Sample Itinerary for Year 13 Students
3-Day Visit to Rotorua (Sample)
- Accommodation:
- 2x nights @Backpackers
- Transport:
- Pavlovich Coachlines
Day One
Morning
- Depart Auckland for Rotorua
Afternoon
- 12.00pm
- Time in Rotorua City to collect data for assessment
- 2.30pm
- Te Puia Guided Tour
- Come face to face with Pōhutu Geyser, jumping mud pools, and live kiwi birds. Watch master carvers and weavers at work. Hear our guides share stories passed down from their ancestors.
- 5.00pm
- Dinner – Own Arrangements
Day Two
Morning
- 7.30am
- Continental Breakfast
- 9.00am
- Rotorua Museum
- Lesson G3 – Tourism – A Cultural Process
- From the Pink and White Terraces to today’s markets, what have the main stages of tourism development in Rotorua been?
- What factors have brought about changes in the history of tourism in Rotorua, such as economic, social, political and environmental?
- A free ‘History of Tourism in Rotorua’ timeline is given to each student. Activities include:
- Introduction and discussion
- A slide presentation
- 11.15am
- Lunch – Own Arrangements
Afternoon
- 12.30pm
Waimangu Volcanic Valley Self Guided Walk and Boat Cruise on Lake Rotomahana
(Allow 3 hours) Wander along the crater walkways. Inspect the awe-inspiring volcanic activity and thermally adapted plants. Learn about the explosive history of Waimangu Volcanic Valley. Then join the boat cruise on Lake Rotomahana, to see the sites of the Pink and White Terraces.
- 4.00pm
- Katoa Jet Lake Rotorua
- Speed, Spins and Adrenaline. A 30 minute thrill ride with adrenaline pumping action. Take this classic blood pumping thrill ride in the sleek yellow boat and take in four historical landmarks on the way.
- Departs from Rotorua Lakefront, you will need to check in 15 minutes before departure.
- 6.30pm
- Mitai Māori Village – Hula and Haka performance and Dinner (2.5 – 3 hours) The story of the migration of Tamatekapua of the Te Arawa canoe to Aotearoa and the Māori Pacifica connection told in dance form. Come and join us in this Māori and Island fusion extravaganza, including a feast for the ravenous
- 9.00pm approximately
- Depart for accommodation
Day Three
Morning
- 7.30am
- Continental Breakfast
- 10.30am
ZORB
Roll down the hill in a plastic ball with flipping and rolling around full of laughs and heaps of fun.
- 1.00pm
- Skyline Rotorua & Buffet Lunch at the Stratosfare Restaurant
Take a ride in the 8-seater Doppelmayr Gondola to the top of Mt Ngongotahā and see the magnificent view of Lake Rotorua and the city. Enjoy two Luge rides, a fun filled gravity ride on a 3-wheel cart, returning to the top via a double seater chairlift. Additional Luge rides can be purchased at the School Group rate on the day at Skyline Rotorua. - ** DEPART ROTORUA AT OWN LEISURE **