• Local's Rate

Are you a local? Have you visited our award-winning Maori culture and geothermal experience lately? Take advantage of our locals rate for  50% off our Culture Experience!

We’d love our experience to be enjoyed by the locals more regularly. So we’ve come up with a local’s rate to entice you to keep coming back!

 

 

 

Who are locals?

We define locals in the wider sense of the word! For us, locals are all residents living in Rotorua, Taupo, Tokoroa, Tirau, Waihi, Tauranga, Whakatane, Opotiki, Mangakino, Putaruru – and everywhere in between! Check out our map to see where you fit in.

What’s included with the Cultural Experience?

Our Cultural Experience includes entry into our Pā (village) and includes a guided tour, which takes place on the hour, every hour.  Enjoy the sweet sound of our in-house cultural performance group, Te Pakira, twice daily at 11.15am and 2.00pm (there’s a third concert in summer at 12.30pm, ending 22 April).  Don’t forget to bring some comfy walking shoes so you can check out Pōhutu Geyser, the largest geyser in the Southern Hemisphere, as well as explore our unique nature walks, our colourful steaming lakes and thermal pools!

We recommend taking three hours to enjoy our Cultural Experience package, but you are also welcome to stay all day! There are souvenir shops and yummy food options from our cafe (make sure you try our world-famous hangi pie!).

 

To book

  • Bookings aren’t necessary – feel free to visit our friendly Admissions team, making sure you bring with you photographic ID (like a drivers license or a passport) as well as proof of address (like a rates bill, power bill, etc). Our Admissions team will issue your entry tickets.
  • Alternatively, you can email: bookings@whakarewarewa.com,  you must bring in photographic ID and proof of address with you to our Admissions office when you collect your entry tickets.

Terms & Conditions

  • All percentage discounts are off normal retail adult and child prices.
  • Available to all ‘local’ residents as defined by our map.
  • Photographic ID and proof of address are required in all instances from every adult in the party/group.
  • We reserve the right to refuse entry without specified locals’ ID.
  • Booking online consents Whakarewarewa to communicate to you occasionally via email or phone.  You can opt out of this at any time.
  • Just like other discounts, this offer is not valid in conjunction with any other offers or combo deals.
  • Prices are subject to change.

 

Experience more at Whakarewarewa
The Living Māori Village

Private: The Whakarewarewa Guided Tour

Explore the Living Māori Village of Whakarewarewa with the Guided Tour. Your local guide, a descendent of generations of guides from the region, will educate and delight you with stories of the Village and valley. See how we use the natural geothermal energy for everyday use, and experience traditional dances and songs (including the legendary “Haka”) from our resident kapa haka group - Te Pakira.
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Village Nature Walks

Nature Walks

Explore beyond the village with the self-guided Whakarewarewa Nature Walks. Walk around boiling mud pools, coloured lakes, and through native New Zealand bush. With walks ranging from 5 to 50 minutes, requiring only comfortable shoes and a low level of fitness, these are a must-do to experience our beautiful home.
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Traditional cooling in the boiling hot pools

Traditional Food

No trip is complete without sampling the local cuisine, and the traditional Māori hangi is sure to be a one of a kind experience. Cooked in the bubbling geothermal waters and steam of Whakarewarewa Valley, the hangi is unique and delicious. For a modern take on this traditional meal, why not try our world-famous hangi pie – a truly unique kiwi combination of food!
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  • "So informative full of history. Very authentic... Delicious hangi one must try when there. Having been to other Villages this one is one of a kind! "
    Karolina – Palmerston North, New Zealand – via TripAdvisor
  • "It is once impressive for the landscape itself and twice impressive for the fact that it is a populated village where people get on with their lives by utilising the earth’s powers ."
    PhillipP- 03/2020 – via TripAdvisor
  • "The welcome at Whakarewarewa brought me to tears... Our guide was friendly, funny and informative."
    Susie – Rotorua, New Zealand – via TripAdvisor
  • "The Guide’s passion for their home was so beautiful and genuine. The waiata to finish the tour brought a tear to my eyes."
    Monique Enoka-Davidson – New Zealand – 01/2021- via Google Map
  • "Amazing heritage in this area, very friendly and inviting." 
    Estee Blom- New Zealand – 01/2021- via Google Map