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Rotorua Rail Cruising - Ngongotaha Ultimate Journey
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!.
All prices are shown in NZD ($)
- Adult$70.00
- Child$30.00
- Family$217.00
- Adult$70.00
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- Adult$90.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$60.00
- Family$285.00
- Adult$99.00
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- Adult$90.00 Less than 6 at this price!
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- Adult$120.00
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- Adult$75.00
- Child$35.00
- Family$217.00
- Adult$99.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$60.00
- Family$285.00
- Adult$99.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$60.00
- Family$285.00
- Adult$99.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$60.00
- Family$285.00
- Adult$120.00
- Child$70.00
- Family$310.00
- Adult$99.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$60.00
- Family$285.00
- Adult$120.00
- Child$70.00
- Family$310.00
- Adult$120.00
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- Adult$120.00
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- Adult$75.00
- Child$35.00
- Family$217.00
- Adult$75.00
- Child$35.00
- Family$217.00
- Adult$75.00
- Child$35.00
- Family$217.00
- Adult$99.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$60.00
- Family$285.00
- Adult$99.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$60.00
- Family$285.00
- Adult$120.00
- Child$70.00
- Family$310.00
- Adult$120.00
- Child$70.00
- Family$310.00
- Adult$120.00
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- Adult$70.00
- Child$30.00
- Family$217.00
- Adult$70.00
- Child$30.00
- Family$217.00
- Adult$70.00
- Child$30.00
- Family$217.00
- Adult$90.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$60.00
- Family$285.00
- Adult$72.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$60.00
- Family$285.00
- Adult$120.00
- Child$70.00
- Family$310.00
- Adult$120.00
- Child$70.00
- Family$310.00
- Adult$120.00
- Child$70.00
- Family$310.00
- Adult$120.00
- Child$70.00
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- Adult$120.00
- Child$70.00
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- Adult$120.00
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- Family$310.00
- Adult$120.00
- Child$70.00
- Family$310.00
- Adult$120.00
- Child$70.00
- Family$310.00
Authenticated ReviewsAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
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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
heatherd6 from Australia wrote on 05 December 2024
Fun experience!
Well organised and great to spend time in the hills around Rotorua. Perhaps more could be made of the commentary (clearer locations and reminders on the way back as we missed photos of interest on way up). Shame time spent at top is limited, looking forward when more is made of this stop.
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)
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.
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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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