Tauranga Tour Option

MERRYTIMERS TOUR Option.  (Minimum 6 couples-Maximum 9 couples)

Port stop in Tauranga on 1/19/19 (Saturday). This is a tour to Rotura.  7 hour tour.  Pick up and Drop off at Ship.

Provided by Tauranga Tours and Charters.  http://www.tastingtours.co.nz/rotorua.aspx

Lyn and Paul Marston

 

Wonderful Maori Culture and Thermal Activity

Travel from ship-side over the harbour bridge and through Tauranga’s CBD, before leaving the city and travelling through open countryside en route to Rotorua.

After proceeding to Te Puia, the Maori Cultural Centre, clients are given a personalized tour of the old pa site, through the thermal grounds (of boiling mud, geysers etc. and shown the wood-carving school, flax-weaving and the kiwi bird.  This is followed by a Maori Welcome onto the marae, before entering a meeting house for a performance by a Maori concert party.

On leaving Te Puia, we travel through Rotorua’s CBD to a small café on the lakefront, where lunch is purchased (at client’s cost) or we may go to Eat Street.  After lunch we travel along the lakefront, through the Government Gardens, stopping at the Rotorua Museum, the Historic Bath-house, to explain the background of this fine old building.

We return to Tauranga via a different route, which provides clients with the opportunity to view different scenery.

En route we stop briefly at a kiwifruit orchard where the kiwifruit industry is explained, from planting through to the beautiful edible fruit.

To end the tour, we travel along our beautiful waterfront and beach, before returning to ship-side.  While travelling, your driver/guide for the tour will give a commentary explaining points of interest. Te Puia is considered the best destination in Rotorua.

We would also suggest viewing Kuirau Park, the Govt Gardens and the lakefront.

Regular cost: adult $155.00 (includes Te Puia costs)

Merrytimners Gorup discount would be 10% with minimum of 12 people (6 couples). Maximum 18 people (9 couples) (@NZ$140 or USD @$102pp)

Disclaimer: This tour is not sponsored by Celebrity, therefore each person is at their own risk of missing the ship departure if not back to port on time.  However, as is the case with most private tours, the tour operators are very well aware of cruise timelines and their business reputation is on the line.  We enjoy private tours as they are more personalized and have booked them quite frequently, balancing risk with reward.