Full day Eco Cultural tour

The tour departs daily between 8:00-8:30 am. from your accommodation and drives you through forestry and farmland to New Zealand’s largest boiling mud pool. Your guide shows you a series of colorful hot springs and volcanic features at Wai-O-Tapu. Then see the Lady Knox geyser eruption at 10:15 am.

Next a short drive to the Waimangu Volcanic Valley where your guide explains the Mt. Tarawera eruption which blew open this spectacular, bush-covered, geothermal park.

Spend the afternoon experiencing Rotorua’s Maori culture and geothermal activity and see how they are intricately entwined. First, a guided tour through Te Puia, Rotorua’s premier cultural attraction. This includes a visit to the wood carving school, art and craft gallery, Rotowhio Marae, weaving display, kiwi house and finally the Pohutu geyser.

Next, we visit the Lakefront area to see the Maori War Canoe and learn more about Maori history and customs.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, 201 Waiotapu Loop Road Rd 3, Rotorua 3073 New Zealand

Explore the beautiful Wai O Tapu thermal region

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Waimangu Volcanic Valley, 587 Waimangu Road Rotorua, Waimangu 3073 New Zealand

Travel through the young and Jurassic Waimangu Valley

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Te Puia, Hemo Road, Rotorua New Zealand

learn about the Maori culture from our local guides

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes