The 7 Geothermal Tours in Auckland That Earn Their Price

1.Auckland to Hobbiton Movie Set and Rotorua’s Geothermal Valley

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 115 reviews · from $279Our pick

Leave Auckland at 6:00 a.m. for a guided two-hour tour of Hobbiton, then visit Te Puia in Rotorua for geysers, mud pools, Māori culture, and kiwi birds. Auckland city-center pickup, entry fees, snacks, bottled water, WiFi, and a professional driver-guide are included. Lunch is not.

“It was awesome tour! Thanks for Tanya aswell.She was great ! We saw amazing places ! Highly recommended this tour.Thank you Viator 🤩🤩🤩”

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2.Rotorua Cultural & Geothermal Small Group Tour From Auckland

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $294

Travel from Auckland to Rotorua in a small group of up to 16, with guides such as Karthik or Marty sharing stories along the way. At Mitai Māori Village, see a waka taua, haka, poi, and hangi buffet. Then walk Wai-O-Tapu’s colorful geothermal trails before returning to Auckland.

“Our trip to the Mitai Māori Village and Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland was perfect. The cultural insights at the village were captivating, and the geothermal activity with its colourful pools and surreal, lunar-like environment was absolutely inRead more”

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3.Rotorua Māori Cultural & Geothermal Tour & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 9 reviews · from $264

Travel from Auckland to Rotorua with guide Karthik or another English-speaking escort, then experience a Māori welcome, haka, poi, warrior canoe display, and hangi lunch at Mitai Māori Village. Finish with a self-guided walk at Wai-O-Tapu, home of Champagne Pool and bubbling mud.

“The trip was very nice. Everything went really well, from the pick-up to the events. Our guide Karthik was very nice and helpful and had a lot of information at hand. The Maori performances and the visit to the geothermal park were great.”

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4.Waitomo Glow Worm Caves & Te Puia – Rotorua’s Geothermal Valley

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $284

Leave Auckland at 6:00 am for Waitomo’s glowworm-lit grotto and a flat-bottom boat ride, then continue to Te Puia in Rotorua for Pohutu Geyser, mud pools, kiwi watching, Māori culture, and carving and weaving. Guide Adele has earned special praise for her warm, capable service.

“Really nice experience. Our guide/driver, Adele, was outstanding. Well worth the long drive and saw everything we expected and more.”

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5.Te Puia & Hells Gate incl. Mud Spa Experience Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $713

Travel privately from Auckland to Rotorua for Te Puia’s Pōhutu geyser, kiwi house, Māori performance, weaving lesson, and hangi lunch. Then bathe in Hell’s Gate’s geothermal mud and sulphur pools. Expect a long day, flexible pacing, scenic stops, and a 20-minute mud bath limit for safety.

“The private tour was nice as we could move at our own pace. However the mud spa experience seemed rushed and only allowed you 20 minutes in the mud spa itself. However this time limit is not set by the tour company”

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6.Ex Auckland: TE PUIA Geothermal, Redwood & Blue Springs

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 5 reviews · from $234Best value

Join ENZOY Tours for a long but rewarding Auckland day trip to Te Puia. See Pōhutu Geyser, kiwi birds, Māori carving and weaving, and a cultural performance, with scenic breaks in Tirau and beside the Waikato River. Guides including Ambrose and Denish have been praised for flexibility.

“Thanks to our guide Denish, it was a great and satisfying tour. He was very kind and quite flexible on the itinerary by listening to our requests, which was very helpful to us having 2 little children together. At Te Puia, we were able to see kiwi bird, the geyser, Maori art & craft making site, and Maori performances (haka, etc.) all in one place, which was very satisfying. I will definitely recommend this tour to anyone who is interested in Māori culture.”

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7.Private 2 Day Tour: Hobbiton, Waitomo, Rotorua Geothermal & Hamilton Gardens

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · from $2,047

Travel by private vehicle from Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, or Tauranga to Waitomo, Te Puia, Lake Rotorua, Hobbiton, and Hamilton Gardens. Your package includes guides, entry tickets, snacks, WiFi, a Green Dragon Inn drink, and one night in a 4-star hotel.

“Vendu comme une excursion privative avec choix de la langue en francais. La seule chose en francais furent le booklet de 2 pages remis a Hobbiton. Pour le reste un chauffeur muet qui nous a fait faire beaucoup de route pour revenir sur noRead more”

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