Outdoor Activities

Waikite Valley Thermal Pools is a unique place to go to experience the ‘Living Waters’ of the Te Manaroa Spring, the largest single source of 100% pure boiling water in New Zealand. These very waters cascade into our main splash pool (35-38C), adjoining toddlers beach area and the sit and soak pool (38-40C) also, our new luxurious Tranquil Garden pool. We have new changing rooms with toilet and shower areas for families and the physically challenged.

Personalised tours of Rotorua and the Bay of Plenty region. Can arrange activities for small groups, such as, kayaking, walking and mountain biking. Homestay accommodation that offers dinner and entertainment available.

Tamaki Maori Village, South Pacific’s gateway to the world of ancient Maori and proud warriors. Journey back in time to a Pre-European lifestyle experience of customs and traditions. Enjoy the night’s festivities with us as you are treated to a banquet of succulent foods cooked the traditional Maori way, rediscover the Maori village as it comes alive to the sound and activities of tribal songs, dances, myths and legends and browse throughout the largest after hours tribal market place in Rotorua.

We specialize in Private/Personalised tours for individuals, couples, families and larger groups if required. Our top of the range Mitsubishi Delica takes 6 people comfortably so there is plenty of space for you to sit back and relax in air conditioned luxury as you watch the beautiful scenery go by.

Sonny's World Maori Stories and Legends Tours include the very best scenery Rotorua has to offer. We visit the most important Marae (ancestral house) in this region, and talk about the protocol of visiting these sacred places.

Spend an evening with us and share the warmth, the emotion, the spirituality that is Maori. From the deeply moving Karanga and Powhiri (traditional welcome) to the Waiata and Haka (singing and dance) to the magnificent Hangi (wood-fired earth oven feast), it is our pleasure to invite you into our home - our Marae - to enjoy Maori Culture, humour and great feasting.

An evening at Mitai will give you an authentic introduction to Maori culture leaving you amazed and in awe. Enter the world of Mitai. Be enthralled by the natural bush setting, see warriors in traditional dress paddle an ancient warrior canoe (waka) down the Wai-o-whiro stream, and don’t miss your only opportunity in the Rotorua area to see glow worms in their natural habitat.

A truely unique Cultural, Geothermal, Health and Spa Attraction. The most active geothermal field in the Rotorua region of New Zealand where visitors can wander at their own leisure. Visitors can also experience and indulge in an authentic mud bath, relax in a sulphur spa, experience a traditional Maori massage (mirimiri), mud facial and a full mud body scrub/mask.

Cultural - VIP Golf - Casino This tourism business was established by Rotorua couple Denise and Eddie Emery. The Exclusive Golf Tours take in arguably some of the most beautiful courses in the world, and spare no expense. The local "guided" tours, offer either the discerning golfer or the hacker a local insight into the more favoured of the Bay of Plenty's more demanding challenging courses.