Experience the best of Rotorua on this cultural and geothermal tour from Tauranga. Explore the Te Puia Maori Cultural Center, visit a kiwifruit orchard, and discover the stunning Government Gardens.
- Port of Tauranga Ltd - Our accredited agent driver/guide will meet your chosen small group at the port gate & escort you to the vehicle in which you will be travelling. The driver/guide will have your name on a placard. We travel to Rotorua vis the historic Pyes Pah Rd. - Te Puia - After proceeding to Te Puia, the Maori Cultural Centre, clients are given a tour of the old pa site, through the thermal grounds (of boiling mud, geysers etc.) & shown the wood-carving school, flax-weaving & the kiwi bird. This is followed by a Maori Welcome onto the marae, before entering a meeting house for a performance by a Maori concert party. - Rotorua - On leaving Te Puia, we travel through Rotorua’s CBD, where lunch is purchased (at client’s cost)in Eat Street.. After lunch we travel along the lakefront, through the Government Gardens, stopping at the Rotorua Museum, the Historic Bath-house, to explain the background of this fine old building. - Mount Maunganui - We return to Tauranga via a different route, which provides clients with the opportunity to view different scenery. En route we stop briefly to explain the kiwifruit industry, from planting through to the beautiful edible fruit. To end the tour, we travel along our beautiful waterfront & beach, before returning to ship-side. While travelling, your driver/guide for the tour will give a commentary explaining points of interest.
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Transport by private vehicle
- Quality transportation
- Local taxes
- Lunch
- Personal expenses
This tour of Rotorua is specially tailored for shore excursions originating from Tauranga. Clients can be conveniently picked up either from their local accommodation in Tauranga, Mt Maunganui, or Papamoa or from the Port of Tauranga. The trip includes a tour of the Te Puia Maori Cultural Center, where guests will be treated to a welcome concert and a walk around its expansive thermal grounds. The tour route provides an array of assorted landscapes and also includes a visit to a working kiwifruit plantation and the Government Gardens. Pickup times are flexible and can be aligned to coincide with cruise ship docking schedules.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
