Tarawera and Lakes Tour: Rotorua's Scenic Adventure

Experience the breathtaking beauty of the Rotorua lakes district on a fully guided eco tour by boat. Learn about the history and the devastating Mt Tarawera eruption while exploring 4 stunning lakes. Perfect for families, couples, and solo travelers.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Rotorua Duck Tours - We are on this attraction for 120mins
  • Redwoods Treewalk - Drive past and learn about Treewalk
  • Lake Okareka Walkway - We travel onto Okareka and clients will learn about Lake,
  • Blue Lake Track - We go onto this lake and clients will learn about this lake and and also get the chance to take photos
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What's Included
  • Driver/guide
  • Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information

The Tarawera and Lakes Tour offers an unparalleled opportunity to explore the stunning Rotorua lakes district, delving into the history of the land, its inhabitants, and the impactful 1886 eruption of Mt Tarawera. This expertly guided 120-minute journey takes participants on both land and water in an authentic WWII amphibious duck, visiting four of…

Location
1241 Fenton Street
Fenton Street
Please arrive at the meeting point 20 minutes prior to your departure time. Late arrivals will need to reschedule to the next available departure.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Dianatrafford_nz
Jan 30, 2026
Entertaining - Great tour.Tim was an amazing guide, very funny, friendly and very informative. Would recommend, great scenery. Time was spot on, 1.5 hr good time
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Marie_h
Sep 28, 2025
Loved it - This was a fun experience for sure! The duck tour was fun and we even learned a lot! We had a new guide who was training (with a veteran accompanying her) so we hit the jackpot! They were both caring and helpful.
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Janicew1522
May 5, 2025
Great factual tour of lakes - Great experience Great comical lady driver Very factual tour A must do tour. Funny songs played when entering the lakes.
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Meena_h
Mar 12, 2025
Enjoyed the tour - We had a fabulous time on the tour. Matt was very funny and great story teller All three lakes were great. We got to Al almost endangered bird
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Gaylene_r
Feb 7, 2025
Excellent experience - It was really great learniing so much amazing history of Rotorua. Also learned a lot about the history of the vehicle we were in.
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Camulodofan
Feb 4, 2025
Wonderful fun way to see the beautiful lakes. - Great tour with an entertaining guide. A scenic route and splash down in three beautiful lakes. Loved the story behind our Duck Matilda.
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Jeanetskk2023
Jan 4, 2025
Great trip - Trevor is the best guide. He told us so many interesting things on the way, he has a great humor and the places we went were great. He Even made the rainbow come our for us 😉 I can only recommend this tours. Good value for money!
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Helenw543
Feb 11, 2026
Tarawera and Lakes Duck Tour - We had a good time till our weather forecast turned red warnings so missed out on last lake as too risky to go, our guide was always looking out for our safety!
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Up2ular
Jan 11, 2025
Sound quality is bad. Barely heard anything - We did this years ago before Covid. It was a better experience in memory. Maybe it was down to the duck whistle thing is no longer available, or the guide commentary wasn’t as fun and clear as before. The speaker quality was poor that you barely heard anything. It ruined a big part of experience as this is heavily guide driven. I saw the company’s feedback for this issue is this is part of experience because the vehicle is old and loud. But this is never a good excuse if the visitors can’t hear anything. They should have done better.
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Getaway56474904716
Jan 1, 2025
Not worth it. - Really disappointed with the experience. Extremely noisy bus. I wouldn't recommend it. Way too expensive and not worth the time.
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From $65
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).