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RATES
includes admission fees
Full
day Cultural Eco Tour
Adult: $230.00
NZD
Child: $140.00 NZD
Afternoon
Half day Cultural Eco Tour
1.00pm - 4.00
- 4.30pm
Adult: $95.00 NZD
Child: $65.00 NZD
You can combine the morning
tour with the afternoon tours for
a full day or do either separately. |
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A full day tour combining Rotorua's most natural
and popular geothermal parks with
New Zealand's indigenous Maori culture and
history.
- Wai-O-Tapu
- Lady Knox Geyser
- Waimangu Volcanic Valley
- Boiling Mud Pools
- Te Puia
- Rotorua Lakefront - Maori War Canoe
- Kuirau Park
- Government Gardens - Sulphur Bay
- Blue and Green Lakes
- Lake Tarawera - Lake Okareka
The tour departs daily 8:00-8:30am and returns
approximately 4:30pm.
Pick up from accommodation then drive through
forestry and farmland to NZ's
largest boiling mud pool and
a series of colourful hot springs
at Wai-o-tapu. Then see the Lady Knox geyser erupt.
Next a short drive to the Waimangu Volcanic valley
where your guide will explain the Mt Tarawera
eruption which blew open this spectacular,
bush covered, geothermal park,
winner of New Zealand Eco Tourism Award 2001.
Spend the afternoon experiencing Rotorua’s
Maori culture and thermal 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. A short visit to Kuirau Park
to view a recent eruption site. Then finishing
the day visiting the pristine and tranquil lakes
of our amazing volcanic region, including views
of Mount Tarawera with explanation of
volcanic and Maori history. |
