Popular Tours in Te Puia

Louise, our guide, was incredibly inviting and informative throughout the entirety of our trip. We spent about three hours driving through beautiful countryside learning about New Zealand’s history, agriculture, and Maori culture. We went to both Wai o Tapu Geothermal Park and the geothermal park/Maori culture park at Te Puia. The former was beautiful, and Louise made sure we knew how these geothermal areas were used by the Maori. Te Puia was an amazing experience, as we were graciously invited to participate in a welcome ceremony and performance, and toured the on-site school that teaches traditional arts and culture to new generations. It was extremely interesting (and heartening) to learn about the Maori and see the work being done to preserve their traditions. Walking through the rest of the park, we even got to see a geyser erupt amidst the smoking craters and pools. The day was extremely memorable, and our guide was one of the most pleasant people we met.

First I was a bit scared that I was at the wrong meeting point, because no one was there. But then the bus came and everything was good. I enjoyed rotorua very much. I love the city even the smell isn’t the best. In the afternoon was my trip to hobbiton. It was also very nice and I enjoyed it as well it was just very sad that is was raining the hole time and it was very cold. I was very happy to do that trip with you. I would recommend this trip to everyone who wants to see rotorua and hobbiton it was just lovely even the weather wasn’t that good

Lovely trip and Hobbiton itself was a delight. The guide was amusing and friendly, with lots of interesting stories about the set and the filming. I would warn, however, that the pace of the tour could be difficult for those with limited mobility. I did struggle to keep up as the paths go up and down hills, and falling behind a bit meant that I sometimes missed what the guide was saying. Nonetheless, thoroughly enjoyable, as was the refreshing drink at the Green Dragon.

I had an awesome day! Hobbinton was great! Our guide was lovely and knew a lot to tell and took heaps of pictures for us. It was not really busy at that time, so the atmosphere was stunning - but it totally depends on your luck - with heaps of different groups it will be not that fun... I enjoyed half of the sight seeing tour in the morning... Agradome was probably the best stop! Otherwise too many stops and too less time! That's a bit sad...