Tauranga, New Zealand Port Reviews

Walk Mount Maunganui

Visited: Feb 18, 2014

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The Maori Culture tour was well done and very interesting, particularly to a long time resident of Fiji and American Samoa!

Visited: Feb 28, 2007

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We arrived on a Sunday morning and most places were closed. We opted out of any shore excursions so may be a good port to do one. Friendly townspeople though.

Visited: Nov 21, 2008

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visit to the mud pods and geysers was interesting

Visited: Nov 07, 2011

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Try and do the walk around the mount which is right alongside the wharf

Visited: Nov 28, 2013

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Gorgeous beaches and volcano hike within walking of the ship, but for Tolkien fans, the holy grail: a tour to Hobbiton. Knocked the whole cruise out of the park for my wife and I . Pure magic

Wonderful excursion to the Maori tribe.

Best stop of the cruise. Walked around the town of Mt Maunganui where the ship docks. Did the 45 minute walk around the base of the headland which had great views of the beaches and the ship.

We did the tour to the Maori cultural center and thermal feature area. The bus driver was informative and showed us other sites of the area. The buffet lunch served at the cultural center was great. The ships chefs could go there to get some tips. The cultural center was excellent. The geo-thermal area was okay. Hard to compare to Yellowstone.

Highlights of Taurana & Māori Culture Tour Very disorganized. 30 min bus ride in hot weather with no air and no open windows. Went to a school for a show. 30 min late so stood around. Went to a MĀORI Village which was really their community center now. Sat in sun to hear them speak. Did not enjoy it.