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Rotorua · Guided touring

Rotorua tours

Guided Rotorua tours — geothermal parks, Māori cultural experiences, the Waitomo caves and the lakes, from a family-run agency since 1974.
Geysers & thermal parksLiving Māori cultureFamily-run since 1974
Pōhutu
The geyser
Te Arawa
Māori culture
Redwoods
Bike & treewalk
Hobbiton
~1 hour
Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe

Guided tours in the Rotorua

Rotorua sits on the Taupō Volcanic Zone, and you know it the moment you arrive: steam rising out of drains and parks, and the sulphur in the air that residents stopped noticing years ago. It is also the centre of Māori cultural tourism in New Zealand, and the two things together make it the North Island town most worth taking guided.

Every tour below is run by Cooee Tours or by a local operator we work with directly. Rates move with season and group size, so we quote at enquiry rather than publishing figures that go stale. Small groups, local guides, and the logistics handled.

Our Rotorua tours

Before you book

If you are still working out the shape of the trip, start with the Rotorua travel guide for how the region fits together, then things to do in the Rotorua for what is worth your time. Come back here when you know which days you would rather not drive.

Tell us your dates, your group size and what you want out of the trip, and we will put a plan together. Family-run since 1974.

Let us plan your Rotorua trip

The geysers and a hāngī, the Redwoods and hot pools, plus Hobbiton and Waitomo nearby — our specialists build the itinerary and handle the logistics. Family-run since 1974.

Not sure yet?

Start with what there is to see and do, then come back.

Things to doRotorua travel guide
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Where Else Would You Like to Go?

Rotorua is one very good destination out of a very long list. Cooee Tours has been running coaches since 1974 — start with the continent, the country next door, or somewhere further afield.

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Every destination below has its own travel guide, things-to-do pages and tour range — built the same way as this one.