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• Recommend

  fkinita237,

  Nov 27, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Enjoyed our boat ride. Friendly staff. Did have to stand for a lot of the trip as there wasn't enough seats, but we enjoyed the trip. Good commentary, learnt a lot of cool things and plenty of time at the carved rock, circling the boat so everyone can have a good look and get pictures.

  

  

  

• Great value for money!

  alexandrahU6088GV,

  Nov 26, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  A fantastic experience! Friendly crew, great view of the carvings, and even the chance for a swim. I was surprised it was 2 hours long as this was a great value for money! It felt like the perfect length and was quite relaxing and peaceful being out on the water. We got some local info along with plenty of time to relax as well. I highly recommend! Also, a tip that adult tickets are as cheap as $25 using BookMe!

• Boat trip to the Māori rock carvings

  402sherylj,

  Nov 26, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Nice trip on the lake. The hosts were great. They provide free tea and coffee, and you can purchase snacks and cold drinks. The commentary is great to listen to. He speaks about a lot more than just the Māori rock carvings which I thpught was really good.

• Great cruise. Watch the music

  Curious60397101198,

  Nov 26, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  4.00

  Went on this trip as a bit of nostalgia for my husband who last went over 40 years ago. Crew were friendly and the cruise pleasant. Loss of star due to the music... Multiple songs with multiple obviously emphasized 'F' words. With multiple overseas tourists along with a couple of children, thought this was a let down.

• A calming and easy...

  Stanley D,

  Nov 24, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  A calming and easy experience. Nice to see the carvings. The captain and crew were lovely and very attentive

• The attendants were...

  Fabienne L,

  Nov 24, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  4.00

  The accompaniments were very nice.. the weather allowed some people to jump into the lake to do some swimming. The pilot took us as close as possible to the sculptures and gave us time to admire them. He made sure that every participant could see them. Our only regret is that not understanding everything, our English being very mediocre but those who understood were delighted. At the end of the visit, we would have liked to cool off at a bar but everything was closed at 4pm... as for the activity, I highly recommend it.

• Lovely boat trip!

  garycJ6685JZ,

  Nov 24, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  A lovely trip out to the carvings. Run by a great team. Take togs and a towel if you wanna go for a cold plunge! My some even got to steer the boat on the way back!

• Amazing!

  Tourist52539266904,

  Nov 23, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  We absolutely loved our lake trip on the Ernest Kemp. Sophia looked after all of us guests with drinks, cookies and even colouring ins for the kids. We got to learn information about the lake and carvings and then had the opportunity to jump off the boat and go for a short swim in the lake, which we loved. Sophia then gave us all warm blankets after the swim. I would highly recommend this experience.

  

• Cruise on lake Taupo 😎

  W7446OFteresas,

  Nov 23, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Such a lovely experience,lovely old style boat skipper friendly and welcoming ,good commentry, staff member Sophia lovely young lady accomadating and friendly ,a lovely trip to take ,the carving on the rock was outstanding and unreal ,a must when visiting North island ,thank you ❤️

  

  

  

  

• Excellent trip. Good...

  debbie p,

  Nov 23, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Excellent trip. Good information on taupo and very friendly staff. Good stop.looking at carving. Recommend trip.

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