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Nature and Maori Culture Highlights Cruise Ship Shore Excursion Tour

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Overview

This very popular Nature and Maori Culture Highlights Cruise Ship Shore Excursion Tour from Tauranga includes entry to Te Puia Thermal Field, a buffet Hangi lunch (specify any dietary requirements), and entry to the Te Puia Maori cultural show. Join Kiwi Dundee for a unique experience, not to be missed!

From the Port of Tauranga, drive through kiwifruit country before climbing 1000ft up onto the Volcanic Plateau of Rotorua. At Lake Rotoiti, you will stop at the Kaituna River for a short walk through New Zealand rainforest to see spectacular waterfalls, where rafters and kayakers drop over the largest commercial drop allowed in the world! Your guide will introduce you to the unique natural environment and some of the local history.

We then come to the highlight of the day - a visit to Te Puia thermal valley with bubbling mud pools and geysers, a Kiwi house where you will see New Zealand’s iconic bird, and the Maori Arts and Crafts where young Maori are taught carving, flax weaving, and even tattooing! We will enjoy an authentic Maori Concert, followed by a traditional “hangi” buffet lunch, where the food is slow cooked the traditional way in the ground using the geothermal field.

After lunch take a scenic tour out past the Blue and Green Lakes, to Lake Tarawera. Sitting below Mt Tararewa, which last erupted in 1886, is the site of the now-buried pink and white terraces, which during Victorian times drew visitors from all over the world.

We then take a beautiful drive climbing out of the Rotorua caldera through lovely rolling farmland mixed with forest and rugged gorges before dropping into the Bay of Plenty and Tauranga, before re-boarding your cruise ship late afternoon, in time for evening departure.

Nature and Maori Culture Highlights Cruise Ship Shore Excursion Tour

Nature and Maori Culture Highlights Cruise Ship Shore Excursion Tour

Nature and Maori Culture Highlights Cruise Ship Shore Excursion Tour

Nature and Maori Culture Highlights Cruise Ship Shore Excursion Tour

Nature and Maori Culture Highlights Cruise Ship Shore Excursion Tour

Nature and Maori Culture Highlights Cruise Ship Shore Excursion Tour

Nature and Maori Culture Highlights Cruise Ship Shore Excursion Tour

Nature and Maori Culture Highlights Cruise Ship Shore Excursion Tour

Nature and Maori Culture Highlights Cruise Ship Shore Excursion Tour

Nature and Maori Culture Highlights Cruise Ship Shore Excursion Tour

Nature and Maori Culture Highlights Cruise Ship Shore Excursion Tour

Nature and Maori Culture Highlights Cruise Ship Shore Excursion Tour

Nature and Maori Culture Highlights Cruise Ship Shore Excursion Tour

Cost per person 2024-2025

  • Two people: NZ$915
  • Three people: NZ$671
  • Four people: NZ$567
  • Five people: NZ$525
  • Six people: NZ$464

Prices are correct at the time of printing and are subject to change without prior notice.

Cancellation policy

  • Customers will receive a full refund or credit with 24 hours notice of cancellation.
  • Customers will also receive a full refund or credit in case of operator cancellation due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances.
  • Contact us by phone to cancel or inquire about a cancellation.
  • No-shows will be charged the full price.

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