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Discover the ancient Māori Rock Carvings on Lake Taupō with the trustworthy team at Chris Jolly Outdoors!
Discover the ancient Māori Rock Carvings on Lake Taupō with the trustworthy team at Chris Jolly Outdoors!
Highlights
- 90 Minute cruise to the Maori Rock Carvings with live commentary
- Stylish and spacious vessel with plenty of room for large groups
- Spectacular viewing platforms get you right up next to the scenery
- Live fishing demonstration on-board (1.30pm cruise only)
- Trustworthy team with over 40 years experience
Tick off one of the top things to do in Taupō as you visit some of New Zealand's most extraordinary artworks, the historic Ngātoroirangi Māori Rock Carvings!
Attracting visitors from all around the world, the Māori Rock Carvings are truly unique and only accessible by water, towering 14-metres above Lake Taupō.
You'll travel aboard the Cruise Cat, a stylish vessel that has been built for comfort offering warm booths and spacious viewing platforms that get you right up next to the scenery.
Enjoy live commentary and a hot beverage and muffin on board, and keep the kids entertained with colouring, a treasure hunt, or even driving the boat if the skipper allows. The afternoon cruise also includes a trout fishing demonstration where you'll also learn about various fishing options on Lake Taupō.
The friendly team at Chris Jolly Outdoors has over 40 years of experience and place high importance on your safety and wellbeing, so you can expect exceptional service, high attention to hygiene, and an all-round awesome time out on the water!
Available Bookings from 1 Nov to 14 Nov 2025
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Will come back again
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Awesome experience
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Jolly pleasant trip
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Jolly pleasant trip
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Jolly pleasant trip
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Absolutely amazing
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Absolutely amazing
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Absolutely amazing
Sanet Fourie from
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Amazing carvings, disappointing tour!
Rosie Howard from
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Fab cruise and lovely staff!
madismuir from
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Had a jolly good time!
frontofhouse from
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Had a jolly good time!
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Maori carving with Chris Jolly Taupo
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Amazing Experience
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Boat cruise
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Awesome day out
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Awesome day out
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Great experience
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Great scenic cruise on Lake Taupo
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Great scenic cruise on Lake Taupo
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Great scenic cruise on Lake Taupo
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Lake cruise
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Lake cruise
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Enjoy the cruise.
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A must do trip!
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A must do trip!
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A must do trip!
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Great Family Experience
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Exciting and Educational Trip
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Exciting and Educational Trip
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Exciting and Educational Trip
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Fantastic trip
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Beautiful
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Beautiful
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Afternoon on the lake A+++
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Afternoon on the lake A+++
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Afternoon on the lake A+++
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Amazing 😍
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New Zealand
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Perfect
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Amazing & such good value for $$$
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Great time!
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Great Family Adventure
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Cruise
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Cruise
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Cruise
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Great Experience
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Incredible must do in Taupo
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Incredible must do in Taupo
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Best holistic experience! Want to do again soon.
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Best holistic experience! Want to do again soon.
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Maori carving boat excursion
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Awesome experience
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Awesome experience
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Awesome Captain
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Great trip!
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Awesome cruise
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Awesome cruise
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Awesome cruise
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A Beautiful Experience
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A Beautiful Experience
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Highly Recommend
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Highly Recommend
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Highly Recommend
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Great!!
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It was SO amazing!!!
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It was SO amazing!!!
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Trip to rock carvings on Lake Taupō
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Fantastic scenic Māori rock cruise experience
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Fantastic scenic Māori rock cruise experience
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Excellent service
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Awesome crew and service
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Awesome crew and service
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Awesome crew and service
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Must do trip !
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Beautiful
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Fantastic cruise
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Fantastic cruise
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Great afternoon
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Great afternoon
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A Jolly Good Time
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A Jolly Good Time
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👍
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Excellent
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Great Outing
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Great Outing
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AMAZINGGGG
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Proud to be a kiwi
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Proud to be a kiwi
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Great tour!
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Great tour!
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解說與服務
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解說與服務
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Cruise to Maori Rock Carvings
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Bangaaaa!!
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Cruise
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A must do the Māori Rock
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A Great, worthwhile Experience
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A Great, worthwhile Experience
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Excellent!
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Excellent!
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👍
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👍
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Awesome Cruise
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Okay but underwhelming
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Boat trip
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Boat trip
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Boat trip
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Awesome Service
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Awesome Service
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Fantastic Value
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Fantastic Value
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Amazing
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Amazing
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Amazing
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Fabulous time!
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Māori carving cruise
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Māori carving cruise
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Very informative
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Very informative
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Very informative
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Mama and daughter Road Trip
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Mama and daughter Road Trip
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Mama and daughter Road Trip
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Spectacular carvings
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Spectacular carvings
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Value for money
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Value for money
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Chris Jolly outdoor Māori carving Cruise
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Chris Jolly outdoor Māori carving Cruise
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Chris Jolly outdoor Māori carving Cruise
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Must do amazing cruise
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Chris jolly great !
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Chris jolly great !
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Amazing
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Amazed!
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My experience on this cruise
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Best experience
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Best experience
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Experience of a lifetime !
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Excellent experience, would highly recommend
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Excellent experience, would highly recommend
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Māori Rock Carving
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Ohana time!
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Amazing cruise and Amazing Staff!
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Amazing cruise and Amazing Staff!
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Fun on the water
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Fun on the water
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Fun on the water
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Well worth it
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Well worth it
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Scenic Maori Carving
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Scenic Maori Carving
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Scenic Maori Carving
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No Rolly with Chris Jolly
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Awesome
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Awesome
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Wonderful staff
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Wonderful staff
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Wonderful staff
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Chris Jolly Cruise
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LAKE TAUPO CRUISE
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Exciting Experience
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Such a passionate crew An enjoyable experience
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Such a passionate crew An enjoyable experience
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Adventures with my Daughter
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Adventures with my Daughter
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Adventures with my Daughter
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Awesome experience
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Awesome experience
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Fun cruise with entertaining skipper!
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Fun cruise with entertaining skipper!
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Scenic cruise
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Awesome cruise.
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Beautiful must see
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Beautiful must see
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Beautiful must see
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Epic experience
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Māori Carving
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Māori Carving
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Excellent
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Chris Jolly Maori Carving Cruise
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Great experience
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Brilliant Day
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Brilliant Day
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Too much alright 👍
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Too much alright 👍
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Carving cruise
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Amazing afternoon on the water!
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Birthday weekend
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Definitely recommend
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Definitely recommend
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Definitely recommend
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Maori Rock Carving
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A cruise to remember
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A cruise to remember
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A cruise to remember
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Highly recommend
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Highly recommend
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Highly recommend
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Fun, fun
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A MUST DO!!!
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Fantastic Informative Cruise!
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Nice boat
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A good cruise
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Great family experience!
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Great family experience!
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Great family experience!
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Best experience
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Best experience
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Great time
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Really Nice experience
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Really Nice experience
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Family outing.
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Family outing.
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Family outing.
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Excellent cruise!
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Lake Taupo, Maori Rock Carvings and a warm Muffin
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Lake Taupo, Maori Rock Carvings and a warm Muffin
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Lake Taupo, Maori Rock Carvings and a warm Muffin
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Fantastic experience
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Simple activity, but beautiful views
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Nice way to experience the lake
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Nice way to experience the lake
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Nice way to experience the lake
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A great trip
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Lovely coments - thank you for joining us!
farqady from New Zealand wrote on 29 October 2025
Incredibly stunning
One of the must-do activities in Taupo! The staff, as always, go above and beyond to make the experience absolutely perfect. Many thanks — we’ll definitely see you again!
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Thank you for the great feedback and recommendation - we'd love to see you back anytime!
Rhys James from New Zealand wrote on 28 October 2025
Great family entertainment
Booked this for the family and the kids loved it. Skipper and crew were great with the kids, getting them involved with driving the boat and fishing demonstration. The freshly baked muffins were yum too. Recommend to everyone.
From Scenic Māori Rock Carving Cruise - Chris Jolly Outdoors
Thank you Rhys - wonderful feedback
michaels48 from New Zealand wrote on 28 October 2025
Incredible service
A great tour and full of information. Very friendly and helpful crew
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Thanks so much!
David Marris from Australia wrote on 24 October 2025
Veerry interesting
Very enjoyable cruise out to see the rock carving filled with information along the way with a demonstration on how to trawl for trout but unfortunately no demonstration on how to catch and land one. Time well spent and enjoyed 😉
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Thank you for the comments, David. We are glad you enjoyed the tour!
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ginan from New Zealand wrote on 26 September 2025
Great family outing in Taupo
We went on the 10.30am sailing and found it a gorgeous morning on the water with the kids whilst on our family holiday. It was interesting to learn a bit more about Lake Taupo and the see the Maori carvings. Also nice to have a cup of coffee/ hot chocolate and yummy blueberry muffins on the cruise!