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Quantity
Total Amount
Adult
$
313.33
AUD
Number Of Adult
Total Adult Amount
Child (5-14 Yrs)
$
156.24
AUD
Number Of Child
Total Child Amount
Total
Overview
This full day sightseeing tour has it all! Experience magical glowworms and world-famous limestone formations at Waitomo Caves, as well as the rich cultural heritage and geothermal bounty of Rotorua. Leaving Auckland in the morning, we travel through the lush farmland of the Waikato and King Country regions. Your experienced local driver guide will provide entertaining commentary and point out historical sites of interest including Rangiriri, the location of a major battle in the M?ori Land Wars in 1863. On arrival in the small town of Waitomo, enjoy a 45-minute guided tour through the world famous Waitomo Glowworm Caves with their amazing stalactites, stalagmites, towering caverns and other rock formations. Formed from limestone over 30 million years ago, the caves were first discovered in 1887 and are now one of New Zealand's most popular tourist destinations. Your tour finishes with a short but magical boat ride through the Glowworm Grotto an underground cavern illuminated by the twinkling lights of thousands of tiny glowworms. Leaving Waitomo, enjoy a delicious picnic style lunch (vegetarian and other dietary options available on request) as we make our way to Rotorua, in the heart of the Central North Island. Visit the Agrodome on the outskirts of Rotorua, and take a tour of an organic working farm in all terrain vehicles. Get an insight into agriculture, New Zealand's primary industry, as you experience sheep-shearing and view a live sheep dog trial. At the conclusion of the Agrodome tour, we make our way to Te Puia, one of New Zealand's foremost cultural venues. At Te Puia's marae (meeting house) you will receive a traditional welcome and be invited to experience a M?ori cultural performance, in which ancient and modern stories are told through song, dance, poi and stick games. You'll gain an understanding of this unique culture and its history and be thoroughly entertained by the talented and charismatic performers. Next, venture into a landscape unlike any other with a guided tour of the bubbling mudpools and active geysers of the Whakarewarewa Thermal Valley. See the world-famous Pohutu geyser unleash vapour jets up to 30 metres high. The tour also includes a visit to Te Puia's woodcarving and weaving schools, where apprentices are trained in these traditional skills by master carvers and weavers. After your full day Waitomo and Rotorua tour, board the coach for the return journey to Auckland. A delicious afternoon snack, including traditional M?ori rewana bread, can be enjoyed en route.
Important Information Special Conditions
Pick-up is available from selected hotels, hostels, and locations in CBD. You will be able to arrange pick-up from your hotel or a nearby location when you call to confirm your reservation. Please be ready and waiting outside your hotel 10 minutes prior to your scheduled pick-up time. Guests under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. Autopia Tours does not take passengers under the age of 4 years old. Due to limited luggage restrictions, prams, pushers or wheelchairs. Please note anyone under the age of 18 years old, must be traveling with a legal guardian or adult. NOTE: Every effort is made to locate guests upon arrival at their pick-up point. If our Driver Guide/Travel Director/Day Tours Staff is unable to locate the guests at the appointed time, guests will be required to make their way to the tour departure point at own expense. You can change your pick-up point after a booking has been made, please do so 48hrs prior to departure." Operating Days and Times Supplier reserves the right to cancel or alter tour itineraries as deemed necessary. Tour operation or alterations to itineraries may occur due to road or weather conditions, strikes, public holidays, accommodation availability and/or other factors. The company gives no guarantee as to the exact arrival or departure times of tours as circumstances beyond our control may influence this.
Departure
7:30 am - Sky City Bus Terminal, 102 Hobson St, Auckland
Booking Information
Confirmation in the form of a tour voucher will be received at time of booking. unless booked within 4 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability Upon completion of purchase, please print the voucher and present on day of the tour. All booking confirmations will be subject to availability. Fares, itineraries and days of operations are subject to change due to unforseen circumstances or operational limitations. A fuel levy may apply when world oil prices exceed the allowance in the fare. There is limited luggage allowance on the Day Tours. Please check with the supplier directly in case you are carrying more luggage on the tour day.
Duration
NA
Exclusions
Meals and Drink (except where specified),
Hotel Pickup
Hotel pick-up is offered for this tour from selected CBD hotels and common Pick up locations. Note: if you are booking within 24 hours of the tour/activity departure time, we cannot guarantee hotel pick-up. Once your purchase is complete, we will send you complete contact information (phone number, email address, etc.) for our local operator to organize pick-up arrangements.
Inclusions
Full day tour Operates daily Departs and returns: Sky City Coach Terminal Complimentary hotel pick-up / drop-off available Waitomo Glowworm Caves guided tour Agrodome organic farm tour M?ori cultural performance Guided tour of Te Puia's geothermal valley, woodcarving and weaving schools
Operating Days
Daily
Return
8:10 pm - Sky City Bus Terminal, 102 Hobson St, Auckland