Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tours
Happy Ewe Tours
( 022 622 9252;
www.happyewetours.com
; per person $35; 10am & 2pm)
Saddle up for a three-hour,
small-group bike tour of Rotorua, wheeling past 20 sights around the city. It's all flat and
slow-paced, so you don't need to be at your physical peak (you're on holiday after all).
CYCLING
Foris Eco Tours
( 0800 367 471;
www.foris.co.nz
; adult/child $169 /99)
Check out some ancient rainforest on a
one-hour walk in Whirinaki Forest Park then raft along the easy-going Rangitaiki River
on this full-day trip. Full-day walks also available. Includes lunch, pick-up/drop-off and
lots of wildlife-spotting.
RAFTING, TRAMPING
Rotorua Paddle Tours
( 0800 787 768;
www.rotoruapaddletours.co
. nz; tours from $90; 10am & 3pm)
Keen to try stand-up
paddle boarding without any waves to contend with? This outfit runs three-hour trips on
Lake Rotoiti, Blue Lake and Lake Tarawera, with boundless beautiful scenery. No experi-
ence required.
PADDLE BOARDING
Geyser Link Shuttle
( 03-477 9083, 0800 304 333;
www.travelheadfirst.com/local-legends/geyser-link-shuttle
)
Tours of some of
the major sights, including Wai-O-Tapu (half-day adult/child $70/35) or Waimangu (half-
day adult/child $70/35), or both (full day $120/60). Transport-only options available too.
SIGHTSEEING
Rotorua Duck Tours
( 07-345 6522; adult/child/family $68/38/175; tours 11am, 1pm & 3.30pm Oct-Apr, 11am & 2.15pm May-Sep)
Ninety-minute trips in an amphibious biofuelled vehicle taking in the major sites around
town and heading out onto three lakes (Rotorua, Okareka and Tikitapu/Blue). Longer
Lake Tarawera trips also available.
SIGHTSEEING
Elite Adventures
( 07-347 8282;
www.eliteadventures.co.nz
;
tours adult/child half-day $145/100, full day $240/170)
Small-group
tours covering a selection of Rotorua's major cultural and natural highlights.
SIGHTSEEING
Thermal Land Shuttle
SIGHTSEEING
