Mitai Māori Village: Cultural Experience and Dinner Buffet

About This Experience

Enter a Māori village in a natural bush setting and learn about their customs during an immersive cultural experience. Following pickup from your Rotorua …

Highlights

• Discover Māori culture
• Watch the traditional earth-cooked hāngī being lifted and enjoy a buffet dinner
• See performers paddle and chant downstream
• Enjoy a cultural performance including haka
• Walk through nature to see sacred spring and glow worms

What's Included

• ✓ Traditional waka (war canoe) performance on the Wai-o-Whiro Stream
• ✓ Traditional pōwhiri (welcome ceremony) and wero (challenge)
• ✓ Māori cultural performances featuring haka, waiata, mōteatea and poi
• ✓ Delectable hāngī buffet meal
• ✓ Guided village experience with cultural storytelling
• ✓ Visit to the sacred spring, Te Puna Tapu o Tūhoe
• ✓ Interpretation of Māori traditions, history and values
• ✓ View glow worms
• ✓ Poroporoaki (traditional farewell)
• ✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off from Rotorua (subject to availability)
• ✓ Free car park available on site

Not Included

• Beverages (available to purchase)

Good to Know

• Duration: Approx. 3 hours
• Suitable for all ages
• Free on-site parking
• Wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes
• Operates rain or shine
• Limited wheelchair access in forest areas
• Licensed bar available (no BYO alcohol)
• Wheelchair accessibility is limited for the 'bush walk' - exit into the forest is via stairs
• Viewing of the waka (canoe) is from a platform and you can go a short distance into the forest to view the old pā (village) and see the sacred spring below the forest. Unfortunately, you will not see the glow worms. (Note: there are some uneven surfaces)

Meeting Point

Meet at 196 Fairy Springs Road, Fairy Springs, Rotorua 3015.