Rotorua: Whirinaki Forest Guided Tour & Luxury Spa Entry

Explore the Whirinaki Te Pua a Tane rainforest on a guided tour from Rotorua. Learn about the forest's history, discover medicinal plants, and relax at Wai Ariki Spa.
Begin your day with a pickup from Wai Ariki Spa in Rotorua. Head to Whirinaki Te Pua a Tane with guided commentary along the way. Arrive in Murupara and meet your forest guides, who will provide a welcome into Ngati Manawa Tribal lands. Continue to the rainforest, listening to stories as you go.

Arrive at Whirinaki Te Pua a Tane and receive a traditional welcome into the ngahere (forest) with a mihi whakatau and karakia. Begin your cultural guided walking journey, meeting the Rakau Rangatira (chiefly trees) and following the Rongoa trail (Medicine plant trail). Learn to identify medicinal plants and discover their many uses.

Hear, and hopefully see, native and endangered birds in their natural habitat. Learn about the history of Whirinaki Te Pua a Tane and how Maori revered the forest for its beauty, spiritual presence, and bountiful supply of food, medicine, building, and weaving materials.

Learn whakatauki (proverbs) and experience Forest Bathing – the art of connecting to the natural healing vibrations of the forest through a meditative state, that includes traditional wind instruments, karakia, and ancient chant.

Conclude your tour with a packed picnic lunch and hot Kawakawa tea, enjoying a time of reflection with your guide. Depart Whirinaki Te Pua a Tane for Rotorua, stopping at Te Ana a Tokowaru to see hidden Maori Rock carvings carbon dated 400 years before the Great Migration.

Return to Wai Ariki Spa and begin your Restorative Spa Journey, which includes a waterfall experience, hot geothermal spa, steam room, geothermal muds, and more. Spend a day of immersive, traditional cultural healing and wellbeing, set amongst the natural wonders of the world.

Om de beschikbaarheid te garanderen, dient u zo snel mogelijk te reserveren. Vroegboekkorting is het overwegen waard, vooral als u de reis plant tijdens het hoogseizoen, zoals op feestdagen of in het weekend.

Deze excursie kunt u kosteloos annuleren tot: annuleringstijd voor aanvang van de reis. Bij annulering na: annulering na: annuleringstijd of niet aanwezig zijn op de excursie wordt de volledige prijs van de activiteit alsnog in rekening gebracht. Te laat komen bij het ophalen of vertrekken wordt beschouwd als niet komen opdagen.