Rotorua Eco Cultural full day tour (Wai o Tapu, Waimangu,Te puia) | La Vacanza Travel

Rotorua Eco Cultural full day tour (Wai o Tapu, Waimangu,Te puia)

Duration: 8 to 9 hours
Destination: New Zealand, Bay of Plenty, Rotorua
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  • 8 to 9 hours
  • Rotorua
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

The tour departs daily between 8:00-8:30 am. from your accommodation and drives you through forestry and farmland to New Zealand’s largest boiling mud pool. Your guide shows you a series of colorful hot springs and volcanic features at Wai-O-Tapu. Then see the Lady Knox geyser eruption at 10:15 am.

Next a short drive to the Waimangu Volcanic Valley where your guide explains the Mt. Tarawera eruption which blew open this spectacular, bush-covered, geothermal park.

Spend the afternoon experiencing Rotorua’s Maori culture and geothermal activity and see how they are intricately entwined. First, a guided tour through Te Puia, Rotorua’s premier cultural attraction. This includes a visit to the wood carving school, art and craft gallery, Rotowhio Marae, weaving display, kiwi house and finally the Pohutu geyser.

Next, we visit the Lakefront area to see the Maori War Canoe and learn more about Maori history and customs.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, 201 Waiotapu Loop Road Rd 3, Rotorua 3073 New Zealand

Journey to Wai O Tapu, one of the world's most surreal destinations. You will spend approximately 45-60min in the park before departing to the Lady Knox geyser.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Lady Knox Geyser, 201 Waiotapu Loop Road, Rotorua 3073 New Zealand

Our journey will guide you to the Lady Knox geyser who only erupts once a day at 10.15 am. Come along and found out the story behind her punctuality.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Waimangu Volcanic Valley, 587 Waimangu Rd Off State Highway 5, Rotorua 3043 New Zealand

We journey to the Jurassic Waimangu valley, the youngest geothermal eco-system in the world.

Here we will witness first hand the power and beauty of mother nature and the aftermath of the 1886 volcanic eruption of Mt Tarawera.

We spend approximately 90min here, including a 30min lunch break at the scenic Waimangu cafe.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Te Puia, Hemo Road, Rotorua New Zealand

Finally, journey with our local guide to Te Puia and learn more about Maori culture.

Te Puia is New Zealand's Maori arts and crafts institute. Here we will introduce you to the process of Maori carving, weaving, and casting.

At the heart of Te Puia lives New Zealand's largest geyser, Pohutu. Unlike Lady Knox in the morning program, Pohutu can erupt up to 20 times a day, approximately every 90min and reaching heights of 100ft (35 meters)

Te Puia is also home to 3 kiwis who have been breed and raised in conservation.

Hopefully, at the conclusion of the day you will see not 1 but 2 geysers as well as enough kiwi birds to quench your Kiwi needs.

We stay here from approximately 60-90min

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Inclusions
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Entry/Admission - Lady Knox Geyser
  • Entry/Admission - Te Puia
  • Entry/Admission - Waimangu Volcanic Valley
  • Entry/Admission - Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland

Exclusions
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Infant seats available
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Medium level of fitness required
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 11 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Rotorua Museum / Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa, Government Gardens Oruawhata Drive, Rotorua 3046, New Zealand
Traveler pickup is offered
We pick up from all Rotorua accommodations within the city limits at the following times
Black Swan 8.05 am
Peppers on the Point 8.05 am
Koura Lodge 8.05 am
Cosy Cottage 8.05 am
Bella Vista 8.05 am
Top 10 holiday park 8.10 am
Novotel 8.10 am
Regent 8.10 am
Ibis 8.10 am
Aura Accommodation 8.10 am
Accolades 8.10 am
Princes Gate 8.15 am
Museum 8.15 am
YHA treks 8.15 am
Base 8.15 am
Quest 8.15 am
Millennium 8.20 am
Sudima 8.20 am
Rotorua central backpackers 8.20 am
Rydges 8.25 am
four canoes 8.25 am
Silver Fern 8.25 am
Regal Palms 8.25 am
Devonwood 8.25 am
Sport of Kings 8.25 am
Emerald Spa 8.25 am
Holiday Inn 8.30 am
Thermal Holiday park 8.30 am


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

8 to 9 hours


User's Reviews

Glen_S

28 Feb, 2024

To much spare time. Could have given a little more time for lunch. The tour itself was very good and I would recommend it

169mahsag

08 Feb, 2024

We really enjoyed our day taking pictures as many as we could. Our tour guide Trent was super knowledgable. Very friendly. Never forget this day. Nothing was perfect without him.

Kai_Wah

08 Dec, 2023

We booked Eco-Thermal Full Day Tour which included Geothermal hot springs and volcanic features at Wai-O-Tapu, Lady Knox Geyser Eruption and Waimangu. The landscapes at Wai-O-Tapu and Waimangu are breathtaking with informative narration provided by our Tour Guide, Linda. Linda is very knowledgeable, witty and friendly. It was a super fun tour to be guided by Linda who explained details clearly and provided lots of interesting information about Rotorua, geological history about the sites, plus the floras and faunas along trip. Unfortunately, our second half of the tour to Te Puia Maori Cultural Village and geothermal activity was cancelled due to shortage of staff. We were informed by Elite Adventures a day prior to the tour. The company has good initiative to replace the program with Whakarewarewa Māori Cultural Village. Personally, the Whakarewarewa Māori Cultural Village was underwhelming to me as the guided tour was merely based on oral narration which we didn’t get to see any cultural performance at all. We were also brought to Whakarewarewa Redwoods Forest to have a glimpse of the Redwood Pine Trees, plus driving along two lakes at Rotorua. Despite we were disappointed with the cancellation of Te Puia Māori Culture Village, we were having good time visiting to the Geothermal Park at Wai-O-Tapu and Waimangu. We are still very happy with the service provided by Elite Adventure for their good initiative to replace the program with some alternatives even though the cancellation of the tour at Te Puia is beyond their control. They even initiated partial refund to us due the cancellation of Te Puia Tour. Special thanks to Linda who made our tour in Rotorua exceptionally memorable and fun!

E3436ZKjuliab

09 Sep, 2023

I initially hesitated about spending a full day out in the field and did not regret one minute of it! Our group was small and intimate, allowing us to have many deep conversations ranging from the land to the peoples. I was grateful for our tour guide's in depth knowledge, professionalism, and hospitality.

nrhaisen

12 Feb, 2020

Our guide, Brian, was so knowledgeable about not only the geology, but also the cultural aspects, the ecosystems, and how everything fit together. The thermal pools and the geyser were beautiful. We then spent time at Tu Puia, watching the very skilled craftsmen and learning more about Maori culture. Brian, with his Maori heritage, obviously loves and respects the culture, as well as the natural world. It was a fun, awe inspiring day.

User's Picture Gallery

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Unforgettable day in Rotorua

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Fun Tour with Tour Guide Linda

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