Whaka Trails and Maori Village Combo Tour: Iconic Cultural and Geothermal Experience

Embark on a Whaka Trails and Maori Village Combo Tour for an immersive experience of rich Maori history and geothermal wonders. Discover the secrets of the village and explore untouched natural landscapes with your family.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Whakarewarewa - The Living Maori Village - Embark on a Guided Tour through our Village to marvel at nature’s hot-spring pools, including the world-famous Pohutu Geyser from viewing platforms. Learn about our history, traditions, culture, and how we harness the geothermal energy beneath our village, with a special tasting experience of corn on the…
What's Included
  • Access to Whaka Geothermal Trails
  • Village Guided Tour
What's Not Included
  • Tea and coffee
  • Lunch
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

Our combination deal provides you the chance to join our Iconic Village Guided Tour, where you’ll learn about our deep-rooted history, cultural practices, and the use of geothermal energy in our village, which includes the boiling of corn on the cob in our hot springs. All under the presence of our hot springs and Geysers in one remarkable location. The…

Location
17 Tryon Street
Tryon Street
Please come into our admissions building on arrival, this is sign posted outside the building.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Lisa_h
Sep 30, 2025
An informative solid tour - My teen and tween loved the Village tour and the guide's stories. The food tasting was amazing and learning about village life was great. Excellent customer service as well.
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Jonathan
Aug 21, 2025
A must see if visiting Rotorua. Worth every penny. Exceeded my expectations. So glad I made time to do this. - I’m so glad I made time to do this and I highly recommend anyone going to give yourself a couple hours, buy the all day pass, and time it so you are there for their daily cultural performance at 12:30. It was worth every penny. Everyone was so welcoming and friendly and the performance and tour exceeded my expectations. Our guide, Daniel, was very patient and thoughtful. He made an effort to learn everyone’s name and took the time to genuinely try to teach us about the history, the culture, and the language. Huge thanks to everyone involved!
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Jeannek724
Aug 8, 2025
Fantastic - Phenomenal experience, a must to learn about the culture and history of the Maori in New Zealand! We think everyone should experience this.
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Jrnyjunkie
May 30, 2025
Wonderful experience. - Wonderful experience. The place is absolutely amazing and our Maori guide was great. She even sang to us at the end of our tour.
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S_sannab2025
Apr 10, 2025
Wonderful Whaka trails and Māori village tour experience - This is well worth a visit. We were very fortunate to have Merri as our tour guide. Welcoming, informative and fun. Highly recommend and we’re thankful for TripAdviser.
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Brendan4037
Apr 8, 2025
Loved it - Really worthwhile day, we enjoyed learning, experiencing, tasting and smelling. We did the guided tour, cultural performance, hangi lunch and walked a bit around the self guided mud pool trails, though our young kids had tired legs by that point
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Catherine_c
Apr 4, 2025
Really enjoyed it! - Really great tour, great guide and an amazing way to experience living history, contemporary life and the geothermal landscape.
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Ivan_g
Apr 3, 2025
Fantastic experience of Maori life. - A great tour from the local guide who lives in the Maori village and experiences everyday living in the village. From cooking meals over hot steam to washing in the hot outdoor thermal baths, we even got to eat a corn on the cob cooked in one of the hot pools. The tour was brilliant from start to finish and is well worth a visit.
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326fionae
Apr 2, 2025
Fabulous! - Absolutely fantastic!! A whole other world and well worth it! Great service and super friendly people, we just loved every moment!!
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Elizabeth_b
Aug 6, 2025
Maori guide blames British Empire - The experience was unfortunately disappointing due to the attitude and atmosphere that the guide called DANIEL conveyed from the beginning of the tour and continued to do so throughout the tour. We were a group of 8 British Ladies of mature age. Daniel continued to voice his own opinions and prejudices against the British EMPIRE throughout the tour. He took every step to make a comment about how it wasn’t New Zealand’s wars as we entered the village. He continued his criticisms throughout the tour and by the end of the tour our group felt that World Wars 1 & 2 were caused entirely by us. That the Māori culture and history and language was entirely suppressed by the British. He gave his attention completely to a young boy who was a New Zealand Māori child. He is NOT good guide for a BRITISH group. We felt very offended. He appears to be carrying a BIG chip on his shoulder.
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From $46
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).