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Whaka Trails and Maori Village Combo Tour: Iconic Cultural and Geothermal Experience
4.7
143 Ratings
Rotorua
Embark on a Whaka Trails and Maori Village Combo Tour for an immersive experience of rich Maori history and geothermal wonders. Discover the secrets of the village and explore untouched natural landscapes with your family.
Embark on a Whaka Trails and Maori Village Combo Tour for an immersive experience of rich Maori history and geothermal wonders. Discover the secrets of the village and explore untouched natural landscapes with your family.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Whakarewarewa - The Living Maori Village - Embark on a Guided Tour through our Village to marvel at nature’s hot-spring pools, including the world-famous Pohutu Geyser from viewing platforms. Learn about our history, traditions, culture, and how we harness the geothermal energy beneath our village, with a special tasting experience of corn on the…
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Whakarewarewa - The Living Maori Village - Embark on a Guided Tour through our Village to marvel at nature’s hot-spring pools, including the world-famous Pohutu Geyser from viewing platforms. Learn about our history, traditions, culture, and how we harness the geothermal energy beneath our village, with a special tasting experience of corn on the cob cooked in our largest hot pool.
You can then enjoy a self-guided, leisurely walk through our Geothermal Trails, offering exclusive access to untouched geothermal landscapes. Visitors can immerse themselves in the raw beauty of Papatuanuku (Mother Earth). These Jurassic Park-like trails are known for their regenerative powers, bringing you face-to-face with hot-spring lakes, bubbling mud pools, geysers, and Manuka bush trails. - Whakarewarewa - The Living Maori Village - On our guided tour, visit two lookout platforms to witness the incredible Pohutu Geyser, which erupts as Mother Nature intended, up to twice an hour.
What's Included
- Access to Whaka Geothermal Trails
- Village Guided Tour
- Access to Whaka Geothermal Trails
- Village Guided Tour
What's Not Included
- Tea and coffee
- Lunch
- Bottled water
- Tea and coffee
- Lunch
- Bottled water
Additional Information
Our combination deal provides you the chance to join our Iconic Village Guided Tour, where you’ll learn about our deep-rooted history, cultural practices, and the use of geothermal energy in our village, which includes the boiling of corn on the cob in our hot springs. All under the presence of our hot springs and Geysers in one remarkable location. The…
Our combination deal provides you the chance to join our Iconic Village Guided Tour, where you’ll learn about our deep-rooted history, cultural practices, and the use of geothermal energy in our village, which includes the boiling of corn on the cob in our hot springs. All under the presence of our hot springs and Geysers in one remarkable location. The Geothermal Trails, launched in December 2021, allows you to witness pristine natural landscapes, mud pools, and misty lakes. The trail offers optimal spots for photography and is family-friendly.
Location
17 Tryon Street
Tryon Street
Please come into our admissions building on arrival, this is sign posted outside the building.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(143 Ratings)
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587delainat
Nov 24, 2024
Immersive Maori Village Experience! - This is a working thermal Maori Village with 70 residents. It’s fascinating! They cooked corn on the cob in a geyser for us to eat and we learned so much about the Maori history and culture. If we had more time, we would have done the tour that included a traditional Hangi dinner in the evening. Our fascinating guide, Daniel, shared his stories, culture, and history with us in a compelling and interesting way. Highly recommend!
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Miamm7675sf
Nov 7, 2024
Learn about and Support Maori Culture - This is a very special experience. Guiding is a centuries old tradition passed down through generations in this Iwi. Kylie was a thoughtful and hospitable guide, who truly gave us a warm welcome into her home. You will learn how the community thrives in the geothermal conditions of the land around them, making use of the land and water to cook, bathe, and heal. The cultural performance was so amazing, I was overwhelmed with how lucky I was to experience it. I cannot reccomend this experience enough as a proper way to learn about and support Maori culture.
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Susanj783
Nov 5, 2024
A great insight to Maori life and meaning - An excellent tour. Informative and well structured. Our Guide was authentic and delivered the information with passion and respect
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Freedom14736528154
Nov 3, 2024
Wonderful tour - This is a wonderful place to see life of the natives and the geothermal landscape. It is worth spending half a day there. The staff in the admission office were really friendly and helpful. They volunteered to solve our booking problem and even rearranging our transportation.
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1966unbiased
Nov 2, 2024
A true living village - Excellent and informative guide for the tour. The geothermal walk is well worth the time. Finished with the cultural performance which was as good as the treaty ground
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Exnyfamily
Oct 29, 2024
Amazing place, Amazing people - This is a very special place. First of all, this village has been doing their own tourism for over 120 years. Yet it's still a place where people really live. The guides are lovely, it's a landscape like nothing you've ever experienced before. Words fail to describe it properly, so just go.
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Toniblenheim
Oct 28, 2024
I would totally recommend this tour. - A wonderful experience. Michael, the guide, was excellent and a wealth of knowledge. The scenery was amazing and the corn cooked in the hot spring was so sweet and delicious.
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Afjmitchell
Oct 27, 2024
Learn about Maori culture in a stunning setting - We started our visit with a self guided tour of the mud pools. It took around one hour, following a pathway past steaming pools and bubbling mud.
Once we had finished that we went on a guided tour of the village, by Philip a very knowledgeable and respected Maori. He started by taking us to the village hall, which was magnificently decorated. He explained the meaning if each decoration. We the went to the hot pools, were we ate freshly cooked corn on the cobs, cooked in a hot pool.
He also showed us their cooking oven, simply a wooden box over a hole in the ground. Followed by a trip to their baths where they bathe at 40c. Finally to the Geiger.
We also had booked for the 12.30 performance, which of course included the hacka. Totally mesmerising.
A great 4 hours well spent.
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Johnpk3419ia
Oct 26, 2024
Excellent visit - Really excellent visit with a knowledgeable guide who took us around the village, fascinating. The self guided part was well described in the map and handout. Very well worth the vidit
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904pierrickp
Dec 13, 2024
Good experience. - It was a good experience. Our guide gave us some history and explanations of some Māori customs. We were treated to a convivial family show of dancing along with the inevitable haka. There's a good opportunity to see lots of hot pools, mud pools etc. And for those who dare, the hāngī meal was very good.
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