Book Whakarewarewa Living Maori Village Experiences

Budget-friendly Māori performance and a hangi dinner under the stars.

• Best for culture enthusiasts keen on a rich, interactive evening with ceremonial performances, ancient village walks, and nature-lit glowworms.
• Book this if you want full cultural immersion with a canoe paddling display, hāngi buffet, and transfers from Rotorua hotels—ideal for first-time visitors.
• Everything you'll get: a canoe display, traditional hāngi, cultural show, guided village walk, glowworms, 3-hour experience, and Rotorua transfers.
• Make the most of the warriors paddling down the Wai-o-Whiro stream—it’s a rare chance to witness a live Waka.

Inclusions

• 3-hour experience at Mitai Maori Village

• Round trip transfers from Rotorua

• Complete buffet hāngī dinner experience.

• Cultural Maori show and welcoming ceremony

• Q and A session

• Guided bush walk

• Entry to Te Puna Tapu o Tuhoe spring

Explore the largest active geyser and live Māori arts in one tour.

• Best for families and learners curious about Māori craftsmanship, geothermal wonders, and New Zealand’s endangered kiwi bird.
• Book this if you want a deep dive into traditional carving, geothermal springs, and the Kiwi Conservation Center.
• Everything you'll get: 90-minute tour, geysers, hot mud pools, carving/weaving schools, kiwi sanctuary, geothermal valley, Māori village.
• Make the most of the live carvings at the Māori Arts and Crafts Institute—ask the artisans about the patterns they carve into wood, bone, and stone.

Inclusions

• 1.5-hour tour of Te Puia Geothermal Park
• English-speaking guide
• Access to Māori crafts demonstration, Māori village, Pohutu Geyser, Marae meeting house, and Te Whakarewarewa Thermal Valley
• Entry to Te Puia Geothermal Park
• Entry to Kiwi Conservation Center
• Entry to Māori Arts and Crafts Institute

Haka combo (if option selected)

• 30-minute Haka performance
• Pōhiri (traditional Māori welcome), Waiata (song), Mōteatea (traditional chant), Poi, Haka

Hāngī dinner buffet combo (if option selected)

• Hangi dinner buffet

See a powerful Māori haka in an iconic geothermal setting.

• Best for visitors looking for an action-packed day combining natural wonders with cultural performances in the heart of a geothermal valley.
• Book this if you want a guided tour through the geothermal valley, traditional Māori Haka, and songs with a tour of geysers, mud pools, and marae.
• Everything you'll get: 90-minute tour, Pohutu Geyser, Kiwi center, Māori arts schools, haka show, traditional Pōhiri welcome, Mōteatea chants, poi dances.
• Make the most of the haka performance; ask about the significance of each gesture—each movement tells a story about strength, unity, and identity.

Inclusions

• 1.5-hour tour of Te Puia Geothermal Park

• English-speaking guide

• 30-minute Haka performance

• Pōhiri (traditional Māori welcome), Waiata (song), Mōteatea (traditional chant), Poi, Haka

• Access to Māori crafts demonstration, Māori village, Pohutu Geyser, Marae meeting house, and Te Whakarewarewa Thermal Valley

• Entry to Te Puia Geothermal Park

• Entry to Kiwi Conservation Center

• Entry to Māori Arts and Crafts Institute

A living Māori village where geothermal resources shape everyday life.

• Best for those curious about daily Māori life, history buffs, or anyone seeking an authentic, budget-friendly cultural and geothermal experience.
• Book this if you want to learn how the Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao people use geothermal pools to cook, bathe, and live—see their customs up close.
• Everything you'll get: a 1-hour guided tour, views of the Pōhutu geyser and mud pools, plus insights into Māori history and daily life.
• Make the most of your visit by learning how meals are cooked in an earth oven. You can even help out for a closer look!

Inclusions

• 1-hour tour of Whakarewarewa Village

• English-speaking guide

• Entry to Whakarewarewa Village