Best Of Bay Of Islands: Kerikeri, Maori Meetinghouse & Puketi Kauri Forest
Best Of Bay Of Islands: Kerikeri, Maori Meetinghouse & Puketi Kauri Forest
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Description
Points of Interest
- Kerikeri & Surrounds
- Cultural Experience
- Paihia and Surrounds
Be sure to read the Special Notes further down this page for important requirements and restriction.
Culture thrives and history lives during this memorable look at New Zealand's development as a nation as seen through the eyes of the Maori. This illuminating excursion begins with a drive to Kerikeri, site of New Zealand's oldest standing European building. Built for Reverend John Butler in 1821, it has the protection of the Historic Places Trust. You'll continue to maori marae (meeting house) where you'll be greeted with a traditional powhiri (welcome ceremony). You'll be awestruck as Maori elders explain the carvings adorning the marae and relate their traditions, which extend to the first Maori migration from Polynesia over centuries ago. Next, you'll drive to the Puketi Forest. Once a vital part of Maori lives, its plants and animals provided food, shelter and clothing. A guided walk along a boardwalk through the magnificent forest of hardwoods, podocarps and kauri affords you the opportunity to marvel at these imposing trees.
Special Notes:
Photography is not permitted in the meeting house.Child Price:
12 years & under onlyDetails
Tour timeline may vary to avoid overcrowding, etc.