Whaka Trails and Maori Village Combo Tour
Overview
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Our combo offers your access to our Iconic Village Guided Tour learning of our rich history, traditions and how our people utilise the geothermal that the village sits upon, including a corn on the cob cooked in our hot pools. Hot pools and Geysers all situated in one iconic place.
Our Geothermal Trails was opened in December 2021, you will experience untouched natural landscapes, mud pools and steaming lakes, excellent photo opportunities and suitable for the entire family.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Combo includes access to Whaka Geothermal Trails & Village Guided Tour
Coffee and/or Tea
Lunch
Bottled water
What To Expect
Whakarewarewa - The Living Maori Village
You will take a Guided Tour through our Village to experience the amazement of nature’s hot-spring pools including viewing the world famous Pohutu Geyser from viewing platforms, and learning of our history, traditionscultre and how we utilise the Geothermal that our village sits upon, including a tasting experience of a corn on the cob cooked in our largest hot pool. You can then take a self-guided leisurely walk through our Geothermal Trails that provides exclusive access to untouched geothermal landscapes where Visitors can experience the raw nature of Papatuanuku (mother-earth). These Jurassic park-like trails are described as providing regenerative powers as You find yourself face-to-face with Hot-spring Lakes, bubbling Mud pools, Geysers, and Manuka bush trails.
Whakarewarewa - The Living Maori Village
On our guided tour you will visit 2 lookout platforms to view the amazing Pohutu Geyser which erupts as mother nature intened up to 2 times per hour.
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Whaka Trails and Maori Village Combo Tour
Reviews
174 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Amazing cultural experience!
Stanski911,
Nov 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We enjoyed learning about the Māori culture, and exploring a living village. Our guide Daniel was the best, and his love of his heritage and culture was evident the entire tour. Highly recommend!
Impressive insight into Maori life in geothermal Rotorua
stalbansroamer,
Nov 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We booked the all-day pass which included the guided tour of the village, the Maori cultural show and the self-guided geothermal landscape tour. In addition, we had lunch at the Geyser cafe. All three activities were excellent. Our guide to the village gave an interesting and light-hearted overview of life in this living Maori village, including cooking and bathing and the challenges of living in an unpredictable natural landscape. “Mother nature will do as she pleases” and the community adapts. Likewise the Maori cultural show was both entertaining & educational and featured some exquisite singing from the performers. Finally the self-guided geothermal landscape tour provided a range of different geothermal features including bubbling mud pools, boiling water vents and steamy lakes of various hues. We chose this Maori heritage experience in particular because the Geyser cafe catered well to vegetarians but it was an excellent choice regardless.
An informative solid tour
Lisa H,
Sep 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00My teen and tween loved the Village tour and the guide's stories. The food tasting was amazing and learning about village life was great. Excellent customer service as well.
A must see if visiting Rotorua. Worth every penny. Exceeded my expectations. So glad I made time to do this.
Jonathan C,
Aug 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I’m so glad I made time to do this and I highly recommend anyone going to give yourself a couple hours, buy the all day pass, and time it so you are there for their daily cultural performance at 12:30. It was worth every penny. Everyone was so welcoming and friendly and the performance and tour exceeded my expectations. Our guide, Daniel, was very patient and thoughtful. He made an effort to learn everyone’s name and took the time to genuinely try to teach us about the history, the culture, and the language. Huge thanks to everyone involved!
Fantastic
jeannek724,
Aug 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Phenomenal experience, a must to learn about the culture and history of the Maori in New Zealand! We think everyone should experience this.
Maori guide blames British Empire
elizabeth B,
Aug 6, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00The experience was unfortunately disappointing due to the attitude and atmosphere that the guide called DANIEL conveyed from the beginning of the tour and continued to do so throughout the tour. We were a group of 8 British Ladies of mature age. Daniel continued to voice his own opinions and prejudices against the British EMPIRE throughout the tour. He took every step to make a comment about how it wasn’t New Zealand’s wars as we entered the village. He continued his criticisms throughout the tour and by the end of the tour our group felt that World Wars 1 & 2 were caused entirely by us. That the Māori culture and history and language was entirely suppressed by the British. He gave his attention completely to a young boy who was a New Zealand Māori child. He is NOT good guide for a BRITISH group. We felt very offended. He appears to be carrying a BIG chip on his shoulder.
Wonderful experience.
JrnyJunkie,
May 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wonderful experience. The place is absolutely amazing and our Maori guide was great. She even sang to us at the end of our tour.
Wonderful Whaka trails and Māori village tour experience
s sannab2025,
Apr 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This is well worth a visit. We were very fortunate to have Merri as our tour guide. Welcoming, informative and fun. Highly recommend and we’re thankful for TripAdviser.
Loved it
brendan4037,
Apr 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Really worthwhile day, we enjoyed learning, experiencing, tasting and smelling. We did the guided tour, cultural performance, hangi lunch and walked a bit around the self guided mud pool trails, though our young kids had tired legs by that point
Really enjoyed it!
Catherine C,
Apr 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Really great tour, great guide and an amazing way to experience living history, contemporary life and the geothermal landscape.
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