Top Tauranga Art & Culture

"The Rotorua excursion was great. Very interesting to see bubbling pools and the geysers. The show was short but good. The restaurant we went to was very nice with a variety of selections to choose from."

"A thoroughly delightful shore excursion, well planned and executed. Much natural beauty and human interest."

"Thoroughly enjoyed our day with Richy as our guide! Incredibly knowledgeable and informative. The geothermal park was a highlight!"

"Great tour of the area and a great tour guide! We felt like we got to see and experience everything in the area. Our tour guide, Jan, grew up in the area and did a fabulous job."

"A great experience, friendly people and excellent guide who gave great detail on life in the geothermal village"

"Loved this tour, it was perfect for my mom that has a hard time walking with her knees. They picked us up right at the port and dropped us off with still plenty of time to wonder the town"

"This tour was a great experience. Terry, our guide on this tour really made that experience. I would highly recommend this small group tour to anyone visiting New Zealand."

"Had a fantastic time. Possum, Jack and YaYa we’re knowledgeable and fun. It was an amazing funny experience that we can highly recommend to everyone."

"With Jenny very informative tour.loved kiwi country tour. Could not believe all the science of growing kiwi fruit. Would have been nice to have been told what time to meet as we were ov er an hour waiting for others who had been told"

"Everything about the tour was great. The tour guide was informative and really enjoyed the Lord of the rings movie set"

"Great experience, awesome crew, it was one of my best tours ever!!! I enjoyed the trip, the dolphin watching, best were the baby’s with their mother!"

"Trip all in all was fantastic!! No complaints whatsoever. Driver was incredibly knowledgeable. The Honey stop was a great addition to the trip, amazing honey."

"Jim Archer was very attentive pleasant person. Extremely knowledgable able to communicate in easy to understand dialogue. He was able to get the mosy out of the excursion in the time available. Good sense of humor. In all, I felt we got more for our money than from what you normally get on excursions."

"Exellent and knowable guide. The Cultural Show vas very interesting and the Geothermal area beautiful."

"Thoroughly enjoyed our day on this tour. Well organized and paced. The Polynesian Spa was a unique and relaxing experience, and the Maori Village was really interesting. Highly recommend this tour!"

"The excursion was everything that was advertised and more. Russell our guide was extremely friendly and very knowledgeable and only increased the experience. Would highly recommend this tour to all."

"Well organized & extremely informative! Enjoyed the ride, the Maori village & hobbitown! Guides very knowledgeable."

"Wonderful tour. Our driver/guide Sastika was awesome. We started the tour at Rotorua where we saw the kiwi bird, the geysers, geothermal and had lunch. After that we visited Hobbiton (so beautiful) and had their good beer. Very beautiful countryside roads where you can see tons of sheep and cows. Highly recommend!"

"Brilliant day trip, thoroughly enjoyable. Our guide met us on time and was very informative on our driver to the village and our meal at the hotel was fantastic."

"Enjoyed the entire experience. Life long journey with the Hobbit. Was worth every penny we paid. Would do it again."

"I highly recommend booking this tour with Stephen owner of Adventure &Cultural Tours Informed us on what procedures the tour would entail. Well connected with the staff at Hobbiton. Great personality, free Wi-Fi in his van -a plus and all the goodies ,drinks snacks & his wife's home made brownies.Great welcome to NZ"

"Since our visit to New Zealand was Although our visit to New Zealand was mostly via cruise ship, we wanted to see as much as possible at each port of call.|Our party of four was extremely fortunate to have Phillip as our guide. We had plenty of time to walk the paths at Wai-O-Tapu, marveling at the amazing colors. The second thermal region in Rotorua was not as large or dramatic but was interesting since it was in a small functioning Maori village. We saw several examples of thermal pools or heat being used for cooking. The Maori cultural performance was OK but not great. I think the usual performers were at a competition in Auckland so I commend those who stepped in.|The best part of our tour was Phillip who is extremely knowledgeable and kept up educational commentary as we drove from place to place. He was able to answer all of our questions whether on vegetation, history or culture.|I would definitely recommend this tour for those who want to see as much as possible in one day."

"they picked us from the cruise ship we had party of 4 people. We toured Tauranga city before heading south to Rotorua, We visited the Geyser , mudpools and cultural center with local show. we also enjoyed lunch by river own expense and Polynesian spa which i highly recommend"