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This is a selection of the exciting range of excursions on offer in and around Rotorua. There are many others, which can be booked up locally but space simply doesn’t allow us to list them all here. However, please ask us for advice.
Discover Rotorua
Discover Rotorua
Duration: 5 hours approx
Departures: 07.25 daily
Prices from: £38 (01 Oct 06 - 31 Mar 07)
£38 (01 Apr 07 - 30 Sep 07)
£40 (01 Oct 07 - 31 Mar 08)
Classic sightseeing tour of Rotorua’s attractions including the native garden of Rainbow Springs, the Rainbow Farm Show and Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve with its bubbling mud pools, spouting geysers and steaming underground rivers.
Maori Concert & Hangi Qualmark Endorsed Visitor Activity
Maori Concert Evening & Hangi
Duration: 3.5 hours
Departures: 17.00, 18.00 & 19.00 daily
Prices from: £30 (01 Oct 06 - 31 Mar 07)
£32 (01 Apr 07 - 30 Sep 07)
£35 (01 Oct 07 - 31 Mar 08)
This is a chance to enjoy an evening themed on traditional Maori culture and entertainment. The evening includes a visit to the Maori village of Te Tawa Ngahere Pa, where tribal songs and dances are performed and you will feast on food cooked in the earth oven or hangi.
Mount Tarawera 4 Wheel Drive Adventure Qualmark Endorsed Visitor Activity
Mount Tarawera 4 Wheel Drive Adventure
Duration: 4.5 hours approx
Departures: 08.00 & 13.00 daily except Christmas Day
Prices from: £49 (01 Oct 06 - 31 Mar 07)
£49 (01 Apr 07 - 31 Mar 08)
Mt. Tarawera, just east of Rotorua, erupted in 1886 with catastrophic results. On this tour by comfortable 4 wheel drive vehicle we climb to the summit of the volcano for a view over the eruption site. Optional guided walk in the area or for the adventurous, a scramble down one of the craters.
World Famous Waimangu Round Trip Qualmark Endorsed Visitor Activity
World Famous Waimangu Round Trip
Duration: 9 hours approx
Departures: 08.00 daily
Prices from: £94 (01 Oct 06 - 31 Mar 07)
£94 (01 Apr 07 - 30 Sep 07)
£104 (01 Oct 07 - 31 Mar 08)
This comprehensive full day trip takes in Maori sites, craters and lakes of the scenic Waimangu Valley near Rotorua. We start with a boat trip on Lake Rotomahana, the largest crater of the 1886 Tarawera volcano, then walk through native bush to the historic site of Te Ariki and the prehistoric rock paintings on Lake Tarawera. Next we visit Te Wairoa a village buried during the eruption and the idyllic Blue and Green Lakes. We end the day with a swim in a thermal pool, the Polynesian Spa.
   
 
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