Rotorua Day Trip from Auckland

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Duration: 12 hours
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Experience Highlights

Discover the rich Maori heritage with this tour to Rotorua from Auckland. You'll spend a full day exploring the area's top sights with an expert local guide. For added convenience, hotel pick-up service, bottled water and snacks are provided.

This tour is designed for small groups and can be customised. After the guided city tour, you can choose to have free time or select up to 2 additional activities (Te Puia Maori Village, Wai-O-Tapu Geothermal Park, Polynesian Spa or Agrodome).

  • Get to know the city of Rotorua and its history on a full day tour.
  • Enjoy the exclusivity and personalisation of a small group activity.
  • Add up to 2 activities to enhance your experience

What’s included

  • Day trip to Rotorua from Auckland
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off service
  • Expert local guide
  • Small group

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Step by Step

This tour to Rotorua from Auckland invites you to spend a full day in one of the most iconic cities in the area, best known for its rich Maori heritage. The tour will start with a hotel pick-up service. There you will be met by an expert local guide, who will accompany you and give you first-hand information throughout the activity.

The guide will also take advantage of the road trips to tell you about the culture and history of the area. You will travel through the Waikato countryside, the largest agricultural area in the world. There may even be time to stop for a coffee and refreshment along the way.

Continuing on, you will pass through Tirau, known as the "Corrugated Iron Capital of the World" due to the many unique corrugated iron sculptures and buildings. Once in Rotorua, you will be taken on a guided tour in the minibus for the expert local guide to show you all the sights of the city:

You will see Lake Rotorua, the Rotorua Museum, the Government Gardens, Whangapipiro (Rachel Spring) and the city's signature blue baths. Once you have finished your guided tour, you can choose between two options: free time to continue exploring the city at your own pace or up to 2 additional activities to complete your experience.

If you choose to enhance your tour with an activity, you can choose from the following:

  • Visit the Maori village of Te Puia for breathtaking views.
  • Visit the iconic Wai-O-Tapu Geothermal Park, an active area north of the Reproroa Caldera.
  • Relax in the Polynesian Spa and its geothermal baths.
  • Enjoy the Agrodome, an original farm theme park.

For your comfort during the excursion, bottled water and snacks will be provided. This activity is specifically designed for small groups, so don't hesitate to ask your guide to customise the tour according to your interests.

Reviews

4.6
· 454 Reviews
  • I
    I.
    4
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    Recommended.
  • D
    D.
    4
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    The place is very nice, you also learn a lot during the excursion.
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    L.
    5
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    How beautiful Rotorua is! It has a unique nature, I was fascinated to know this place! I declared it my favorite place in New Zealand, and the guide made the experience unique, so don't miss the Wai-O-Tapu geothermal park!
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    M.
    5
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    Great!
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