Tauranga Shore Excursion: Te Puia Maori Cultural Centre and Rotorua City Sightseeing

Overview

Available languages

English

7 hours

Mobile ticket

ALL OUR TOURS HAVE FLEXIBLE START / END TIMES TO MEET SHIP ARRIVAL & SAILING TIMES.

From port of Tauranga, taking a shore excursion to Rotorua will give you great insights into New Zealand's rich Maori culture. You will get up close to amazing geothermal hot springs, steamiing fumaroles and bubbling mudpools. You will discover Rotorua's natural thermal phenomena of Geyers and boiling mud. Your Immerse yourself into Te Puia Maori Cultural Centre - the most pristine attraction of its kind in New Zealand - which gives you the WoW factor. You will enjoy a fascinating cultural display including the Haka (war dance). You will get to travel through the North Island’s spectacular countryside of rolling farmland and forestry, alongside Kiwifruit orchards and bathe your feet in pure warm mineral waters which come up from under the ground. There really is something for everybody in this excursion.

Much moire than I cna put into words - it is a "must do" excursion to appreciate it all.

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities.

Please wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes

please bring sunprotection and a light jumper for cooler weather

ALL OUR TOURS HAVE FLEXIBLE START / END TIMES TO MEET SHIP ARRIVAL & SAILING TIMES.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Bottled water

Driver/guide

Port Pickup and drop-off

Kiwifruit Samples

Tour Departure times will move if neccesary to fit with cruise ships arrivals & departures.

Transport by mini coach

Food and drinks

Gratuities

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Tauranga Shore Excursion: Te Puia Maori Cultural Centre and Rotorua City Sightseeing

Pickup included

Reviews

4.46

111 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Fantastic day
Louise C,
Apr 28, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Fantastic day seeing the sights and experiences of a Mauri village, very interesting, the geyser, was awesome, our guide was fabulous, really enjoyed watching them sing and dance, really interesting, enjoyed seeing the sights of Rotorua too, fab day
Great tour
Robert P,
Apr 15, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Great communication well organized at the meeting point. Josh was our guide and driver. He was excellent
Enjoyed Our Day
Karen K,
Mar 31, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Highly recommend this tour. This tour was one of our highlights on our NZ cruise. Thank you very much for a wonderful day.
Māori culture and geysers!
Amy S,
Mar 6, 2025
- Viator
5.00
We greatly enjoyed the Māori cultural center and art school. The geothermal activity was also very cool. Our driver, Josh, was very pleasant.
Great Tour!
Andrea M,
Mar 2, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Jan C was an awesome tour guide. She gave us lots of interesting information and took us to see many interesting sites.