Snap Shot Rotorua City Sights Tour for 1! – because I was the only one on the bus 🙂 I definitely didn’t mind. My own private chauffeur, and I was able to decide what to spend time on and what to cut short. Wicked! It could be because it was off-season in Rotorua or because not many know about this extra perk you get when you book a Geyser Link Full Day Tour with Headfirst Travel. It is a free, 100 minute tour where you are taken around to different sights in Rotorua. A great introduction to Rotorua and what you can spend your time on. I should have done this at the start of my stay here, and I should have had more time at this exciting place. I was picked up at Tourism Rotorua. We then added to the list Whakarewarewa (a living Maori village) , The Redwoods (Whakarewarewa Forest), a view of Rotorua from Tihiotonga lookout point (FYI, not particularly impressive…), Ohinemutu village viewpoint, Rotorua Lakefront and Sulphur Point, Rotorua Museum and Government Gardens, did a Te Puia drive-by, and skipped Kuirau Park as I had already been there. At the end I was dropped off at the Polynesian Spa. I was able to visit a few of these places on their own before and after this tour, but I definitely regret not having time to explore Whakarewarewa and The Redwoods more than the short stop we did.
Orientation Time in Rotorua
Lucky You ! … I loved Rotorua for that matter all of NZ 🙂
Hope you had a great time !
Rotorua was my definite favourite! On the other hand all I visited was Rotorua, Auckland and Wellington. Went by bus between them all, and the countryside is for sure the best!
Rotorua has always been on my list. While Gordon as been, I am yet to make it there.
My favorite NZ place, out of the ones I visited 🙂
The City Sights tour does look like an excellent way to get an overview of Rotorua. You are so lucky to have it all to yourself an hence, tailored to your desires. I’d love to visit New Zealand some day.
It was the perfect intro! And lucky me 🙂
Thanks for bringing up Headfirst Travel! I’ve been arranging a trip to New Zealand with a friend for years and I’ll look into this as a possibility. Beautiful photos of Rotorua!
Cool! Hopefully you’ll find my 14 NZ posts helpful. One more to write though 🙂
There is plenty to see in Rotorua. Don’t forget all the extreme activities (luge, zorb, bungee).
I am way too much of a chicken 🙂
I loved Rotorua. It’s such an unusual yet beautiful place. Even got used to the sulphur scent after a while!
I actually didn’t think the sulphur smell was too prevalent.