Booking fee
The booking fee includes the costs of booking your tickets such as charges for payment processing. It also covers the provision of our customer care center for processing your order, and all charges imposed by our suppliers.
* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
This exclusive tour is our ultimate jade experience.
In the heart of Rotorua, discover the art of carving jade on a guided tour of our greenstone studio. Meet local artists as they craft jade by hand and immerse yourself in the sights, sounds and atmosphere of our carving workshop. Your guide will take you on an in-depth journey into the history of jade carving in New Zealand, uncovering the significance of pounamu for Māori and exploring the traditional uses and values of the stone. You'll see the highlights of our jade gallery and then head to the studio to spend exclusive time with our artists, learning about the carving process and watching them work. After visiting the studio, you'll get to choose and string a piece of New Zealand pounamu, turning it into a necklace to take home and treasure forever.
Tours are available at 10.00 am, Monday to Sunday. Infant ages are 0-2 years.
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See a live jade carving demonstration
Chance to spend exclusive time with New Zealand jade artists in their studio
A piece of New Zealand pounamu to take home.
GST (Goods and Services Tax)
This is a fully guided experience with jade experts. Allow 30-40 minutes.
Infant tickets (0-2 years) are free of charge but this tickets does not include a piece of pounamu.
You do not get to carve your own pounamu. Instead, you will observe our artists carving.
Departure Point
Mountain Jade, Rotorua, New Zealand
Mountain Jade, Rotorua, New Zealand Meet local artists as they craft jade by hand and immerse yourself in the sights, sounds and atmosphere of our carving workshop. Your guide will take you on an in-depth journey into the history of jade carving in New Zealand, uncovering the significance of pounamu for Māori and exploring the traditional uses and values of the stone. You'll see the highlights of our jade gallery and then head to the studio to spend exclusive time with our artists, learning about the carving process and watching them work. After visiting the studio, you'll get to choose and string a piece of New Zealand pounamu, turning it into a necklace to take home and treasure forever.
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Not recommended for people who cannot stand for 40-minutes as limited seating available
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
JRTravelling1
07 Apr 2025
Interesting experience that gives you a strong understanding of how important jade carvings are to the Mãori. Good time.
Linda_M
18 Feb 2025
A great experience for for my international friends Throughly enjoyed themselves as we travelled from Australia
anthouard
09 Feb 2025
This lasted just under an hour and we learned about the geology, history and cultural significance of the pounamu Jade stone. After that you are free to shop in their store but there is absolutely NO pressure. Top notch!
This tour in
North Island
is organized by
Mountain Jade
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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