After leaving Tauranga Port we tour downtown Mount Maunganui, a popular Kiwi holiday destination and it’s stunning white sandy surf beach, voted best in New Zealand. We visit a kiwifruit orchard (3 billion-dollar horticultural industry in the region) Drive through lush farmland, native bush, pine forest plantations and scenic lakes district. New Zealand hinterland at its best.Arriving at Te Puia, see, smell & hear “Pohutu Geyser” the biggest geyser in the southern hemisphere, rumbling noisily as it erupts, a stream of steam and boiling water up to 30 meters (100ft)Marvel at the display of bubbling mud & hot water pools in a steaming volcanic landscape! All very safe.Experience a traditional Maori welcome, an entertaining cultural performance, and the fierce Haka. See NZ’s iconic kiwi bird, pre-European Maori village, wood carving, and flax weaving.We explore Rotorua’s lakefront, highlights, govt gardens, and historical architectural gem the Elizabethan Spa Bath House.
