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Rotorua Geothermal Living Maori Village Tour Whakarewarewa 6.5hours Tour
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Rotorua Geothermal Living Maori Village Tour Whakarewarewa 6.5hours Tour

By Cruise Tours Tauranga
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Visit an authentic Living Maori Village deep in the geothermal region of Rotorua on this full-day excursion including a Hangi Lunch. Tour with a local Maori guide and learn about how the villagers have adapted to the harsh geothermal environment. You tour will also include visits to the famous Government Gardens and Rotorua Lake. This is a small group tour with a group size up to 18. Please note that the ticket sent to you by Viator/TripAdvisor will show the standard tour departure time. As the ships arrival time in port varies so much, we adjust the start and end times each day to suit the ships time in port. When your booking is accepted by us, we will confirm the true start time for the day, which overrides the time printed on your voucher. We use the correct times for the ship which we take from the Port of Tauranga web site and details provided to us by the ships booking agent as we also provide some of the official tours to the ship, so trust us.
from
₱6,627.74
per adult
from
₱6,627.74
per adult
Lowest price guaranteeFree cancellation
Ages 0-99, max of 18 per group
Duration: 6h 30m
Start time: Check availability
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English
  • Experienced professional guide
  • Port pickup and drop-off
  • Maori cultural performance
  • FREE HANGI LUNCH
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Entry/Admission - Whakarewarewa - The Living Maori Village
What's not included
  • Personal expenses
Departure details
  • Traveler pickup is offered.
  • The meeting point for passengers off the cruise ships is on the grass by the flag poll just outside the port pedestrian exit gate on Salisbury Avenue. If you are not travelling on a cruise ship then this is still the meeting point unless you have made an alternative arrangement with us.
  • 4 Salisbury Avenue, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand The meeting point for passengers off the cruise ships is on the grass by the flag poll just outside the port pedestrian exit gate on Salisbury Avenue. If you are not travelling on a cruise ship then this is still the meeting point unless you have made an alternative arrangement with us.
  • Ports:
  • Tauranga New Zealand
Return details
  • Returns to original departure point
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 15629P5
  • You must provide your own infant/child seat if required
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately. We suggest layers with hats and sunscreen
  • Tour departure time may change due to early and/or late ship arrivals and departures. You will be notified at time of booking Please check your emails to confirm tour departure times. This will over ride the time printed on the vouchrt
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Please check in with us 15 minutes prior to the departure time we advise you.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 18 travelers
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
What you can expect during your visit
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
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If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 15629P5
Itinerary
  • You'll start at
    4 Salisbury Avenue
    Or, you can also get picked up
    See departure details
  • 1
    Whakarewarewa - The Living Maori Village
    Stop: 2 hours - Admission included
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  • 2
    Lake Rotorua
    Stop: 15 minutes
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  • 3
    Government Gardens
    Stop: 10 minutes
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  • 4
    Cruise Tours Tauranga
    Stop: 5 minutes
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  • You'll return to the starting point
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By: Cruise Tours Tauranga
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CaronK17
CaronK17
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From Cruise ship to Hobbiton
I booked this tour because our cruise ship trip was full. We were very happy with the small group. It was so easy …
Nonni5
Nonni5
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Exceptional
Simon was a well informed and pleasant guide as well as a great driver along with a great sense of humor. His enthu…
X1359IPcarolynb
X1359IPcarolynb
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Rotorua with the locals!
Brian our tour guide and driver was very good and very knowledgeable of the area and easily rearranged the tour whe…
W5448NOjohns
W5448NOjohns
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Hobbiton
Gary our bus driver provided excellent witty commentary about the local sights. He kept us amused and our route de…
Mags2plymouth
Mags2plymouth
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Amazing trip
It was great, as Lord of Rings fans, to see the places that are in the films. A good trip through the countryside …
Robin J
Robin J
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Great tour! Lots of information. Wonderful time
This was an excellent adventure to have the opportunity to explore the set from Hobbit and Lord of the rings. We th…
F1839ZTstevenc
F1839ZTstevenc
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Rotorua To place to SEE
Best part was seeing what the Area has to offer thru a very good tour driver (Brian)and being made welcome on the p…
Paula K
Paula K
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Cute movie set, great tour operators
I have nothing but good things to say about the tour operators and all the staff. The commentary and history of the…
Hobbs1234-
Hobbs1234-
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Great
Excellent driver and guide. Was unable to book through cruise line that brought us to Tauranga so went independent …
lesleyhoare
lesleyhoare
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VERY DISAPOINTING TOUR
Do not be fooled by the photo of the boardwalk and thermal area, you never see it on this tour. We had an extremel…
Curiosity29671
Curiosity29671
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Heavy Rain couldn't spoil the Wonder of seeing the Hot Springs
Simon was a great guide, quite informative - we had a wonderful day exploring the natural wonders of the Hot Spring…
lweaver2008
lweaver2008
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Loved visiting Hobbiton
Loved the Hobbiton movie site and do recommend a visit if you are a LOTR and/or Hobbit fan. The only issue was that…
YoungDMrs
YoungDMrs
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Excellent day out
Excellent day out. Gary the driver was very good. Good value for money. The only downside was the weather and that …
LuchiDing
LuchiDing
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Not received refund after trip was canceled!
Due to the weather, our cruise ship was unable embarked, I received an email from TripAdvisor notifying me the trip…
FromSydneyAus1
FromSydneyAus1
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Rotorua is good place to visit
Symon is very knowledgeable wonderful tour guide. Picked us from Princess Majestic Cruise at the port. 👍👍👍
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Madison, WI2 contributions
Perfect way to see the Maori culture
Feb 2023
This was a great experience to see the Maori culture, share a meal, and get a great understanding of their life style today. Really loved the size of the tour - 15 people max and that we also got to see the Red Woods as well as how KIWI grow. Would have loved more time at both and less time touring through the neighborhoods to see the lake - routes had a lot of speed bumps! Richard had a great relationship at the village and was pushed for time since the boat schedule changed by an hour. Nice pick up right at the dock.
Written 1 February 2023
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CruiseToursTauranga
Pleased you enjoyed the tour, those speed bumps are a real pain, literally. Local council idea, sorry.
Written 3 February 2023
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G2
1 contribution
More than a ho-hum tour - this was an experience!
Mar 2023 • Couples
Just WOW! Geoff, you are an amazing tour guide! We booked last minute on the dock, and didn’t have high expectations for a tour because we waited so long. After chatting with you for a few minutes, we booked the Māori village tour. We must say, we were impressed with your knowledge of the area, juggling 2 different groups from various countries, you made sure that EVERYONE got the best experience possible. By the time we got back to the port, we felt like we were leaving a friend behind.

As for the Māori village tour, are you sure you don’t have family there? Everyone seemed to know you, and I’ll guarantee that we got the VIP treatment because of you. Out of the 6 ports we have already been to, this was by far the most memorable experience and a whole lot of fun. Thank you Geoff!

I would not hesitate to book another tour with Scott’s, even at the last minute. We have one more port to go, and the cruise line just cancelled our tour. Hopefully Scott’s will be at the port to save the day!
Written 16 March 2023
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CruiseToursTauranga
Geoff will be pleased to know you had a great time, but you have posted this review on the wrong company site, you should have gone to Scotts Tours web site review page.
Written 18 March 2023
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Lys M
1 contribution
Countryside and Heritage
Nov 2022
Enjoyed the genuine Maori Village. Delighted that we had time to visit the Redwood Forest, the Rapids, Botanical Gardens and points of interest not listed on the itinerary. Enjoyed returning to Tauranga via a different route, so covered a lot of ground.
Written 17 November 2022
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himanshu0072015
New Delhi, India220 contributions
Unique experience - worth a visit.
Nov 2019
Wonderful authentic cultural experience. Great to see a living Maori village. The geothermals are a fascinating sight & quite surreal. If you are sensitive to strong sulpur smells thenyou might need to stay away. The Maori dancers and interludes were educative and fun. The guide who walked around the village spoke fluently and explained her heritage well. Despite the long drive - I'd definitely recommend a visit to this unique tour.
Written 8 January 2020
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Ian-Holroyd
Thanks for the review you gave us here at CruiseToursTauranga. The Living Maori Village is a fascinating location and one we love to take our clients too when their cruise ships call in at Tauranga, just an hours drive away. Regards Ian
Written 9 January 2020
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Nickyd
3 contributions
Maori Village Tour
Feb 2020 • Couples
We really enjoyed the cultural show at the Living Maori Village.. The singing and dancing was beautiful.. They are so talented.. The young lady who led us around the village which has been in her family for generations was funny, informative and a natural..Also Richard, our driver who picked us up to take us on the tour was lovely.. On the way to the village we stopped off to sample honey and ice cream and on the way back he took us to a kiwi fruit farm and we got to sample gold and green kiwi fruit and kiwifruit ice-cream... Yum.. Such a good day.. Well worth going.
Written 8 February 2020
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Ian-Holroyd
Pleased you had a great day with our guide Richard, we try and break up the one hour drive to Rotorua from the port with a few stops along the way at some great little local family businesses. Change to see the kiwifruit orchards and taste the produce. Regards Ian
Written 11 February 2020
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No Passport Required
Wellington, FL94 contributions
Nice
Sep 2019
Visited Rotorua Village and the Geothermal valley on the same day I think it was part of the glow worm tour (which i don't recommend). The village tour was okay. They dance and sing and its very traditional. I liked the Geothermal Valley. Really cool.
Written 10 August 2020
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Kim Scanlen
Hello NoPassportRequiredFL, our sincere apologies for not responding to your review sooner. Thank you for taking the time to write it and we are pleased you enjoyed the tour overall. We don't visit any glow worms on our tours to Rotorua though so are a bit mystified by your comment however great you enjoyed the geothermals and traditional Maori village and culture. Thanks again and stay safe. Kind regards Kim
Written 5 September 2021
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Pat K
5 contributions
Cultural and interesting
Dec 2022
Tour guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. Our pickup place was just outside the ship's port, very easy to find. Wished we would have had another day to see more of Rotorua, but thoroughly enjoyed the living Māori village. The weather did not cooperate in Dec. Had extreme downpours, windy & cold. Regardless, this is a must-see tour when in Rotorua. Guide also gave us ample time for shopping.
Written 3 January 2023
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CruiseToursTauranga
Pleased you enjoyed the tour so much, regards Ian
Written 5 January 2023
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auntieb007
Anderson, CA6 contributions
village experience
Feb 2020
We wanted to see Maori life in a real villiage. We were a bit rushed in the villiage and lunch is just a very quick snack - be prepared for quite a bit of driving since villiage a a distance from cruise dock.

Our driver was very knowlwdgeable and gave us quite a bit of info on the trip and New Zealand in general.
Written 13 February 2020
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Ian-Holroyd
Thanks for the review and yes the sights of Rotorua are about a 75 minute drive away [we can not do much about that] but we do take a different route each way so you see more of the landscape and also make a stop on each leg, one at a honey and bee shop and the other a kiwifruit orchard. So we do try and fit in as much as we can on this 6.5 hour tour. We do have longer tours but these are at a higher price, so we try and keep prices affordable for you. Lunch is really just a sample of the traditional Maori hangi, so not really designed to compete with the buffett you are used to on the ship. Pleased you found the guide interesting. Regards Ian
Written 14 February 2020
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170mariannew
Orillia, Canada4 contributions
Experiential education
Jan 2022
Everything you could wish for in a Maori cultural experience. This is not a tourist trap; it is a well-coordinated insight into genuine Maori culture. Traditional dances in traditional dress. A walk through the natural beauty of the hot springs. We left with an appreciation of Maori culture, and had a better understanding of how and why it is integrated almost seamlessly with other cultures in New Zealand.
Written 25 December 2022
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CruiseToursTauranga
Thanks for your feedback, this is a popular tour as you really get to see how the locals live in the geothermal landscape of Rotorus. Regards Ian
Written 2 January 2023
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Jase Toi
Wellington, New Zealand13 contributions
Brilliant Tour
Jun 2021 • Couples
The tour provided by Paora was absolutely brilliant. Learning about how the local community lives and embraces its geothermal environment, as well as the generations that come through really puts in perspective the special maori culture and beliefs they hold. Highly recommend.
Written 24 June 2021
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Kim Scanlen
Hello Jasetoil2, thank you for posting a review on our page however we don't think it belongs to us as we don't have a 'Paora' working for us. There is a Maori guide - Paora who works for Whakarewarewa Living Village in Rotorua so possibly this review is meant for the Whakarewarewa Trip Advisor page and not ours? All the best :)
Written 5 September 2021
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