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Rotorua Eco Cultural full day tour (Wai o Tapu, Waimangu,Te puia)
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Rotorua Eco Cultural full day tour (Wai o Tapu, Waimangu,Te puia)

By Elite Adventures Rotorua Tours
9.4 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$319 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 9h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

The tour departs daily between 8:00-8:30 am. from your accommodation and drives you through forestry and farmland to New Zealand’s largest boiling mud pool. Your guide shows you a series of colourful hot springs and volcanic features at Wai-O-Tapu. Then see the Lady Knox geyser eruption at 10:15 am.

Next a short drive to the Waimangu Volcanic Valley where your guide explains the Mt. Tarawera eruption which blew open this spectacular, bush-covered, geothermal park.

Spend the afternoon experiencing Rotorua’s Maori culture and geothermal activity and see how they are intricately entwined. First, a guided tour through Te Puia, Rotorua’s premier cultural attraction. This includes a visit to the wood carving school, art and craft gallery, Rotowhio Marae, weaving display, kiwi house and finally the Pohutu geyser.

Next, we visit the Lakefront area to see the Maori War Canoe and learn more about Maori history and customs.

Activity location

  • Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland
    • 201 Waiotapu Loop Road, Rd 3
    • 3073, Rotorua, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Rotorua Museum / Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa
    • 3046, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

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Rotorua Eco Cultural full day tour (Wai o Tapu, Waimangu,Te puia)
  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h9h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 8:00 am
Price details
AU$318.53 x 1 AdultAU$318.53
Total
Price is AU$318.53
Until Mon, 25 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedAll Fees and Taxes
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedBottled water
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Medium level of fitness required

Activity itinerary

Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Journey to Wai O Tapu, one of the world's most surreal destinations. You will spend approximately 45-60min in the park before departing to the Lady Knox geyser.
Lady Knox Geyser
  • 15m
  • Admission ticket included
Our journey will guide you to the Lady Knox geyser who only erupts once a day at 10.15 am. Come along and found out the storey behind her punctuality.
Waimangu Volcanic Valley
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
We journey to the Jurassic Waimangu valley, the youngest geothermal eco-system in the world. Here we will witness first hand the power and beauty of mother nature and the aftermath of the 1886 volcanic eruption of Mt Tarawera. We spend approximately 90min here, including a 30min lunch break at the scenic Waimangu cafe.
Te Puia
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Finally, journey with our local guide to Te Puia and learn more about Maori culture. Te Puia is New Zealand's Maori arts and crafts institute. Here we will introduce you to the process of Maori carving, weaving, and casting. At the heart of Te Puia lives New Zealand's largest geyser, Pohutu. Unlike Lady Knox in the morning programme, Pohutu can erupt up to 20 times a day, approximately every 90min and reaching heights of 100ft (35 metres) Te Puia is also home to 3 kiwis who have been breed and raised in conservation. Hopefully, at the conclusion of the day you will see not 1 but 2 geysers as well as enough kiwi birds to quench your Kiwi needs. We stay here from approximately 60-90min

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESWai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland
    • 201 Waiotapu Loop Road, Rd 3
    • 3073, Rotorua, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLERotorua Museum / Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa
    • 3046, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

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