Mitai Maori Village: Cultural Experience and Dinner Buffet

This 3-hour Maori cultural experience near Rotorua suits visitors interested in traditional customs, nature walks, and authentic local food.

Highlights

• Maori cultural experience
• Traditional earth-cooked hangi and buffet dinner
• Warriors paddling and chanting down the stream
• Cultural performance including the haka war dance
• Walk through nature to see a sacred spring and glow worms

Description

Enter a Maori village set in natural bush and learn about its customs during an immersive cultural experience. If your booking includes pickup, you will be collected from your Rotorua accommodation and welcomed by Maori maidens.

Receive guidance on entering the sacred site and select a chief from your group to represent your visitors. Watch warriors in traditional dress paddle an ancient canoe down the Wai-o-whiro stream. Experience an entertaining concert with songs, dances, and the haka war dance.

Observe as the hangi feast is uncovered from the earth-cooked oven. Explore Maori art including ta moko (traditional tattooing). Then enjoy a hot buffet dinner featuring succulent meats, poultry, vegetables, fresh salads, and desserts.

Includes

• Hotel pickup and drop-off from Rotorua (subject to availability)
• 3-hour Maori Cultural Experience

Excludes

• Beverages (available to purchase)

Important Information

• Wheelchair accessibility is limited during the bush walk; access to the forest involves stairs. Viewing the canoe is from a platform, and you can walk a short distance into the forest to see the old pā (village) and sacred spring below, but glow worms cannot be seen on this route.
• There are some uneven surfaces on the walk.
• Wear flat walking shoes, comfortable clothing, and bring a jacket during winter months. Dress according to the weather.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund.

For best experience, book in advance and bring a jacket and sturdy walking shoes.