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Scenic Lake Rotoiti Kayak Tour - Rotorua

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Discover the very best of Lake Rotoiti with this incredible Hot Pool and Kayak Tour Combo!

Highlights

Discover glow worm caves from your kayak
Enjoy the beautiful scenery of Lake Rotoiti
Learn about Maori myths and legends
Relax in the Manupirua Thermal Hot Pools

Discover the very best of Lake Rotoiti with this incredible Hot Pool and Kayak Tour Combo!

After a short safety briefing, you’ll take to the calm waters of the beautiful Lake Rotoiti in your sea kayak and begin your adventure on this fully guided tour. Soak up the scenery as you paddle past the pristine native bush and get up close and personal to the areas abundant birdlife.

After some paddling, you can relax your mind, body and soul in the healing waters of Manupirua Thermal Hot Pools which are only accessible by the water. Enjoy learning about the myths and legends of the Maori people of Lake Rotoiti from your knowledgeable and friendly guides.

On our way back, enter the glow worm cave on your kayak and paddle into a secret Glowworm Caeve. A truly magical experience and must do New Zealand attraction. Totally unique to New Zealand, and around the world, this little haven of paradise showcases the true beauty of mother nature.

Adult $170.00

Child $90.00 (8 - 15 years)

What's included

Double sea kayak and all equipment
Water bottle and light snack
Dry bag for your belongings
Hot Pool admission

Duration

Allow approximately 3 hours for the whole experience

Location

Child Friendly

This experience welcomes families with children.

Notes

The Operator will provide booking details and confirmation directly to you after booking.
Duration: 3 Hours with 2 hours kayaking time
Standard departure time is 9:00am HOWEVER this is subject to change depending on weather forecasts.
If you require pick up from Rotorua Central please contact the Op directly $45 per person

Available Bookings from 16 Dec to 29 Dec 2024

All prices are shown in NZD ($)

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Scenic Lake Rotoiti Kayak Tour - Rotorua

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ailsal1 from New Zealand wrote on 13 October 2019

Brilliant time even in rain

Went with our 2 boys aged 7 & 9. They loved it ( even if it meant parents had to do a lot of the paddling ;) ) A bit of rain at beginning but soon disappeared and amazing view into glow worm cave. Hot pools were a treat ! I would totally recommend

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DEBRA JONCKERS from United Kingdom wrote on 08 April 2019

Kayak tour and glow worm cave

Great guide in Josh - entertaining and knowledgeable. A great few hours on the water, highly recommended!

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Thanks for your great review. Your regards will be passed onto Josh :)

amberc12 from Canada wrote on 09 February 2019

Great Kayak Tour

Excellent experience, the guide (Rosa) really engaged with the clients and made the experience very personal! I would choose this tour if you're more keen for the kayaking and hot pools aspect as the cave is underwhelming compared to other locations but still very cool. The kayaks and equipment were in great condition, the paddles are feathered so easier to use if you have experience paddling.

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Hi Amber, thanks very much for taking time to write this review. it is glad to hear that you had a fun time at Lake Rotoiti. enjoy your trip in New Zealand and hopefully we will see you again next time. :) many thanks, Claire

Cherie van Bysterveldt from New Zealand wrote on 07 January 2019

Lake Rotoiti Kayak trip

Great kayak trip with the family , really enjoyed the whole experience.The guides were brilliant , very helpful , professional and made eevrything seem very easy.It was a pity due to the weather that we couldn't go to the Hot pools but the Glow worms were still great to see and well worth the trip.Enjoyed the Kayaking experience very much truly a beautiful lake to explore.

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Hi Cherie, thanks very much for your review. sounds like you had a good time with the family. i am sorry to hear that you haven't make the hot pools, leave it for next time when you visit Rotorua again. :) many thanks, Claire

Margaret from New Zealand wrote on 16 July 2018

its alright

It was a good kayaking experience with friendly staff. However, perhaps back luck, we were placed in a faulty kayak that kept steering right and had fallen far behind the group because of it. I would recommend that if it's raining to not bring your glasses along or secure them well (I lost mine)q. The glowworm caves are terrible small that it 'snuggly' fits one kayak in the cave to look around. The wonderful staff and the hotpools did make up for the poop experience at the beginning.

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10:00 a.m.Thursday 13 July

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Child 8 - 15 years

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