Rotorua Highlights Small Group Tour including Wai-O-Tapu from Auckland | La Vacanza Travel

Rotorua Highlights Small Group Tour including Wai-O-Tapu from Auckland

Duration: 12 hours
Destination: New Zealand, Auckland, Auckland
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  • 12 hours
  • Auckland
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

On this small group, fully-guided day trip we will not only guide you to and from Wai-O-Tapu but fully guide you through the park to ensure you get a full experience, unlike many other tours.

Highlights:
• Wai-O-Tapu Geothermal Wonderland
• Champagne Lake & Devils Bath
• Rotorua City Highlights
• Waikato Farm Region

Led by our famously passionate tour guides, notorious for bringing your journey to life by sharing their stories and rich background knowledge, and run in modern, comfortable minibuses packed with extras ensuring your comfort and safety.

Please note that swimming is not permitted or safe at Wai-O-Tapu.

While the destinations you will be visiting are truly spectacular, we at Cheeky Kiwi Travel believe it’s our small groups, guides, the journey and the little details that set our tours well apart. Secret stops, wildlife viewings, specially designed vehicles, complementary refreshments and many other pleasant surprises ensure our tours are an experience to remember.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: Auckland Central, Auckland Central, North Island

Your tour starts in New Zealand’s largest city. As we drive out of the city your guide will not only set the scene for your adventure today but also point out and guide you past some of the city’s top highlights.

Pass By: Waikato Region, Waikato Region, North Island

Exiting Auckland we travel south through the stunning Waikato countryside, the most extensive farming area in the world, encountering beautiful scenery, mighty rivers, great photo opportunities, impressive mountains and several farm animals along the way. During our adventure in the Waikato we will also stop for a quick coffee break at a special location.

Stop At: Tirau, Tirau, Waikato Region, North Island

Continuing our journey to Rotorua we pass through Tirau, famously dubbed the 'Corrugated Iron Capital of the World' because of the many unique corrugated iron sculptures and buildings. This town never fails to get a look and a laugh and our guides will point out all the main highlights on the way through.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, 201 Waiotapu Loop Road Rd 3, Rotorua 3073 New Zealand

Arriving at our feature destination you will experience a fully guided tour of Wai-O-Tapu Geothermal Wonderland. Considered one of the most surreal places on earth, here you will see the famous Champagne Lake, Devil's Bath, local mud-pools, geothermal craters and other geothermal wonders. The colours and activity will take your breath away.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Rotorua, Rotorua, Rotorua District, Bay of Plenty Region, North Island

To finish off our Rotorua experience we do a guided driving tour seeing the most famous sites in Rotorua city including: Lake Rotorua, Rotorua Museum, Government Gardens, Whangapipiro (Rachel Spring) & the Blue Baths. If there is time, we may even visit a special souvenir shop for some discounted shopping and to try Manuka Honey.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Auckland, Auckland, North Island

Sadly we must start to head north again but your day is not over with a fully guided return trip to Auckland with secret stops along the way.

Duration: 5 minutes

Inclusions
  • Small Group & Fully Guided Tour
  • Bottled water
  • Snacks
  • Entry Tickets
  • Optional extra - One-way option from Auckland to Rotorua
  • Entry/Admission - Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Gratuities
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund.
  • Stroller accessible
  • A moderate amount of walking is involved.
  • Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair.
  • Near public transportation
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
  • Infant seats available
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Children aged 7 years and below are required to travel in a child safety car seat. If you don't have a car seat one can be provided (with 24 hours notice).
  • Please wear comfortable walking shoes and weather appropriate clothing.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

SkyCity Auckland, Corner Victoria and, Federal Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Traveler pickup is offered
Pickups are from the below hotels only. If your hotel is not listed, please select your closest alternative and meet us there. If you are not sure where your closest alternative is, please contact us in advance so that we can advise you.

If you have not yet booked a hotel then please select Sky City hotel as your pickup location. You can update this once your hotel is booked by contacting us or amending your pickup directly through Viator.

Park Hyatt 06:10 AM
Sofitel Viaduct Harbour 06:10 AM
Hilton Hotel 06:10 AM
M Social 06:15 AM
Movenpick Hotel 06:15 AM
Adina Apartment Hotel 06:15 AM
Copthorne Auckland City 06:15AM
Nesuto Stadium Hotel and Apartments 06:15 AM
Pullman Auckland 06:15 AM
SO/Auckland 06:15 AM
JW Marriott Auckland City 06:20 AM
Heritage Auckland 06:20 AM
Ibis Budget Auckland Central (Pick up also for CityLife, Barclay Suites, Holiday Inn Express) 06:20 AM
Crowne Plaza 06:25 AM
Rydges Hotel 06:25 AM
The Grand By SkyCity 06:25 AM
SkyCity Hotel 06:25 AM
Four Points by Sheraton 06:25 AM
Grand Millennium Auckland 06:30 AM
Mercure Hotel 06:30 AM
Kiwi International Hotel 06:30 AM
VR Auckland City, 188 Hobson Street 06:30 AM
Cordis Auckland 06:35 AM
Sebel Auckland Manukau 06:45 AM

Passengers that miss their pick up will be required to meet the tour at the tour's first stop at their own expense to continue on the tour. No refunds will be given to late or no show passengers.


Departure Time

06:30 AM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

12 hours


User's Reviews

Pioneer55910964485

28 Mar, 2024

This was the third tour we’ve taken while in New Zealand, first from Cheeky Kiwi and it was the best one so far. We had John as our driver and he was amazing, entertaining and considerate of everyone on the tour. safe driving, good knowledge of NZ and its history and current comings. I really appreciated the personalization he added into our tour and conversations. He even made a group chat with everyone on WhatsApp to send info and pictures he took throughout the day. Hands down the best tour guide company you could go with and thanks again John for everything :))

yassenv2022

22 Mar, 2024

Every place visited during this tour is a must see. Any traveller's experience of New Zealand North Island won't be complete without Rotorua.

robbw446

21 Feb, 2024

I can’t say enough about the WONDERFUL DAY you exposed me to. Brendon ,our guide was the best. It’s nice to have a guide who loves what they do. He called the night before to check on me. It was the first La Vacanza Travel I had booked so was nervous about if they would even show up. Cheeky kiwi tours are GREAT. Nice clean vans, great sound system. I would highly recommend both the company and ask for Brendon, we all wanted to adopt him. ( I am sure cheeky tours have hired all like minded guides,lol) he even suggested eateries in Auckland that I tried out and they were very good.i have booked 5 other tours with La Vacanza Travel for this cruise. I can’t wait. 10 stars . 5 is not enough. Thank you.

607nihane

19 Feb, 2024

We had an amazing tour! Our guide was Brandon and his punctuality, professionalism, informativeness was exemplary. Rotorua is a must-see destination, a surreal experience!

debra_n

14 Feb, 2024

Grant was an excellent guide. He went out of his way to make sure we all could do the activities that we wanted. The 2 geological parks were great. Would definitely recommend them both.

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