NZ Tours - Rotorua 1 day

Drive to Rotorua where volcanoes, Maori culture and adventure activities meet in a single destination.  Your day begins with a visit to the iconic Whakarewarewa Living Village where your Maori guide will show you the wonders of Mother Nature and how Maori have come to live in harmony within this unique, bubbling environment over the last 200 years. Experience a live Maori Cultural Performance to see how the famous Haka, poi dancing and "waiata" or songs are performed as part of local tradition.  After leaving the village you will tour the great Lake Front and Government Gardens and another Maori Village called Ohinemutu.  You will then drive a short distance to the beautiful and sacred Lakes Tikitapu and Rotokakahi, known in English as the Blue and Green Lakes.

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Rotorua smells good!		Whakarewarewa Village

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Agrodome Sheep Show

The Agrodome Sheep Show is one of New Zealand's best loved activities. During the show the audience will see nineteen sheep breeds introduced onto the stage, the art of sheep shearing, sheepdog demonstrations, cow milking, bottle feed lambs and an exciting sheep auction. Audience participation is a major part of the show highlighting the significance of agriculture in New Zealand.

Rainbow Springs

Rainbow Springs is a fantastic Nature Park where you can see the Kiwi and other native birds, reptiles and, of course , the famous rainbow trout up close.

Polynesian Spa Pools

The Polynesian Spa Pools are New Zealand's most famous natural hotpools. Voted as one of the top ten spas in the world, there are thirty-five hot mineral pools altogether and the water comes from natural boililng hot springs in Rotorua and are known for their healing properties.  A great place to relax during a busy day's sightseeing!

Blue Baths

These historic baths were built in the 1930's and were designed for recreational rather than medicinal bathing. The pools are thermally heated using town water.  Take a dip in the sparkling heated waters of the main pool, or relax in style in the two soak pools.  This is great value-for-money option to soak up some history and swim at the same time!

Gondola

Conveniently located just minutes from Rotorua's City centre, on the side of Mount Ngongotaha, the famous Gondola carries you 487 metres above sea level to a fun park environment.  Providing panoramic views of Rotorua City, Lake Rotorua and the surrounding area, the Gondola is a great all weather attraction, and is open every day of the year. 

Luge

The Luge is a fun ride for all ages. A World 'First' proudly designed and built in Rotorua, the Luge is a fun filled gravity ride on a 3 wheel cart. The unique braking and steering system provides the rider full control and allows them to travel as fast or slow as they wish. Fun for all ages. Riders return to the top of the luge on a specially designed chairlift. Over 6 million riders have enjoyed the Luge ride experience to date.

Zorb, Bungy, Swoop, Agrojet, Freefall etc.

These are some of the fun rides available in Rotorua:

The Zorb is a fantastic Kiwi invention which is basically a giant plastic ball that rolls 220m down a grassy hillside,with you harnessed inside!  The Hydro Zorb has less than a bucket of water inside the zorb, warm in winter, cool in summer.  You can hydro zorb with 2 or more people.

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From $29 (hydro zorb); $45 (dry zorb)

The Bungy - well, everyone knows the bungy! Thrill seekers from all over the world have visited Rotorua Bungy. Since its opening in late 1998, Rotorua Bungy has grown to be one of New Zealand's most popular adventure destinations. Jump, solo or tandem, from the purpose built 43m (142ft) bungy tower and experience the incredible rush of bungy jumping

$90

The Swoop is great for those who find the bungy a little daunting.  With Swoop, you can go solo, tandem or triple, and the more weight, the faster, higher and longer you swing. Sounds good? Well, this is how it goes:  each person is securly harnessed inside a special harness and raised to a height of 40m. Once at the top, you pause while your jump master calls 'ready on the rip cord' and then one of you pulls the ripcord and you Swoop towards the earth at 130km/ph, pulling a G-Force factor of 3!  You'll feel like your are flying!  Over 60,000 "swoopers" have tried this adventure activity and you can go one, two or three at a time..

$40

The Agrojet: A 450-horsepower, jet-propelled 13-foot Race Boat that will deliver you up to 100kph in 4.5 seconds on 1 KM of manmade purpose built water course. Catering to ages 4 to 80 years old. Our main priority is passenger safety with full race harness, roll cage and a professional driver supplied. Experience G-Forces not unlike Formula ONE Race Cars!

$40

Freefall: Feel the buzz of free flying without jumping out of a plane. Rotorua has the only freefall skydive simulator in the Southern Hemisphere and here is your chance to get a taste of it. Try the Freefall Xtreme teaser - 2 minutes in the air before landing on a 12 metre soft cushion. The rush is hard to beat!

$45

Please ask about combo packages if you want to do 2 or more of the above activities..

The Buried Village 

This is a "living museum" on the site of Te Wairoa Village, buried under the heavy ash and boiling mud of the Lake Tarawera eruption of June 10 1886.  This was New Zealand's greatest natural disaster.  For more than 4 terrifying hours rocks, ash and boiling hot mud bombarded the peaceful village.  150 people were killed.  The nearby pink and white terraces were totally destroyed.  This history is brought to life with a visit to today's Buried Village.