Tauranga – Rotorua Day Tour including Te Puia LT58CS

Join an unforgettable shore excursion to Rotorua – New Zealand’s cultural and geothermal hub. This tour is a must for those wanting to a premier Rotorua experience!

From Tauranga, we travel south to the geothermal wonderland of Rotorua making our first stop at the fantastic Te Puia complex. Join your knowledgeable guide on a journey through Te Puia, where boling pools of mud bubble away, hot pools simmer and awe inspiring geysers blast steam metres into the air. Also learn about it’s unique Maori history and cultural impact on the region with a complete Maori cultural performance and concert.

After Te Puia, you will continue with your guide through Rotorua and the Bay of Plenty Region. Discover more about the province and see why it is such a popular place to live. You will visit a kiwifruit orchard to see how this quintessential New Zealand icon is grown, as well as a stop at Okere Falls. Finally you’ll be taken on a tour of Rotorua’s interesting city centre with its famous landmarks such as Government Gardens, the Bath House, Blue Baths and the lakefront.

Highlights of Te Puia:

• See geysers explode high into the air, viscous mud pools bubble away and boiling hot pools simmer endlessly. You will only get those iconic geyser photos at Te Puia where you are up close and personal with many of the geothermal features.
• Experience an awe-inspiring cultural performance from a local Maori group. The 45 minute concert includes a powhiri (welcome) onto the Marae (meeting house), as well as traditional songs and dances. You will see the famous Haka (war dance) – guaranteed to send a shiver down your spine!
• Spot the elusive kiwi in the nocturnal enclosure. These shy birds are our national icon and are now endangered.
• Watch craftsmen and women learn their trade in the newly refurbished carving and weaving schools. The apprentices here are keeping their customs alive.