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For a truly unique experience come and explore Whakarewarewa, a living Maori village set amongst a highly active landscape erupting with geothermal activity...
Whakarewarewa was voted one of Lonely Planet’s top 500 places to visit in the World.
Whakarewarewa is a truly unique experience. You are welcome to explore a living Maori village set amongst a highly active landscape erupting with geothermal activity.
Discover the lifestyle and traditions of the people of Tuhourangi/ Ngati Wahiao and how they have come to live in harmony with their unique geothermal environment.
Experience Māori culture, unique geothermal wonders, including Pōhutu Geyser, walking tracks and interactive opportunities. Maximise your visit through our hourly guided tour and our Māori cultural performance (half an hour).
PLEASE NOTE GUIDED TOUR / CULTURAL PERFORMANCE TIMINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Our guided tours are at: 9.00am, 10.00am, 12.00pm, 1.00pm, 2.30pm, 3.00pm, 4.00pm. These are all approximately 1 hour long.
Our Cultural Performance tours are at: 11.15am and 2.00pm (30 mins long). NB: From 5/Nov until 22/April we have a third cultural performance at 12.30pm.
Visitors entering the village after 2:30pm will miss the last Cultural Performance for the day which starts at 2:00pm.
SUGGESTED ITINERARIES:
10.00am guided tour – followed by the 11.15am Cultural Performance
11.15am Cultural Performance - followed by the 12.00pm guided tour
(From 5/Nov/18 - 22/Apr/18) 12.30pm Cultural Performance then the 2.30pm guided tour
1.00pm guided tour – followed by the 2.00pm Cultural Performance
2.00pm Cultural Performance – followed by the 2.30pm guided tour
Location: 17 Tryon Street, Whakarewarewa Village, Rotorua.
All prices for this activity are shown in NZD ($)
We watched the very entertaining Maori show, participated in a guided tour, tried the hangi meal, wandered through the shops and village, and also did the walks around the back of the village. The show was excellent, all the entertainers were very good. Our guide for our tour was great, we learnt a lot not only about the village and its history and the way the thermal gases and waters are used, but also a lot of other Maori stories, customs and beliefs. It was very educational and very informative. The walks around the village were a lovely way to finish off our day at a truly special place.
Went here on the 3pm tour and had a guided tour with only 2 other people our tour guide was pretty good and we got to see how they live at the village the woman on reception suggested we go back the next day to see the show which we did and it was amazing! Can't give enough praise for the show it was really really great. Thank you!
The program was really wonderful and well-done. Loved the music and the dance. Our guide was "Girlie" and was so interesting with personal insights into Maori life. The village felt very authentic, maybe even a bit too rustic as many houses seemed in a bit of disrepair or perhaps just needed paint. But that did not deter from the overall experience. Everyone was so friendly and I enjoyed talking with all the residents, running the facility. Ralph at the greenstone shop was especially open and informative as to life in a modern New Zealand. We chose this village over the much larger, more commercial (and more expensive) in Rotarua and we were not disappointed.
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Sunny from Malaysia wrote on 13 September 2017
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It was simply awesome! The tour guide was a local and explained to us many things about the village very well. It was funny and informative. The live performance was highlight that cannot be missed. Do check out the tour and performance time so that you don't miss any of the both.
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