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Rotorua Rail Cruising - Ngongotaha Ultimate Journey

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Hop aboard your own self-drive railway car and enjoy epic 360-degree views of Lake Rotorua and rolling farmland.

Hop aboard your own self-drive railway car and enjoy epic 360-degree views of Lake Rotorua and rolling farmland.

Highlights

  • Step aboard and captain your very own rail car! on a 26 km return trip!
  • The Rail Cruiser V3000 is an innovative world first vehicle like no other
  • Enjoy views of Lake Rotorua, stunning bush scenery and scenery extending as far as Mount Tarawera
  • Listen to an audio tour as you make your way through the beautiful Dansey Scenic Reserve and surrounding farmland
  • A magical railway experience not to be missed!

Rail Cruising is a fun, innovative and totally new way for people to explore the stunning Dansey Scenic Reserve.

This is a magical railway experience with a difference. In this awesome travel experience you get to step aboard and captain your very own rail car! The Rail Cruiser is a self drive heated 4 seater hybrid rail car with unobstructed viewing windows.

The RailCruiser V3000 is an innovative world first vehicle like no other! Travel along the Rotorua Railway in your comfortable RailCruiser at 20km/hr departing Ngongotaha Railway Station. You can listen to the audio tour as you make your way through the beautiful Dansey Scenic Reserve and surrounding farmland on your 26 km return trip to Mamaku Railway Station.

The historic railway provides gentle curves and steep climbs with views of Lake Rotorua, stunning bush scenery and views extending as far as Mount Tarawera. So, for a totally unique, relaxed, comfortable and independent travel experience hop aboard a Rail Cruiser - this is a magical railway experience not to be missed!.

Adult $120.00
Child $70.00 (0 - 15)
Family $310.00 (2 adults and up to 3 children)

What's included

  • 26 km Rail cruising experience

Duration

  • Allow approximately 2 hours for the whole experience

Location

  • 45 Ngongotaha Road
  • Ngongotahā
  • Rotorua 3010
  • New Zealand

Notes

  • Distance: 26 km return Departure Times: 9 am, 11am, 1pm & 3 pm Departure Point: The Rail Cruising Excursion departs from Ngongotaha Railcrusing Station - Ngongotaha, 9 km north of Rotorua. Please Note: You are required to check in 15 minutes prior to trip departure time, and it takes 10 minutes to drive to Ngongotaha from downtown Rotorua.

Available Bookings from 4 Dec to 17 Dec 2024

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  • Adult$99.00 Less than 6 at this price!
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  • Adult$99.00 Less than 6 at this price!
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Jess Mclennan from New Zealand wrote on 24 September 2024

Rail cruise

We had a wonderful time and Shelley the guide was great. I think it may be a good idea to add a tip top freezer or something for when you get to the mamaku cabin and maybe have cash sales or something there. Would make the summer trips even better

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From Rotorua Rail Cruising - Ngongotaha Ultimate Journey

Thank for compliments and we will pass them to shelly! Really happy you enjoyed the experience! The freezers are on the way! Thanks Rail Cruising

Alistair Munro from New Zealand wrote on 01 December 2024

Unique experience

Fun experience despite the rain. Lovely, relaxed, welcome staff - thank you ☺️. Only suggestion is to invest more into the quality of speakers, so that we can hear the commentary better (car 9, anyway)

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Heather Favill from United Kingdom wrote on 22 November 2024

Amazing and amusing

A lovely drive through the bush. Saw Betty the chicken. Just a nice easy ride through untouched bush. Would definitely recommend it.

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angelar18 from New Zealand wrote on 28 November 2024

Definitely worth doing

I really appreciated the thought behind this experience. I love that they are restoring something that was neglected with good old Kiwi ingenuity :) Perhaps a revamp of the onboard commentary with more frequent information about the railway and perhaps the surrounding area might make the trip a bit more exciting.

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kellyannef from New Zealand wrote on 27 October 2024

Awesome jurassic park feel

Great automated narration. Not really much to see but there is an amazing home built in the rocks by the local iwi

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