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THE 10 BEST Rotorua Tours & Excursions

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• Cultural Tours
• Walking Tours
• Historical & Heritage Tours
• Up to 1 hour
• 1 to 4 hours
• 4 hours to 1 day
• 5.0 of 5 bubbles
• 4.0 of 5 bubbles & up
• 3.0 of 5 bubbles & up
• 2.0 of 5 bubbles & up
• Likely to Sell Out
• Special Offers
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1. Mitai Maori Village Cultural Experience in Rotorua

2. Waitomo Caves & Rotorua Small Group Tour including Te Puia from Auckland

3. Rotorua Rafting - Kaituna River White Water Rafting

4. Rotorua based Small Group Morning Tour Waimangu and Wai O Tapu

5. Cultural Experience & Seasonal Māori Cuisine at Te Pā Tū

6. Rotorua Day Trip from Auckland with Options - Smaller groups

7. Ziplining Forest Adventure - The Original Canopy Tour Rotorua

8. From Auckland: Rotorua Māori Village and Polynesian Spa Tour

9. Ziplining Forest Experience - The Ultimate Canopy Tour Rotorua

10. Tauranga Shore Excursion: Rotorua Highlights

11. Hell's Gate Mud Bath & Spas

12. Hobbiton & Rotorua Small Group Tour including Te Puia from Auckland

13. Whakarewarewa Village Guided Tour

14. Rotorua and Waitomo Caves Day Trip from Auckland -Smaller Groups

15. Hobbiton & Rotorua including Wai-O-Tapu - Small Group Tour from Auckland

16. Hobbiton Day Tour from Rotorua with lunch at Hobbiton

17. 6 hour Small-Group Rotorua Naturally Shore Excursion From Tauranga

18. Mt Tarawera Volcanic Guided Hike Experience

19. Rotorua Highlights Small Group Tour with Optional Extra Activities from Auckland

20. Tauranga Shore Excursion: Te Puia Maori Cultural Centre and Rotorua City Sightseeing

21. Rotorua Glow Worm Kayaking Tour

22. Rotorua Duck Boat Guided City and Lakes Tour

23. Okere Falls Zipline Experience

24. Geothermal and Freshwater Combo Family Pools in New Zealand

25. Rotorua Eco Cultural full day tour (Wai o Tapu, Waimangu,Te puia)

26. Whaka Trails and Maori Village Combo Tour

27. Hell's Gate Geothermal Walk

28. 6hr Rotorua Geothermal Wonderland Tour - Departs Tauranga

29. Rotorua Geothermal Living Maori Village Tour Whakarewarewa 6.5hours Tour

30. Wai-O-Tapu & Hells Gate incl. Mud Spa Experience Private Tour

What travellers are saying.

• Mitai Maori Village Cultural Experience in Rotorua
• Whakarewarewa Village Guided Tour
• Cultural Experience & Seasonal Māori Cuisine at Te Pā Tū
• Waitomo Caves & Rotorua Small Group Tour including Te Puia from Auckland
• Tauranga Shore Excursion: Rotorua Highlights
• Rotorua Rail Cruising
• Rotorua Canopy Tours
• Real Rotorua
• Redwoods Altitude
• Rotorua Ziplines
• Elite Adventures Rotorua Tours
• Volcanic Air
• Secret Spot Hot Tubs Rotorua
• Walking Legends
• Horse Trekking Lake Okareka
• Kaituna Cascades
• Pure Cruise - Day Cruises

Top Tours in Rotorua, New Zealand

Rotorua tours.

• Cultural Tours
• Walking Tours
• Historical & Heritage Tours
• Up to 1 hour
• 1 to 4 hours
• 4 hours to 1 day
• 5.0 of 5 bubbles
• 4.0 of 5 bubbles & up
• 3.0 of 5 bubbles & up
• 2.0 of 5 bubbles & up
• Likely to Sell Out
• Special Offers
• The ranking of tours, activities, and experiences available on Tripadvisor is determined by several factors including the revenue generated by Tripadvisor from these bookings, the frequency of user clicks, and the volume and quality of customer reviews. Occasionally, newly listed offerings may be prioritized and appear higher in the list. The specific placement of these new listings may vary.

1. Mitai Maori Village Cultural Experience in Rotorua

2. Waitomo Caves & Rotorua Small Group Tour including Te Puia from Auckland

3. Rotorua Rafting - Kaituna River White Water Rafting

4. Rotorua based Small Group Morning Tour Waimangu and Wai O Tapu

5. Cultural Experience & Seasonal Māori Cuisine at Te Pā Tū

6. Rotorua Day Trip from Auckland with Options - Smaller groups

7. Ziplining Forest Adventure - The Original Canopy Tour Rotorua

8. Ziplining Forest Experience - The Ultimate Canopy Tour Rotorua

9. From Auckland: Rotorua Māori Village and Polynesian Spa Tour

10. Tauranga Shore Excursion: Rotorua Highlights

11. Hell's Gate Mud Bath & Spas

12. Hobbiton & Rotorua Small Group Tour including Te Puia from Auckland

13. Whakarewarewa Village Guided Tour

14. Rotorua and Waitomo Caves Day Trip from Auckland -Smaller Groups

15. Hobbiton & Rotorua including Wai-O-Tapu - Small Group Tour from Auckland

16. Hobbiton Day Tour from Rotorua with lunch at Hobbiton

17. 6 hour Small-Group Rotorua Naturally Shore Excursion From Tauranga

18. Mt Tarawera Volcanic Guided Hike Experience

19. Rotorua Highlights Small Group Tour with Optional Extra Activities from Auckland

20. Tauranga Shore Excursion: Te Puia Maori Cultural Centre and Rotorua City Sightseeing

21. Rotorua Glow Worm Kayaking Tour

22. Geothermal and Freshwater Combo Family Pools in New Zealand

23. Rotorua Duck Boat Guided City and Lakes Tour

24. Okere Falls Zipline Experience

25. Rotorua Eco Cultural full day tour (Wai o Tapu, Waimangu,Te puia)

26. Whaka Trails and Maori Village Combo Tour

27. Hell's Gate Geothermal Walk

28. 6hr Rotorua Geothermal Wonderland Tour - Departs Tauranga

29. Rotorua Geothermal Living Maori Village Tour Whakarewarewa 6.5hours Tour

30. Wai-O-Tapu & Hells Gate incl. Mud Spa Experience Private Tour

What travellers are saying.

• Mitai Maori Village Cultural Experience in Rotorua
• Whakarewarewa Village Guided Tour
• Cultural Experience & Seasonal Māori Cuisine at Te Pā Tū
• Waitomo Caves & Rotorua Small Group Tour including Te Puia from Auckland
• Tauranga Shore Excursion: Rotorua Highlights
• Rotorua Rail Cruising
• Rotorua Canopy Tours
• Real Rotorua
• Redwoods Altitude
• Rotorua Ziplines
• Elite Adventures Rotorua Tours
• Volcanic Air
• Secret Spot Hot Tubs Rotorua
• Walking Legends
• Horse Trekking Lake Okareka
• Kaituna Cascades
• Pure Cruise - Day Cruises

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Rotorua, New Zealand has so much to offer the international tourist; there is so much to see and do, make sure you stay longer than one or two nights. It is just not long enough! Rotorua has a huge variety of attractions including geothermal, maori culture, nature, and adventure activities.

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Haere mai (welcome) to the birthplace of Māori tourism.  

Rotorua is the best place in New Zealand to experience the traditional customs, practices and beliefs of our indigenous Māori people.   Awe-inspiring and authentic, Māori cultural tours and performances provide a special view into the historic lifestyle, traditions, mythology, art, entertainment and more of Māori past and present. Watch a spine-tingling traditional pōhiri (welcoming ceremony), hear the hauntingly beautiful call of the kuia (female elder), learn to dance with poi or perform the haka. Watch as your dinner is pulled from a traditional hāngī (steam-cooked meal) straight out of the ground.   Guided walking tours through a historic living Māori village give you personal insight and history of the people who’ve inhabited this geothermal area for more than 200 years. Today nearly two dozen families live in this village and continue to utilise the same geothermal resource as their ancestors.   Bespoke half-day tours of historic locations throughout Rotorua provide in-depth lifestyle, history and mythology lessons.   No matter the options you choose, you’ll be richer for the experience. Sign up to our newsletter  to keep up to date with the latest news from RotoruaNZ. 

Puawai Jade

Puawai Jade is a pounamu/greenstone carving workshop and gallery showcasing a range of beautiful jewellery, carvings and artefacts that are all made on site.

Totally Tarawera

Guided cultural and geothermal tours to Te Rātā Bay and Hot Water Beach, including a natural hot pool soak.

Geyser By Night at Te Puia

When darkness falls, the true love story of the city's geothermal wonderland comes to life.

Discover one of New Zealand’s most magnificent geothermal wonderlands and Māori cultural centres.

Whakarewarewa - The Living Māori Village

Home of the Tuhourangi and Ngāti Wahiao people and located on a geothermal plateau, Whakarewarewa Village is New Zealand’s oldest continuous Māori tourism experience, even pre-dating the world-famous Pink and White Terraces.

Buried Village of Te Wairoa

Māori Culture, East

New Zealand’s most-visited archaeological site where stories of the 1886 Mt Tarawera eruption come to life.

Hell's Gate Geothermal Park & Mud Spa

Hell’s Gate is Rotorua’s most active geothermal reserve and New Zealand’s only mud spa complex.

Ahu Boutique - Adrienne Whitewood

Māori Culture, Central

Inspired by Māori art and culture, Adrienne Whitewood takes traditional concepts and invents unique silhouettes exploring fabric manipulation and technology. Her ethos is about creating wearable clothing for women who want an emotional connection to what they're wearing. All designed right here in Rotorua.

Kahukiwi Experiences 4WD Culture Tour

Based in the sacred Te Takinga Marae in Rotorua, Kahukiwi Experiences offers a never-before-seen window into the landscapes, ways of life and heritage of the Ngāti Pikiao tribe. Discover the true essence of Aotearoa – discover Kahukiwi.

Hamurana Springs Nature Reserve

Discover the beauty of Hamurana Springs at your own pace or be guided by a descendant of the Ngāti Rangiwewehi people who first migrated to the area in the mid-1300s. Enjoy the stunning natural elements and cultural stories that make this such a magical place.

Ōhinemutu Māori Village

Connect with the culture, people, history and landscape that have made Rotorua the incredible place it is today.

Rotorua Museum: Outside the Walls Historical Government Gardens Tours

Discover Rotorua's rich culture, volatile landscape and legendary figures in this must-do FREE tour around the famous Rotorua Museum and Government Gardens.

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Discover Enriching Cultural Tours and Authentic Maori experiences in Rotorua NZ

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Get the most out of your Rotorua trip with a full day immersive cultural experience with our local and knowledgeable Roturoa-based tour guides.

Combine the morning Eco Thermal Park and afternoon Elite Cultural tours for a full day cultural heritage tour adventure! Suitable for groups of up to 12 people.

Eco Thermal Park Morning Tour

The tour departs daily between 8:00-8:30 am. from your accommodation and drives you through forestry and farmland to New Zealand’s largest boiling mud pool. Your guide shows you a series of colourful hot springs and volcanic features at Wai-O-Tapu. Then see the Lady Knox geyser eruption at 10:15 am.

Next a short drive to the Waimangu Volcanic Valley where your guide explains the Mt. Tarawera eruption which blew open this spectacular, bush covered, geothermal park.

Elite Cultural Afternoon Tour

Spend the afternoon experiencing Rotorua’s Maori culture and geothermal activity and see how they are intricately entwined. First, a guided tour through Te Puia, Rotorua’s premier cultural attraction. This includes a visit to the wood carving school, art and craft gallery, Rotowhio Marae, weaving display, kiwi house and finally the Pohutu geyser.

Next we visit the Lakefront area to see the Maori War Canoe and learn more about Maori history and customs. A short visit to Kuirau Park to view a recent geothermal eruption site. Finish the day visiting the pristine and tranquil lakes of our amazing volcanic region, including views of Mount Tarawera with explanation of volcanic and Maori history.

Contact us to book your cultural Rotorua excursion today .

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Spend The Morning Exploring Rotorua’s Exquisite Geothermal Attractions With Experienced Local Guides

Learn about our huge colourful hot springs, erupting geysers and active boiling mud pools, spectacular volcanoes and lush native forest.

Elite-Cultural Afternoon Tour

We spend the afternoon exploring our Maori Culture with visits to settlement sites and living villages.

The Tribal Footprints Tour

Elite Adventures wants to share the stories of local Maori tribe Tuhourangi.

"Amazing time, especially because of Linda’s attention! She always concerned about out if we were understanding and If We had questions! Perfect morning!"

"Linda provided a knowledgeable and congenial introduction to the sites we visited. I can recommend this company without reservation."

"We went on this tour as part of our APT experience. Brian and the driver made this a wonderful trip. We learnt so much and had a lot of fun. Well done boys. Thanks for a wonderful trip."

"Took the full day tour. The morning tour on Eco Thermal parks was really outstanding and not to be missed. The afternoon tour on the Buried Village and Living Maori Village was good though not as spectacular as the signts in the morning tour. The blue and green lakes were sort of disappointing - it was just a quick photo stop. Guide was excellent and tour was well organized."

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Rotorua Half Day Waitomo Caves Tour LT91

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Experience stunning scenery above and below ground on this half day sightseeing tour from Rotorua to the Waitomo Glowworm Caves. Leaving Rotorua travel through lush farmland and the Fitzgerald Glade, enjoying commentary from your local driver guide. On arrival in the in Waitomo take guided tour through the world famous Waitomo Glowworm Caves, one of New Zealand’s most popular tourist attractions. See vaulted caverns, stalactites and stalagmites, limestone formations created over millions of years. Your tour ends with a boat ride through the Glowworm Grotto, a subterranean cavern illuminated by the lights of thousands of tiny glowworms – magical! Returning to Rotorua by road in the late afternoon.

Tour commences 1pm  Tour returns 6.30 pm.

We can arrange a return to Rotorua or Auckland.

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Rotorua and Bay of Plenty Tours

Scott Tours specialises in wonderful day tours from Tauranga for all visitors to this region, including Tauranga cruise ship passengers.

We take visitors on day tours to the fantastic coastal regions of Tauranga, Mount Maunganui and to the ancient geothermal wonderland of Rotorua. We can also organize personalized overnight and longer tours.

We are professional, friendly, New Zealand born guides and operate a modern, comfortable air-conditioned vehicle. Join our Rotorua tours and Tauranga tours and explore New Zealand’s dynamic culture and diverse landscape.

Relax with Scott Tours. We guarantee you will enjoy your day of discovery, returning to your accommodation or your cruise ship at the Port of Tauranga well before your scheduled embarkation time.

Group/Private Charter Tours

We now offer Group/Private Charter Tours and customise it to your interests. You will have a driver and vehicle for NZ$180 per hour. The maximum capacity on a Charter Tour is eleven people. Your Tour Guide/Driver Geoff has an extensive knowledge and experience of New Zealand.

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Whakarewarewa

Visit a present day Maori village that is set amongst thermal activity.

A stunning geothermal park that will have visitors in awe of Mother Nature.

A place to learn about Maori history, song and dance, and arts and crafts.

Scott Tours in Tauranga has Qualmark Silver visitor endorsement an assurance that Tourism New Zealand, rate us as a trusted tour operator. Relax with Scott Tours. We guarantee you will be back well before your Tauranga cruise ship sailing time at the Port of Tauranga.

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• Tours from Rotorua

Fascinating Rotorua sits in the central North Island of New Zealand, within a day’s drive of famous New Zealand attractions. Once you’ve got your fill of the geothermal activity, Māori culture, adventure activities and other Rotorua attractions on offer, you can choose from a number of day tours from Rotorua to surrounding areas.

Discover an enchanting underground world on a Waitomo Caves tour from Rotorua, or take a tour from Rotorua to the Hobbiton Movie Set.

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Hobbiton Movie Set Tour From Rotorua

• 6 hours 30 minutes
• See Hobbiton, and Lunch at the Green Dragon Inn
• Easy Cancellation and Refund

from $ 239 NZD

• See Hobbiton, and Lunch in the Party Marquee
• Complimentary hotel pick up/drop off available

from $ 228 NZD

Hobbiton Movie Set Tour (Rotorua to Auckland)

• 7 hours 30 minutes
• Hobbiton guided tour and lunch
• Free Wi Fi on board coaches

Hobbiton & Te Pō Day Tour From Rotorua

• 12 hours 15 minutes
• Guided tour of Hobbiton Movie Set
• Unique Indigenous Experience at Te Puia

from $ 469 NZD

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You'll receive a full refund if you cancel at least 2 hours in advance of your tour experience.

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Your cruise ship will berth at the Port of Tauranga, a beautiful scenic harbour located in the seaside resort of Mount Maunganui.

This area is fondly referred to as the heart of the Bay of Plenty. The name given by Captain James Cook, who circumnavigated New Zealand in the Endeavour in 1769–70. Cook was alluding to the region’s abundant resources. It is one of NZ’s best kept secret destinations. This area can offer you an extensive mix of sights and attractions, pristine white sandy beaches, walks, history, culture, fine food and wines. However the surrounding areas can offer even more. Your cruise ship chooses to dock at the Port of Tauranga as it is the closest port to access the unique geothermal activity and attractions in the city of Rotorua.

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