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This day tour from Auckland visits Whakarewarewa Māori Village in Rotorua and adds an afternoon activity depending on your option. In a village where a Māori community still lives today, explore geothermal features such as geysers and boiling hot pools with a local guide and watch a traditional cultural performance featuring the haka. Depending on your option, add the Redwoods Treewalk, Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland or the Polynesian Spa, or explore Rotorua city at your own pace in the afternoon. Hotel pickup and drop-off in Auckland and round-trip minivan transport are included.

Depart Auckland
and head to Rotorua
Meet your driver-guide at your hotel in downtown Auckland (CBD) and travel by minivan through the Waikato to Rotorua. On arrival, you have about 30 minutes to look around the area and take photos. Bottled water and light refreshments are provided along the way.
Discover Māori culture and geothermal landscapes
at Whakarewarewa Village

Whakarewarewa is a village where a Māori community still lives today. Spend about 2.5 hours exploring the village with a local guide and learn about Māori traditions, customs and daily life.
See geothermal features such as bubbling mud pools, erupting geysers and steaming vents, and hear the Māori myths and stories tied to each one. In the village, you can also watch a performance of traditional songs and dances including the haka (performance included depending on your option).
Choose your afternoon activity by option

After the village visit, enjoy one more activity in the afternoon according to the option you booked. Walk the walkways suspended among towering redwoods on the Redwoods Treewalk, or soak in natural mineral-rich geothermal pools at the Polynesian Spa.
With the Wai-O-Tapu option, you first visit Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, about 20 minutes' drive from Rotorua, in the morning to see geothermal features such as the Champagne Pool, and then visit the Māori village in the afternoon. The Māori Village Tour & Performance option does not include a second activity, so you can freely explore Rotorua city, its shops, cafés, Rotorua Museum and the Government Gardens in the afternoon.
Pass through Rotorua and return to Auckland

A Rotorua city tour and pickup and drop-off between activities are included. At the end of the day, return with your group through the Waikato to Auckland, a drive of about 3 hours.
※ Due to time constraints, only one additional activity can be chosen besides the Māori village.
※ To add a second activity to the Māori Village Tour & Performance option, you must pay on the day.
※ The itinerary is for reference only and may change depending on local conditions.
Meeting point :
Auckland hotel pickup
Meeting point information:
Pickup takes place at your selected hotel or designated pickup point. Please check the voucher provided after confirmation for the exact pickup location and time.
Please wait outside your hotel 5–10 minutes before the scheduled pickup time.
Hotel pickups are in downtown Auckland (CBD). Guests staying near the airport or in South Auckland can be picked up at The Sebel Auckland Manukau (16 Lakewood Court, Manukau City Centre, Auckland 2104).
Hotel pickup in central Auckland