Discover the dramatic volcanic history and breathtaking geothermal landscapes of Rotorua on this unforgettable full-day journey through one of New Zealand’s most extraordinary natural environments.

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Waimangu Volcanic Valley and Lake Rotomahana Tour

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Tracy was a great guide. Knew everything about the flora and fauna as well anything geothermal. Great tour of the lake as well. 

Tracy was a great guide....

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We enjoyed a fabulous day with Robert who picked us up from the Cruise port. Very convenient and stress-free! He took his time to show us all the sights around Tauranga before starting us on the drive to the geothermal Valley. As a retired school, principal, Robert made the hike through the Geothermal Valley most interesting with knowledgeable insights about the region’s geological features, flora, and birds. He made many stops to allow us to take photographs of the landscape. The boat ride on the lake was the cherry on the day’s tour: the captain took us right up to the boiling furmoroles. We had great pictures! 

Tauranga: 5 star tour and guide

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The tour was great, Robert, our guide was super friendly, knowledgeable and kind. We had a great time and the views are amazing. Totally worth it.

10/10 experience

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Very interesting point to view. It is the wonder of nature. The tour guide Robert is very professional and nice. A good tour!

The wonder of nature

Robert was a great guide and explained all of the geothermal activities in an interesting way. The valley itself was beautiful and the lake trip was fun. We even stopped at a kiwi farm.

Great trip 

Hi Cynthia,
Thank you for your review. There was plenty of time that day to get back to the ship within the allocated time of the tour. There is also an allocated time slot to do the boat ride around the lake so it is important that the walk down to the lake does progress, but 2 hours is usually more than enough time to complete the walk with plenty of time to stop and enjoy the scenery. Your guide is generally very enthusiastic doing a fantastic job of managing the groups and gets great reviews on his tours. I do believe he was getting a little frustrated with part of your group that day as you have alluded too already. It is important people are considerate of the other people on the tour and don't go wandering off. 

The visit was beautiful and vastly different from a similar experience in Iceland. It felt a bit rushed as is the nature of a shore excursion when you are tied to the schedule of the ship and it seems there is always at least one person who slows down the group by holding it. Some guides impart enthusiasm (or at least pretends to) and comeraderie and others find it to be a job to  move the group from A to B. Our guide was the latter which is OK but makes it feel more like a school field trip than adult day trip. 

Interesting but not engaging 

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Our excursion guide was excellent, staying with us the entire time we hiked the long beautiful trail along the geothermal river to the lake and the boat tour around the lake.

Unique Experience !!!

Gracias por tomarte el tiempo de dejar una reseña tan positiva. Nos sentimos honrados de haber recibido tus elogios.

El valle es muy interesante y muy bonito. La excursión es fantástica. Lo pasamos estupendamente con Russel. 

Experiencia estupenda con paisajes espectaculares 

Robert was awesome! He was super informative & happy to answer all of our questions.

The experience was super cool from the kiwi farm to the Yellowstone of New Zealand and the boat ride topped it all off. This was one of my fav excursions we did while visiting New Zealand! 10/10 would recommend

The Yellowstone Of New Zealand

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The driver, Robert, was easy to find outside the cruise ship. Robert was charming and knowledgeable. The van ride was comfortable. I really enjoyed the changes in the vegetation as we walked down the hill.

Lovely and Interesting

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Although this adventure was a 90 minute drive from the port, it was well worth it. I love the small group tours and our tour guide, Robert, was so informative. Robert met us right in the pier and was an excellent tour guide. The hike and boat ride  on Lake Rotomahana was beautiful!

Great day trip from the port!

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Incredible experience! Tour guide was fabulous and did a fantastic job in explaining and giving us the history of this area. I would highly recommend this tour. 

Incredible experience!...

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