From Auckland: Te Pā Tū Māori Village Private Day Tour

+30

From Auckland: Te Pā Tū Māori Village Private Day Tour

Name: From Auckland: Te Pā Tū Māori Village Private Day Tour
Address: New Zealand

Culinary & nightlife Eco Certified Day trips Luxury experiences Tours Guided tours Day Trips From Sightseeing on wheels Activities Rainy-day activities Food & drinks Private tours Dinner packages

Immerse yourself in the traditional Māori way of life during this interactive and entertaining evening experience with a sumptuous and delicious dinner.

Our Top Experiences and Tours in Rotorua:

If youʻre booking your trip to Rotorua last minute, we have you covered. Below are some of the top tours and experiences!

View All Experiences

Highlights

Experience a traditional Māori welcome ceremony and cultural performance
Enjoy a sumptuous 4-course Māori-fusion feast in a forest village
Learn about the Māori way of life and history from your guide
Be entertained by a powerful display of song and dance, including the haka
Travel to Rotorua in a private luxury vehicle with a professional driver guide

Description

Join a private day trip from Auckland to the most award-winning cultural attraction in New Zealand. Experience an evening of ceremonial rituals, powerful cultural performance, storytelling, and hangi feasting. Immerse yourself in the traditional Māori way of life during this interactive and entertaining evening experience with a sumptuous dinner. Travel to Rotorua in a private luxury vehicle with a professional driver guide who is passionate about geothermal wonders and Māori culture. Step inside the village and be transported into another world. Experience an evening of ceremonial rituals, powerful cultural performance, storytelling, and hangi feasting. As you travel deep into the heart of an ancient tawa forest, your guide will explain the protocol for entering a Māori village as manuhiri (visitors). From the moment you are picked up by your warm and humorous hosts, your evening experience promises to be entertaining. Upon arrival, warriors emerge from the forest by canoe to perform the powhiri, an ancient ceremony of welcome that allows visitors’ safe passage into the village nestled within a native Tawa Forest. After a fearsome challenge by a group of warriors and the exchange of a peace offering, you will be warmly greeted and brought onto the marae (meeting house area). Immerse yourself in the traditional Māori way of life. Witness the earth being scraped away from the hangi pit by your Māori chef to reveal baskets laden with a sumptuous, mouth-watering feast, which has been cooked beneath the ground on hot stones. Enter the ancestral meeting house, sit back and relax, as the family entertain you. Enjoy a powerful display of cultural performance of song and dance, including the spine-tingling haka finale. Join on a celebration to feast on Māori songs, traditions, and divine seasonal cuisines within the forest village, towering Tawa trees, blazing bonfires, and forest-formed amphitheatre. Feasting begins with forest canapes and culminates in a lavish 4-course Māori-fusion feast. Hāngi is just one of the stars in the seasonal menus designed by award-winning Māori chefs and served to table. When darkness descends and dinner concludes, wander by lantern light for dessert and a nightcap in a secret forest alcove. Share stories some ours but especially yours inspired by a magical firelight, before returning to Auckland under a blanket of stars.

Includes

Pick up and drop off from Auckland Refreshments and water onboard Complimentary high-speed internet onboard Private luxury vehicle transport Professional driver guide Ceremonial rituals and cultural performance Storytelling Hangi feast dinner Cultural experience at Te Pā Tū Village Admission to 3.5 hours of performance, entertainment, and kai hākari (feasting) Four course divine seasonal kai and Māori-fusion feast Forest canapes Complimentary chef choice aperitif

Important Information

Take plenty of warm clothing; the village temperature drops markedly in the evening, bone-chilling icy. A cash bar is available for purchase of alcohol (at an additional cost). Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, Kawakawa tea and water is included as part of the dinner. Bring a water bottle to stay hydrated. Photography is allowed, but respect the cultural performances and participants. Arrive at the meeting point on time for departure. Given the nature of our Māori kai (cuisine), we are unable to cater to all dietary needs. While we can meet gluten free requirements, we are not a coeliac approved kitchen. We can cater to vegetarian dietary requests, however are unable to cater to vegan requirements. Tours operate in all weather conditions.