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Rotorua Highlights including Wai-O-Tapu & Te Puia

From NZD$399

4.8
(369 reviews)

Departs from: Auckland

Duration: 12 hours

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Experience the very best of Rotorua’s geothermal wonders and cultural treasures on this fully guided small group day tour from Auckland. Explore two of the region’s most famous attractions, Te Puia and Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, along with scenic highlights and insightful commentary from your expert guide. Enjoy a comfortable journey through the rolling Waikato countryside, take in Rotorua’s city highlights, and discover the power, beauty, and spirit that make this region truly unique.

Please note

Depending on your selected package and preferences, not all guests will participate in the same activities, ensuring a tailored and personalized experience for everyone!

Why you’ll love this

Explore two of Rotorua’s top attractions in one unforgettable day

Marvel at the vivid geothermal features of Wai-O-Tapu, including the Champagne Pool and bubbling mud pools

Learn about Māori culture, art, and geothermal wonders at Te Puia

Travel in comfort through the lush Waikato farm region with photo stops along the way

Enjoy a personal and flexible small group experience tailored to your preferences

Itinerary

What’s included

Complimentary Auckland hotel pick-up and drop-off

Entry to Te Puia and Wai-O-Tapu

Professional world famous driver-guide

Air-conditioned, comfortable, luxury small-group transport

Snacks, water, and scenic photo stops

Why choose us

Famously passionate tour guides

Our guides share stories, laughs, and Kiwi charm on every journey.

Travel in comfort

Small groups, big comfort. Relax in our modern Mercedes minibuses with style and space.

Award-winning tours

Thousands of five-star reviews and top travel awards - experiences loved worldwide.

Kiwi owned. Kiwi operated

Proudly local and passionate about sharing authentic New Zealand with every traveller.

Stories worth sharing

1/22/2026

Rotorua day trip

The tour was fun and a chance to learn about Rotorua and Māori culture. Grant was our driver and guide. Very informative and helpful in many ways.

Sanjay M

5
1/21/2026

Fun tour

This was a fun well organized tour. Grant was a great guide and driver and took good care of everybody. He was well spoken, very knowledgeable and very good sense of humor :) We had plenty of time for sightseeing and both places we visited were interesting.

alex_mn

5
1/18/2026

Amazing experience

The guides are very good, and the experience was amazing.

Carla R

5
1/17/2026

Great experience

Totally enjoyed the trip. Seeing the Kiwi Bird was incredible. Our guide Mark did a great job especially dealing with other passengers who were quite disrespectful to other customers eg late back to bus and demanding needs for themselves with no consideration for other people on the tour. Despite this we had a wonderful day. Would highly recommend the tour to anyone.

janelle m

5
1/16/2026

Excellent tour, highly recommend

Excellent tour through Rotorua. Long day but did not feel like it. So much packed into a 12 hour day. Ben our tour guide was so great. Had great fun facts, pointing out key places and helped us easily get around. We were lucky with only 5 people on the van. Van was also amazing. Highly recommend Cheeky Kiwi!

Nikki C

5
1/15/2026

Awesome Rotorua trip

John’s vast knowledge and expertise made the trip extra special .. thoroughly enjoyed the experience and would highly recommend it to everyone. Thank you John for an awesome trip 😊

Puja M

5
1/15/2026

Best decision to book with Cheeky Kiwi

We booked 3 tours with Cheeky Kiwi. From scheduling to answering questions, the company did a great job with quick responses and made booking super easy. Specials shout out to our 3 guides: Ben, Simon and Danny. These are 12+ tours and they made it informative and fun! We will recommend them to anyone considering tours in NZ. Thank you so much guys!

alvina l

5
1/14/2026

Fantastic tourer I would highly recommend cheeky kiwi tourers very accommodating our guide jeoff was fantastic thankyou

Fantastic tourer Highly recommended cheeky kiwi tourers Jeoff was fantastic a book of knowledge thank you , a very enjoyable day

Kylie J

5
1/14/2026

Another great trip

The tour was wonderful and well worth going on - seeing a kiwi bird was amazing. Dave our driver/guide shared a wealth of information with us which greatly enhanced the experience. Kia Ora Dave and Cheeky Kiwi.

David C

5
1/9/2026

Incredible Rotorua tour

The only thing that could have made this tour better is if I had booked it better and added the show. I really wanted to see the show and realized that I had not booked it properly (💯 my fault). Dave was on time and had the tour running like a well oiled machine. He was very clear and concise at every stop when we needed to be back at the van. He had a lot of tips for us as to what to look for, where to spend more time, where not to linger. I loved it!!! There were also many unexpected stops that he added because we were doing well on time. The ride was nice, I just wish we could have had a visit at one of the dairy farms (only because I love visiting farms). The tour was truly awesome

NorthStar56650174592

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