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
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.
Combo includes access to Whaka Geothermal Trails & Village Guided Tour
Coffee and/or Tea
Lunch
Bottled water
Departure Point
17 Tryon Street, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua 3010, New Zealand
Please come into our admissions building on arrival, this is sign posted outside the building.
Return Details
17 Tryon Street, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua 3010, New Zealand
Please come into our admissions building on arrival, this is sign posted outside the building.
Whakarewarewa - The Living Maori Village, Rotorua, New Zealand 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. 120 minutes
Whakarewarewa - The Living Maori Village, Rotorua, New Zealand 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. 60 minutes
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
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.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
JrnyJunkie
30 May 2025
Wonderful experience. The place is absolutely amazing and our Maori guide was great. She even sang to us at the end of our tour.
s_sannab2025
10 Apr 2025
This 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.
brendan4037
08 Apr 2025
Really 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
This tour in
North Island
is organized by
Whakarewarewa, The Living Maori Village
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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