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Experience the world famous geothermal and Maori cultural wonders of Te Puia. This unforgettable tour combines natures power and beauty with Maori culture all in one day.
Highlights
- Te Puia Geothermal Park & Pohutu
- Maori Cultural Village and Arts School
- Rotorua City Highlights
- Waikato Farm Region
This small group, fully guided day trip combines the raw power and beauty of nature with Maori culture. We give you the time to explore Te Puia fully and participate in the extra activities if you choose, unlike many other tours. Led by our famously passionate tour guides, notorious for bringing your journey to life by sharing their stories and rich background knowledge, and run in modern, comfortable minibuses packed with extras ensuring your comfort and safety. While the destinations you will be visiting are truly spectacular, we at Cheeky Kiwi Travel believe it’s our small groups, guides, the journey and the little details that set our tours well apart. Secret stops, wildlife viewings, specially designed vehicles, complementary refreshments and many other pleasant surprises ensure our tours are an experience to remember..
Itinerary
- Auckland - Your tour starts in New Zealand’s largest city. As we drive out of the city your guide will set the scene for your adventure and point out and guide you past some of the city’s top highlights.
- Waikato – We travel south through the stunning Waikato countryside, encountering beautiful scenery, mighty rivers, great photo opportunities, impressive mountains and several farm animals along the way. We will also stop for a quick coffee break at a special location.
- Tirau – Famously dubbed the 'Corrugated Iron Capital of the World' because of the many unique corrugated iron sculptures and buildings. This town never fails to get a laugh and our guides will point out all the main highlights on the way through.
- Te Puia Geothermal Park – At our feature destination, Te Puia, you receive a fully guided tour to see the many geothermal and cultural wonders, and even the chance to view a Kiwi bird. Add optional extras if you choose, the Maori Cultural Performance or Traditional Maori Hangi Buffet Lunch.
- Rotorua City Highlights – Next is a guided driving tour seeing the most famous sites in Rotorua city including: Lake Rotorua, Rotorua Museum, Government Gardens, Whangapipiro (Rachel Spring) & the Blue Baths.
- Auckland – Back to Auckland with a fully guided return trip and secret stops along the way.
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Henry Tjong from Indonesia wrote on 13 June 2019
Rotorua day tour
Our driver and tour leader so helpful
dilipkumars from India wrote on 31 May 2019
Tour to Rotorua on 31st 19
Visited Rotorua on 31st May 2019 fantastic place, our guide and driver Louise was quite informative she was a knowledgeable girl had a good time during your.i would like if she can share photos she had taken during this visit, thanks.
Rachel from Taiwan wrote on 06 October 2022
awful
driver was talking on phone 4-5 times even during guiding. (he did not try to make the call in short) didn't arrange 2 activities, trying to being nice to ask where others want to go, but they are all travelers how can they know. 6 -7 hours driving for one spot te puia, you may think about it. or do being aggressive to ask driver/guide to take you where you want to go and let other people following you. good thing is guide don't talk much, you can sleep at least 5 hours during trip
Kym from New Zealand wrote on 14 May 2019
Feels Like a Relative Showing You Their Home Town
Wonderful tour - we are pretty big travelers so not easily impressed... the whole tour was arranged wonderfully, from the door to door hotel pickup, the snacks and water bottles, and the strategic stops exactly when you need them for food and bathrooms. Louise is INCREDIBLE and so lovely. Five million stars would not be enough for her. She's super chill, totally focused and in control, very informed and so much fun to be around. The tour includes exactly the right amount of talking vs quiet contemplation on the bus - just a little info on a few sights every now and then on the way but mostly lets you take in the countryside in peace. At Rotorua she is an expert on the sites and various aspects and history on the park, takes care of everything and makes you feel completely at ease. You're given enough time to wander and explore, within a set schedule that seems to end just when you started thinking about getting back to your hotel bed. Buffet there was absolutely wonderful also - and I'm a pescatarian.
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Andrew Brown from United Kingdom wrote on 27 February 2020
Enjoyed day at Rotorua
Had a good time at Rotorua and enjoyed the day but thought trip was quite pricey.