Rotorua & Wai-O-Tapu Small Group Day Tour from Auckland

Explore Rotorua's geothermal landscape on a small-group road trip from Auckland, with expert commentary from an English-speaking driver-guide.

• Discover Wai-O-Tapu's Champagne Pool, Artists Palette and Devils Bath
• Choose a Te Puia tour, Polynesian Spa Deluxe Lake Spa, Secret Spot Hot Tubs or Redwoods Treewalk

Itinerary

1. Start your 12-hour guided tour with shared pickup; lunch is included. For the Te Puia and Polynesian Spa options, depart from a central Auckland hotel at 06:30. For the Redwoods Treewalk and Secret Spot Hot Tubs options, pickup time depends on your pickup location.
2. Travel through the Waikato countryside and farming region.
3. Explore Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland.
4. Continue to the attraction included in your option: visit Te Puia on the Wai O Tapu & Te Puia option, Polynesian Spa on the Wai O Tapu and Polynesian Spa option, Redwoods Treewalk on the Wai O Tapu & Redwoods Tree Walk option, or Secret Spot Hot Tubs Rotorua on the Wai O Tapu & Secret Spot Hot Tubs option.
5. Visit Government Gardens.
6. Return by included shuttle. The Redwoods Tree Walk option returns at 19:00, and the Secret Spot Hot Tubs option returns at 18:30.

What's Included

• Admission to Wai-O-Tapu and the attraction in your selected option
• Lunch and snacks
• Round-trip transport
• Air-conditioned transport and Wi-Fi on the Secret Spot option

Important details

• Secret Spot Hot Tubs is for ages 5+ only.
• Adult tickets cover ages 15+. Child tickets cover ages 4–14, or 5–14 for Secret Spot. Infant tickets cover ages 0–3 for Te Puia and Redwoods Treewalk, and ages 2–3 for Polynesian Spa.
• Children aged 0–14 require an accompanying paying adult.
• Requires intermediate fitness for considerable walking and stairs.
• This tour is not wheelchair-accessible and is not recommended for people with disabilities. The Te Puia, Redwoods Treewalk and Secret Spot options are also not stroller-accessible.
• The Te Puia option is not recommended during pregnancy or for people with asthma. Secret Spot is not recommended during pregnancy or for people with serious medical conditions.
• Redwoods Treewalk involves heights of up to 30 metres and inherent risks. Participation is at your own risk; personal safety cannot be guaranteed.
• For Secret Spot, you may be refused participation without a refund if you appear intoxicated.
• Shared pickup may run early or late. For Redwoods Treewalk and Secret Spot, your pickup time depends on your property's location and is confirmed in advance. Arrive in the property's lobby 10 minutes before that time; the driver waits up to 5 minutes, with no refund if you miss pickup.
• For the Te Puia and Polynesian Spa options, late arrivals and no-shows receive no refund once the activity starts.