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 MAustralia, 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 B03 2013 -
MaoriMaori men during the welcoming ceremony on our arrival at Tamaki village.Photo by: Rossa RAustralia, 04 2010 -
Hangi dinnerPlate of Hangi prepared dinnerPhoto by: Rossa RAustralia, 04 2010 -
ConcertPerforming traditional sing and dance in the Concert.Photo by: Big DogAustralia, 03 2010 -
After DinnerRelaxing with a beer after enjoying the fantastic food that was cooked in the Hangi.Photo by: Big DogAustralia, 03 2010 -
The ChiefWelcoming the visitors to the Concert portion of the evening.Photo by: Big DogAustralia, 03 2010 -
WhareTypical whare on the marae groundsPhoto by: Big DogAustralia, 03 2010 -
ConcertPerforming traditional sing and dance in the Concert.Photo by: Big DogAustralia, 03 2010 -
Maori CarvingMaori carving in the marae grounds.Photo by: Big DogAustralia, 03 2010 -
Hangi and ConcertThe traditional welcome to the marae.Photo by: Big DogAustralia, 03 2010 -
Hangi and ConcertThe traditional welcome to the marae.Photo by: Big DogAustralia, 03 2010 -
WelcomeHere we are being welcomed on to the VillagePhoto by: Drynene MAustralia, 10 2009 -
Going back in timeMy son standing outside a display in the village.Photo by: Drynene MAustralia, 10 2009 -
PerformanceOnce inside a beautiful love story is told.Photo by: Drynene MAustralia, 10 2009 -
Time to Gooutside another wonderful displayPhoto by: Drynene MAustralia, 10 2009 -
Maori concertMaori concert.Photo by: ANGELA GUSA, 04 2008 -
Haka'Tis life, 'tis death.Photo by: Triin SEstonia, 02 2008 -
SingerWelcoming song.Photo by: Triin SEstonia, 02 2008 -
Useful Information
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
Reviewed by Anonymous, May 2013
Reviewed by Sauly, Australia, April 2013
What an evening with Tamaki Tours , our guide/driver "DAZZA " who says his nickname was given to him by Aussies as I am a Aussie must give comment was a blast of entertainment before we even arrived at the Maori Village for our culture tour , show and fabulous Hangi Dinner , fully worth every dollar spent on this tour booking. Great hospitality , great food and great learning experience to get a little piece of the Maori culture.
