We had a fantastic guide , so many insights into living in the village and the history . The place is amazing, the views of the pools and then the gyser were unforgettable 👌 just stunning

Booked a tour of this living village and must say that we had an exceptional experience. Our tour guide was passionate and very informative, telling us many stories from the past and enlightening us of the Maori culture. Walking around the village and seeing how close the geothermal activity impacted the people that lived here in the past and still does today was a bit of a shock. The 45 people currently living in the village still use the communal areas including the baths. We were fortunate to see the Pohutu Geyser going off. This was definitely a highlight of our time spent in Rotorua and would recommend it as a must do.

Excellent experience in the hands of a very knowledgeable guide who gave a fascinating insight into the village and life in the area.

We got the combo tour as we wanted to have a walk around the lakes. Guided tour with a knowledgeable local person who explained to us the insights of the village. You will taste some thermal boiled corn and a bonus free view of the geyser, which is not on the premises of the village, but you can get a free view. If you do the tour between 10 am and 1 pm, you can enjoy a free show including traditional maori dance and haka.

We had a lovely relaxing time in the mud baths, the showers after were lovely and hot. We would thoroughly recommend it , and our skin felt soft afterwards.

A fantastic insight into Māori culture and specifically into the lives of those living around the hot springs. I would really recommend the guided tour. It was well done with lots of information on the village’s past and present. Everyone was really friendly and welcoming. I especially loved the cultural performance. It was so well done with lots of information at the start on what you were going to see and the history of it all. Performers were fantastic with beautiful voices. Definitely a highlight of our NZ trip. A must for those wanting to learn more about the people and culture of the country

We really enjoyed our visit to the living Maori village which included a guided tour and a cultural performance. It was a great day out and we learned alot about the thermal areas and how they've been used for centuries.

We did the all day pass, so we had access to the guided village tour, the cultural performance and the self guided thermal trails. This was such an amazing experience. We kept waffling between the Whakarewarewa Living Māori Village and the Te Puia Cultural Center and ended up choosing Whakarewarewa and absolutely loved every minute. There is something about this being an active living area (around 20 families live here now) and have been guiding visitors for over 200 years through the area. Our tour guide is a descendant and was very informative of the area, the culture and the history. I encourage you to visit. I spent about 3 hours doing all three activities. The cultural performance is about 30 minutes and was fun to watch. The thermal trail was a great walk and glad I did it.

Sheng and Manawa looked after us and were both helpful and friendly! We loved our Mauri village tour so much. It was one of the favourite parts of our trip! It was great to learn about Mauri culture and try some of their food.

Our guide was very knowledgeable but also easy to hear and included some humour. We enjoyed the tour very much, learning about the Mauri way of life.

This was a short glimpse into the performance side of the maori culture! With a conch shell, a karanga (woman whaling), a waiata, and also rakau sticks (a game with sticks), the haka, poi etc!!

Absolutely amazing tour Tour guide was very informative and passionate about her culture, ancestors and land. As new zealanders knowing basic things about the culture it was worth the visit to learn a bit more. There were gift shops throughout the village, and you could also see the pohutu geyser at neighbouring te puia! The locals were awesome and welcoming The kids dive for coins from the bridge and were happy to show you how easy it was for them!

This was a great tour. Our guide grew up and still lived in the village, so he was able to provide historical information and some personal stories. He was very knowledgeable and open with sharing. I especially appreciated the geographical points. For example, he spoke of impacts seen around the world (e.g., volcano eruptions, etc.) after a change had been noticed in some of the pools within the village (e.g., lower water levels, higher temperatures, etc.). It was fascinating to see how the planet is so connected using modern examples. He took his time and pointed out some very interesting small highlights that we would have otherwise missed. I believe that the tour is scheduled for an hour, but we went a bit over. I definitely recommend visiting this village when in Rotorua.

We had a great time! The tour was really informative and the staff was really helpful both during the tour, and with logistics before/after.

The guide was very knowledgeable and shared so much history and culture with our tour group. Our group was very respectful and quiet. We enjoyed sweet corn cooked in the spring. We enjoyed the mud flats and thermal area after. What a unique area.