Whirinaki Forest Footsteps Guided Walking tour
ID: GYG631658-1357285
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国家: New Zealand
持续时间:
07:00 小时
描述
Embark on a guided walking tour of the Whirinaki Forest from Rotorua. Learn about the Maori culture and history of the forest, and enjoy a packed picnic lunch infused with local cuisine.
Embark on a guided cultural walking experience that takes you deep into the heart of the Jurassic Podocarp Native Rainforest. Depart from Rotorua and meet your Maori guides and hosts for the day.
Depart from the Rotorua I-Site, Fenton Street at 8:30 AM (please arrive at 8:15 AM to check in). Your complimentary bus trip will take you less than an hour out of Rotorua where you will meet your Maori guides and hosts for the day.
Your guides will escort the bus to the main carpark area of the native rainforest, and waharoa (gateway). Begin with a Mihi Whakatau (welcome) and Karakia (prayer) to keep you safe on your journey.
Walk 2.5 kilometers of pristine native rainforest trails. Meet Nga Rakau Rangatira - the chiefly trees of the forest, see a 1,000-year-old Totara, learn about Rakau Rongoa (Natural Medicine Plants), and hear and hopefully see native and endangered birds in their natural habitat.
Hear the history and learn about the myths and legends along the way, as you walk in the shadows of giants, and tread where dinosaurs once walked. Experience 'Forest Bathing' - the concept of connecting with nature and enjoying the health benefits of simply just 'being' at one with nature.
During this quiet time, hear traditional Maori chants and wind instruments, as you truly connect to the forest through natures vibrations. Your proud and knowledgeable guides will share with you all that you want to know.
Enjoy a packed picnic lunch infused with local cuisine, and a chance to talk to your local guides about anything you wish to. The tour concludes with hot Kawakawa Tea (traditional Maori Medicine tea), before your complimentary bus journey back to Rotorua.
亮点
- Immerse yourself in the natural beauty of the Whirinaki Forest on a guided tour
- Learn about the Maori culture and history of the forest from your local guide
- Enjoy a packed picnic lunch infused with local cuisine in the forest
- Discover the natural medicine plants and the native and endangered birds
- Experience the health benefits of 'forest bathing' and connect with nature
导游语言
重要信息
Pick up from the Rotorua I-Site. Please arrive at 8.15am to check in, with tour departing 8.30am. Please bring your water bottle, insect repellent, camera, any medications you might need, rain jacket or wind breaker, jersey, sunscreen, lip balm, sensible walking shoes. Your tour guide will drive you 45 minutes out of Rotorua to Murupara, where you will have a toilet stop and pick up your forest guide and picnic lunches. From there, it is another 30 - 40 minute drive up into the Native Rainforest. The roads are a little windy, so if you get travel sickness, you might want to take motion sickness tablets before you depart. Your tour will also stop on the way back into town at the oldest Maori Rock Carvings in New Zealand, carbon dated 400 years before the Great Migration. Here we will share with you the real history of the arrival of Maori to Aotearoa. Your tour will return to Rotorua at approximately 3.30pm.
Please meet at the Rotorua I-Site located on Fenton Street, Rotorua, New Zealand. Please arrive 15 minutes pre-departure time to check in. (Arrive 8.15am, depart 8.30am)
包括
- Complimentary bus trip from and back to Rotorua
- Guided cultural walking experience
- Packed picnic lunch infused with local cuisine
- Hot Kawakawa Tea
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