Rotorua - Te Puia - Skyline Skyrides - Lunch - Rainbow Springs
Te Puia offers the best access to the geothermal activities that make Rotorua a must see destination.  Mud pools, geysers and steaming vents can be viewed as you tour through the Whakarewarewa Valley. Seats are reserved so you can enjoy the traditional Maori cultural performance. A short transfer across the city and we arrive at the Skyline Gondola for a ride up the mountain to the Panoramic Restaurant for a buffet lunch.  Then to Rainbow Springs, a showcase of New Zealand's native flora and fauna, before returning to Tauranga and your ship.

Adult $275.00 NZ      Child $195.00 NZ

Itinerary

Depart Tauranga for Rotorua, passing through Te Puke, the home of the New Zealand Kiwifruit.  Time permitting we will stop at KIWI 360 a showcase of the Kiwifruit industry and taste various products from this amazing fruit. Our route continues through farmland, native bush and forested areas past Lake Rotoiti and Lake Rotorua, just 2 of the 16 lakes in this region.

Arrive Te Puia, the home of the Maori Arts and Crafts Institute and the location of the famous Pohutu geyser. We visit the carving school and see craftsman fashion traditional wood carvings, then move on to watch the Maori women demonstrate flax weaving.

We then await the formal invitation on to the Marae where a Maori cultural performance will be given in one of few fully carved meeting houses in New Zealand, a place of special spiritual significance to Maori. Here you will see the traditional songs, dances and demonstrations of fighting skills [including the famous Haka]

Then a short walk through the geothermal valley of Whakarewarewa to view the mud pools, the famous Pohutu geyser and hot pools that make Te Puia unique.  See New Zealand's iconic flightless bird, the Kiwi in a purpose built Kiwi-house. Explore the recreated traditional Maori fortified village.

Departing Te Puia, we traverse the city of Rotorua to Mt Ngongotaha where we take the gondola up to the panoramic restaurant.  Enjoy a buffet lunch overlooking the lake far below. Feeling adventurous, then buy a ticket for the awesome Luge ride back down the mountain.

Following lunch, we descend the mountain by the Gondola, after a short walk we arrive at Rainbow Springs.  This is a showcase for much of New Zealand's flora and fauna in a beautiful setting. The cool clear waters of the Rainbow Spring are a magnet for local Trout.  See the Tuatara, a survivor of prehistoric New Zealand. Many of the native birds of New Zealand can be viewed here.

We then return to Tauranga by a different route, passing through native New Zealand forest and farm land. A chance to see a little of the city before crossing the harbour bridge to rejoin the ship at Mount Maunganui.

If you would like a private tour following this itinerary, for groups from 1 to 100 persons, then please contact us and we will be pleased to provide a quotation for a Signature Class Tour.

Duration 8 hours
Start Time 0830hrs
End Time 1630hrs

You wil be met at the ships gangway, look out for a name board with either your group name on or TRG-13.
 
Note, if the ship arrives after 0830 then the tour will begin 30 minutes after arrival, or as soon as passengers can leave the ship.
Should the ship leave earlier than 60 minutes after the tour is due to end then we may shorten the tour accordingly

You will see
Great scenery
Te Puia - geysers & mud pools
Maori Concert
Kiwi Birds
Wood carving and weaving
Rotorua City and lake
Rainbow Springs
Trout and NZ wildlife

What's Included
Comfortable transport
Experienced guide
Entry to Te Puia
Maori cultural performance
Gondola ride at Skyline Skyride
Buffet lunch
Rainbow Springs entry

General Info
This tour includes walking, with some inclines and steps on well made paths, plus a low level Gondola ride up to the Restaurant

Meals
A buffet lunch is included. Drinks are at your cost

Conditions
This tour requires a minimum of 4 persons to operate

The group size will not exceed 24 

Please see our Shore Trips Booking Terms & Conditions