

Then, enjoy a sweetcorn tasting straight from an ancient boiling cooking pool, where you’ll learn about how these mineral rich pools have been used across generations for cooking and bathing as well. Along the way, your expert guide will share legendary stories such as the tale of Hatupatu and Kurangaituku.

Visit the Kiwi Conservation Centre to find New Zealand’s national nocturnal icon in a purpose built environment with interactive displays and to watch the process of egg incubation during hatching season. Discover the grounds of the traditional meeting place, Rotowhio marae, and take a guided walk through the New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute, where carvings and weaving are on display. Finally, witness the living Maori culture with a powerful performance of dances including the pohiri, waiata, moteatea, poi and haka in a stunningly carved meeting house.

Session Length

  • This experience is approximately two hours and 45 minutes in duration
  • Please arrive 15 minutes prior to departure

Guidelines

  • This experience is for all ages
  • Moderate level of fitness is recommended

Cancellation

  • Change your booking up to 24 hours before the start time of your experience
  • Changes are not permitted within 24 hours of your experience
  • Late arrivals or no shows may result in you forfeiting your experience

Numbers on the Day

Minimum of one and a maximum of six participants.

Weather

This experience runs in all weather conditions.

Dress Code

Please wear comfortable walking shoes and weather appropriate clothing.

This experience is located at Te Puia, 20 Hemo Road, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua 3010.

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