Shore Excursion: Rotorua Tour from Tauranga
Tauranga, New Zealand
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Trip Type: Ports of Call Tours
Duration: 7 hours
This Rotorua Tour is designed for shore excursions from Tauranga. We visit the Te Puia Maori Cultural Center for a welcome concert and tour through its extensive thermal grounds. The tour also covers a variety of different scenery en route and visits Kiwi 360, the Okeri Falls and the Government Gardens. Pick up times can be adjusted to fit with cruise-ship arrival times.
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This Rotorua Tour is designed for shore excursions from Tauranga. We visit the Te Puia Maori Cultural Center for a welcome concert and tour through its extensive thermal grounds. The tour also covers a variety of different scenery en route and visits Kiwi 360, the Okeri Falls and the Government Gardens. Pick up times can be adjusted to fit with cruise-ship arrival times.
On leaving port we head to Rotorua via Pyes Pa Rd, which was originally a walking track by Maori to and from the coast to Rotorua, this is now a popular highway. On our way we pass some beautiful scenery and take a stop where Mt Tarawera can be pointed out and the destruction by its eruption which caused the Buried Village.
As we arrive into Rotorua a description of its history is given before arriving to our main destination Te Puia, the Maori Cultural Center. From our arrival, clients are given a personalized tour of the old pa site, through the thermal grounds (of boiling mud and geysers), and shown the wood-carving school, flax weaving & the kiwi bird. This is followed by a Maori Welcome onto the marae, before entering a meeting house for a performance by a Maori concert party. After our 2 hours at Te Puia we head for lunch (your own expense) at a small cafe on the lake front.
After lunch, we watch the lake activities before going on to the Government Gardens. The main attractions referred to are: The Rosegardens, The old Bath House (now the Rotorua Museum), The Blue Baths, The Princes Gate Hotel, The Polynesian Spa & Sulphur Point. We then travel past the Redwood Forest, explaining how it came about.
Owing to sailing times, it is normally time to head back to Tauranga, we return by a different route to give an overview of the region. We stop at Okere Falls, with a short walk into the bush to view a spectacular waterfall and possibly, some white-water rafting.
We then proceed to Kiwi 360, where clients are given the story of the kiwifruit – from how it is grown, picked, pruned, made into a variety of by-products and exported. This is followed by a tasting of different kiwifruit products; fruit, juices, wines, liqueurs, honey, jams and ice-cream. There is then some time to pick up some gifts. We travel back stopping at beautiful Mt Maunganui waterfront and beach.
If necessary we may reverse the order of the tour to fit in with booking times at Te Puia.
As we arrive into Rotorua a description of its history is given before arriving to our main destination Te Puia, the Maori Cultural Center. From our arrival, clients are given a personalized tour of the old pa site, through the thermal grounds (of boiling mud and geysers), and shown the wood-carving school, flax weaving & the kiwi bird. This is followed by a Maori Welcome onto the marae, before entering a meeting house for a performance by a Maori concert party. After our 2 hours at Te Puia we head for lunch (your own expense) at a small cafe on the lake front.
After lunch, we watch the lake activities before going on to the Government Gardens. The main attractions referred to are: The Rosegardens, The old Bath House (now the Rotorua Museum), The Blue Baths, The Princes Gate Hotel, The Polynesian Spa & Sulphur Point. We then travel past the Redwood Forest, explaining how it came about.
Owing to sailing times, it is normally time to head back to Tauranga, we return by a different route to give an overview of the region. We stop at Okere Falls, with a short walk into the bush to view a spectacular waterfall and possibly, some white-water rafting.
We then proceed to Kiwi 360, where clients are given the story of the kiwifruit – from how it is grown, picked, pruned, made into a variety of by-products and exported. This is followed by a tasting of different kiwifruit products; fruit, juices, wines, liqueurs, honey, jams and ice-cream. There is then some time to pick up some gifts. We travel back stopping at beautiful Mt Maunganui waterfront and beach.
If necessary we may reverse the order of the tour to fit in with booking times at Te Puia.
Worry-free Shore Excursion:
We will ensure your timely return to the Tauranga port for this activity. In the rare event your ship has departed, we will arrange for transportation to the next port-of-call. If your ship is delayed and you are unable to attend this activity, your money will be refunded. See our terms and conditions for full details.
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