Whakarewarewa - The Living Maori Village, Rotorua

Love the Maori performance. Very genuine and entertaining. Lots of laugh. And their vocals are amazing. The guided tour of the village is also very educational. Our guide Micheal is also very amusing guy. Highly recommended!

Excellent New Zealand experience!! The tour was funny, informative and giving a detailed image of the Maori way of life! The performance was excellent too. We did a nice walk through the geothermal park and had excellent views on the big geysers. Would recommend!

Brilliant! Well worth a visit if you are going to be any where near. We had a great host, thanks Chief!! He showed us how the Maori process flax to make their dance skirts (sorry, can't remember what they are called) and made a flax flower for me ?

We spent an excellent afternoon wandering through the Maori village at Whakarewarewa, We started our village with a guided tour by one of the residents - who told us lots of stories about the history of the village and the research work that is going on with regards to geothermal energy (unexpected, but really interesting!). The guide even sang some of the traditional Maori songs. We then had a chat with the very friendly cafe/gift shop owner - free cup of coffee too! Later we watched the show - with traditional dancing and singing - very good. We ended the afternoon with a wander around the hot water lakes and mud pools, and saw the large geyser in the distance. A great day out!

While I understand the Maori want to keep this an important active native community, I worry about their health and safety living among the geological hot bed. May all the Gods protect them whichever has the will to do so. Thanks for continuing to educate the visitors about your native history and modernization of the culture.