Complete your adventure through Rotorua with a traditional Maori "hangi" feast. You'll travel by coach to Tamaki Maori Village where your local guide will escort you on a cultural journey to the "marae" (Maori village), the life force of New Zealand's indigenous people. Take the opportunity to engage in an evening of local customs including a traditional Maori dinner feast.
Highlights
- Hangi dinner and traditional Maori performance at Tamaki Maori Village
- Experience Maori customs and traditions
- Welcome ceremony and haka song and dance
- Traditional hangi feast
- Shopping at the tribal marketplace
- Pickup and drop off from centrally located Rotorua hotels
Recent Photos of this Tour
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Meeting the ChiefThis is us being welcomed by the chief.Photo by: Drynene M
Australia, 10 2009 -
Meeting the MaoriAt the Tamaki Maori village we met the Maori tribe and they taught us games and dances.Photo by: Dr Adam J B
03 2013 -
MaoriMaori men during the welcoming ceremony on our arrival at Tamaki village.Photo by: Rossa R
Australia, 04 2010 -
Hangi dinnerPlate of Hangi prepared dinnerPhoto by: Rossa R
Australia, 04 2010 -
ConcertPerforming traditional sing and dance in the Concert.Photo by: Big Dog
Australia, 03 2010 -
After DinnerRelaxing with a beer after enjoying the fantastic food that was cooked in the Hangi.Photo by: Big Dog
Australia, 03 2010 -
The ChiefWelcoming the visitors to the Concert portion of the evening.Photo by: Big Dog
Australia, 03 2010 -
WhareTypical whare on the marae groundsPhoto by: Big Dog
Australia, 03 2010 -
ConcertPerforming traditional sing and dance in the Concert.Photo by: Big Dog
Australia, 03 2010 -
Maori CarvingMaori carving in the marae grounds.Photo by: Big Dog
Australia, 03 2010 -
Hangi and ConcertThe traditional welcome to the marae.Photo by: Big Dog
Australia, 03 2010 -
Hangi and ConcertThe traditional welcome to the marae.Photo by: Big Dog
Australia, 03 2010 -
WelcomeHere we are being welcomed on to the VillagePhoto by: Drynene M
Australia, 10 2009 -
Going back in timeMy son standing outside a display in the village.Photo by: Drynene M
Australia, 10 2009 -
PerformanceOnce inside a beautiful love story is told.Photo by: Drynene M
Australia, 10 2009 -
Time to Gooutside another wonderful displayPhoto by: Drynene M
Australia, 10 2009 -
Maori concertMaori concert.Photo by: ANGELA G
USA, 04 2008 -
Haka'Tis life, 'tis death.Photo by: Triin S
Estonia, 02 2008 -
SingerWelcoming song.Photo by: Triin S
Estonia, 02 2008 -
What You Can Expect
Rotorua Maori Hangi Dinner and Performance
Your journey through time unfolds when your coach travels to a pre-European village set deep within the forest, 15 minutes from Rotorua. Let this 3.5-hour tour and your imagination take over as your guide instructs you on the protocol for visiting the marae. A chief is selected, a song is learnt and the eerie cry of the welcome is heard before you enter the world of the proud warriors of the ancient Maori.
You will experience the powhiri (welcome ceremony) before you enter the village, with crackling open fires in front of traditional whare (houses). You'll hear traditional Maori instruments and watch the daily activities of days gone by. In the wharenui (meeting house), a Rangiatea culture group offers a powerful display of haka song and dance. Then, as new friendships are forged, dine on a traditional hangi feast, where the food is cooked slowly beneath the ground in earth ovens.
This is an amazing re-enactment based on actual events from history, with real characters, traditional arts and crafts, powerful song and dance while enjoying an authentic Hangi feas
Customer Reviews
June 2013
I highly recommend this tour. Great, authentic Maori experience and a FABULOUS meal. I would go again.
Anonymous
May 2013
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