Product Overview

Experience Tradition, Embrace Culture

Embrace Rotorua’s unique blend of history and culture with a Māori experience at Mitai Māori Village. Listen as the stories unfold through the dynamic, captivating performances of songs and dance. Witness warriors in traditional attire paddling a war canoe and enjoy a succulent hāngī feast, prepared traditionally in an underground oven. At night, enjoy an evening walk through the forest visiting the old village sites, the sacred spring and admire the glow worms in their natural habitat. This sacred and spiritual place offers an indigenous cultural experience like no other, rain or shine!

Product Description

• Welcoming ceremony
• View the unveiling of traditional hangi meal
• Witness warriors paddling Māori canoes down Wai-o-Whiro stream
• Cultural Performance
• Full buffet hangi dinner
• Questions & answers session
• Walk through nature to see ancient fortified village, learning about the old ways of living and the survival of our people
• See the natural resource of spring Te Puna Tapu o Tuhoe and;
• Watch the forest light up as the glow worms appear in the night

Duration

Three Hour Cultural Experience

• Summer: 6.30pm to 9.30pm
• Winter: 6.00pm to 9.30pm

Note: Our hours are based on the New Zealand Daylight Savings schedule

What To Bring

• Dress for the weather eg. warm clothing in winter, hat in summer
• Comfortable shoes for the bush walk
• Umbrellas provided based on first term basis
• Camera's