When your cruise ship docks in Tauranga, take a small-group shore excursion that showcases Maori culture and New Zealand's natural beauty. Highlights include the Living Maori Village, the geothermal geysers, kiwi orchards, and traditional cultural performance. Indulge in a deluxe 2-course lunch and a sightseeing tour of Rotorua before a walk among the redwoods of the Whakarewarewa Forest and a visit to the Tudor-style design museum. Your small-group tour includes admission fees, lunch, and round-trip transportation from the cruise port.

Rotorua shore excursion with Living Maori Village, Pohutu Geyser, and redwoods
Watch cultural performances at the Living Maori Village
Learn about geothermal activity on the North Island and see geysers in action
Indulge in a deluxe 2-course lunch and unlimited tea and coffee
Go into Rotorua to view the city's top attractions
Includes guide, transportation, and port pickup and drop-off

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What's Included

Port pickup and drop-off
Driver/guide
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
All Entrance Fees

Meeting And Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

Port of Tauranga Ltd
2 Salisbury Avenue, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand
Please make your way to the Port gates where we will be waiting for you with a name board with your name on it!

Pickup point

Port of Tauranga (please make your way to the port gate - 5 min walk from ship)

Start time

08:00 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

We will adjust the tour time to allow time for disembark from early/late arrival ships. This tour is solely for passengers arriving on ships at Tauranga Port! Please make your way to the port gate - 5 min walk from ship We will be waiting with a name board with your name on it!

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
This Is a Pre Booked Tour only!
No sales on the day of the tour!
Ensuring a quick departure for you!
All vehicles are modern vehicles with duel air-conditioning uv protection glass and meeting the highest safety standards.

Pick up time will be sent to you after booking confirmation, dependent on arrival time and departure time of your ship
Pick-up is from the port directly and dependent upon time of arrival of your cruise ship!
Pick-up time will be confirmed 30 days from the date of tour (or upon booking if within 30 days).
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start 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.

Traveler Photos

Traveler Tips

Village children like to dive into the river to find the coins.

Reviews

5.0

57 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

Reviews by Viator travelers.

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Rotorua Experience

Karen_M, Mar 2020

The Rotorua excursion was great. Very interesting to see bubbling pools and the geysers. The show was short but good. The restaurant we went to was very nice with a variety of selections to choose from.

Deluxe Rotorua Shore Excursion: Geothermal Valley Geysers

Brian_T, Mar 2020

We really enjoyed our day with Andrew as he was friendly and welcoming We appreciated Andrew's knowledge of the tour destinations such as the Kiwi fruit plantation, the Maori village, the redwood forest and Rotorua. Andrew's commentary and comments during the day were informative and helpful. We appreciated the lunch break.

Maoris, kiwi fruit & Guysers...

IAN_B, Mar 2020

Natalie was our driver and guide for the day. She is very well informed and was able to talk on many topics. A fantastic day trip from a great town. we visited a Kiwi Fruit Plantation, Maori Village and Geothermals as well as the town of Rotarua. the inclusive meal in a local hotel was also outstanding. very well organised and recommended.

Chief was amazing

Emma_L, Mar 2020

Our bus driver, Buddy, was great, shared lots of info on the local area. Chief was our guide at the village and he was fabulous. Very dry humor and was more than happy to share info and provide a glimpse of his culture

Maori / Geothermal experience

Stephen_W, Feb 2020

Tour guide Andrew had a very good knowledge of the area and local history. It was a very informative to learn about the culture. Had a good lunch at a local hotel

Maori experience

Frances_Janet, Feb 2020

Excellent trip in spite of the variable weather. Buddy was a very knowledgeable guide and really keen to make sure we enjoyed our trip and got the most out of our stops. Visit to Maori village was good and we had a couple of extra stops too which were really interesting.

Great day.

debarickman, Feb 2020

We really enjoyed our day. Our bus driver, Buddy, was very knowledgeable and friendly and a good driver. I want to thank the tour company for their patience as we had been delayed getting to our meeting point on time. The tour of the Maori village was so informative. Our tour guide. Girly, is a Maori and her love of her culture and ancestors was apparent. The village is actually built on an active geyser area. We enjoyed corn cooked in a pool of water heated by geysers. The show demonstrating the Maori culture was interesting and fun. The only thing we wished we had known before touring the village was to bring coins to throw in the river as you cross the bridge into the village. Village children like to dive into the river to find the coins. The kiwi farm was interesting. Try the kiwi ice cream. We were returned to our cruise ship in a timely manner.

Highly recommend

juliejewels444, Feb 2020

Wonderful excursion! We did so many things! I thought the village would be touristy but it was actually quite genuine. Our guide was wonderful and it was so interesting to see people living where steam was coming out of the ground. They even made us some corn on the cob in the thermal waters. We went to a kiwi farm and to a redwood forest. The variety of activities was very nice. The owner/guide really cared and was great. It was a lovely day.

Kia Ora!

nicolethompson, Jan 2020

We thoroughly enjoyed our small group tour with New Zealand Discovery tours. Andrew and Peter were very informative and got us to all of our stops quickly and safely. A highlight was the Living Maori Village learning about their way of life in the geothermal valley and seeing the performance of traditional song and dance. We also enjoyed the stop at the kiwi farm and the short walk through the forest of California Redwoods. We had a nice stop for lunch away from the crowds and saw many interesting sight to and from Rotorua.

Rotorua and vicinity

Laura_K, Jan 2020

We were picked up at the port by Natalie,and joined the small bus of 10. She drove us around the area before going to a kiwi plantation and then Rotorua where we spent time at the hot springs with a local guide. After lunch, we also got to visit a redwood forest and drove around to see another natural hot springs in a local park. Natalie was very knowledgeable in spite of not being a native, and we enjoyed the day.

Fantastic day & Andrew was very informative

Stephen_G, Dec 2019

We were a party of 3 adults & our 9 year old son. We thoroughly enjoyed our day with Andrew & would highly recommend this excursion. The lunch was amazing....we had the pizza!!

Excellent Tour with Many Experiences!

Julie_C, Oct 2019

Our guide as excellent and extremely personable. She and her husband own the company. She was very knowledgeable and took great care of the group. We saw the town, Geothermal Valley, walked through a portion of the redwood forest and the cultural experience at the living Maori Village was fantastic! A delicious lunch was served at a very nice local hotel. This trip is a must!

Maori extravaganza

Cliff_S, Apr 2019

Superb tour and awesome value! Tour bus driver excellent and safe. The Living Maori Village showed how the native Maoris currently live 'on the land' using geothermal energy for heating and cooking. The tour guide was great, and the performance of the Maoris was terrific. The geysers were relatively small but were constantly erupting. The lunch at a local restaurant was delicious. And the redwood forest was an unexpected, towering spectacle that capped a fabulous tour.

We're picked up at the cruise port...

Eric_P, Mar 2018

We're picked up at the cruise port by our tour guide Andrew. From there he took us onto the highway for a beautiful scenery drive. He was doing live commentary as he drove through towns, farmlands and rolling hills. When we arrived to Maori living village, he handed us off to a local Maori guide. She welcomed us to her village liked we were her closest friends from out of town. After seeing a cultural show, we had time to walk around the thermal region for more pictures and a lunch at the village cafe. The Hangi meat pie sold at the cafe was delicious. We also visited the redwood forest and a kiwi farm with fruit and juice tastings. Andrew is friendly and knowledgeable about the Maori culture, the redwood tree and the kiwi farm. It's a small group of six traveling in a mini coach. We thought it was a well spend of time and money joining this tour.

The tour guide was outside port and...

bailey1767, Dec 2017

The tour guide was outside port and ready to go. We headed out for about 1 hour or so drive to village Maori village tour was interesting. The dance thing I didn't think was a big deal or why I would make this trip. Guide very friendly and informative. The Redwoods was a basic drive by of big trees and the kiwi farm was a quick stop of looking at vines and shop. No guided tour. Nothing much to taste Our driver did stop at an ice cream store which was good ice cream! Ok but not sure I would spend money to do this again

An excellent presentation of life...

trafanan, Dec 2017

An excellent presentation of life amidst the geysers as well as a great Maori cultural presentation.

Mycket prisvärd upplevelse

Christer_H, Mar 2020

En mycket intressant och innehållsrik upplevelse som var över förväntan. Väldigt bra med liten grupp i minibuss. En otroligt kunnig guide som också var chaufför. Vid besöket i Rotoroa hade vi dessutom en lokal guide. Bra blandning av upplevelser med både kultur och natur.