Cultural Experience & Seasonal Māori Cuisine at Te Pā Tū

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Adult (16-99) Minimum: 1, Maximum: 9

Child (5-15) Minimum: 0, Maximum: 9

Infant (0-4) Minimum: 0, Maximum: 9

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Te Pā Tū - Māori cuisine

2 Adults x $157.59

$315.18

Approx Total

$315.18

Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Māori Cultural Performance
Traditional welcome ceremony
Māori fusion feast
Air-conditioned vehicle
Return transport from central Meeting Point

Gratuities
Alcoholic Beverages

Overview

Feast on song, drama, tradition, and divine seasonal kai (cuisine) within our forest Pā (village) blanketed by towering Tawa trees, its blazing bonfires, and forest-formed amphitheatre. Te Pā Tū offers 3-hour evening events that change with each season of the maramataka, the Māori lunar calendar. Across summer, Tū Te Rā celebrates an abundant harvest, and we explore concepts, rituals, and stories of ancient Māori warfare and peace. Throughout winter, Tū Te Ihi marks promise heralded by the arrival of the Matariki star cluster which high and bright in winter skies, signalling the new lunar year – we share the energy and passion of this celebration. Cultural knowledge unique to each season is shared from the outset – rituals, songs, stories and continue across the night. From the beginning too, we share local, seasonal kai - plentiful and delicious. Kai horotai (indigenous canapes) is followed by a torch lit walk to a lavish 3-course fusion feast.

Pickup points

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Arawa Park Hotel Rotorua 272 Fenton Street, Glenholme, Rotorua, New Zealand, NZ, 3010
Black Swan Lakeside Boutique Hotel 171 Kawaha Point Road, Rotorua, New Zealand, NZ, 3010
Copthorne Hotel Rotorua 328/348 Fenton, , Rotorua, New Zealand, NZ, 3010
Distinction Rotorua Hotel & Conference Centre 390 Fenton Street, Rotorua, New Zealand, NZ, 3010
Ibis Rotorua Hotel Rangiuru Street, Rotorua, New Zealand, NZ, 3010
Koura Lodge 209 Kawaha Point Road, , Rotorua, New Zealand, NZ, 3010
Millennium Hotel Rotorua 1270 Hinemaru Street, , Rotorua, New Zealand, NZ, 3010
Novotel Rotorua Lakeside Lake End, Tutanekai Street, , Rotorua, New Zealand, NZ, 3010
On The Point - Lake Rotorua 214 Kawaha Point Road, , Rotorua, New Zealand, NZ, 3010
Prince's Gate Hotel 1057 Arawa Street, , Rotorua, New Zealand, NZ, 3010
Pullman Rotorua 1135 Arawa Street, Rotorua, New Zealand, NZ, 3010
Regal Palms Resort 350 Fenton Street, Corner Ward Avenue, Rotorua, New Zealand, NZ, 3010
Regent of Rotorua 1191 Pukaki Street, , Rotorua, New Zealand, NZ, 3010
Rydges Rotorua 10 Tryon Street, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua, New Zealand, NZ, 3010
Silver Fern Rotorua Suites & Spa 326 Fenton Street, , Rotorua, New Zealand, NZ, 3010
Sudima Lake Rotorua 1000 Eruera Street, , Rotorua, New Zealand, NZ, 3010

Pickup details

If you are staying at a major hotel in Rotorua we will pick you up from the main reception area. Please note that you must be an inhouse guest of the accommodation. If you are not, please meet at our TE PA TU Gathering Place, 1220 Hinemaru Street, Rotorua, and we ... will take you to our village from here. From 5pm, there is plenty of parking available and it is free. Do you have any dietary requirements we need to know about? Read more ▼

Itinerary

Te Pā Tū shares Māori history, traditions, and cultural aspirations across 3.5 hours of celebration and feasting. Feast on song, drama, tradition, and divine seasonal kai (cuisine) within our forest Pā (village) –blanketed by towering Tawa trees, blazing bonfires, and forest-formed amphitheatre. These events change with each season of the maramataka, the Māori lunar calendar. Tū Te Rā – Summer Harvest Celebration (October - April): Across this lunar phase, the sun expresses optimal energy, the days are longer, and light nourishes the natural world. Tū Te Rā celebrates abundant harvest and explores concepts, rituals, and stories of ancient Māori warfare and peace. Tū Te Ihi - Winter Matariki Celebration (May - September): \ Tū Te Ihi includes the time in the earth’s cycle when Matariki stars are high and bright in winter skies. Te Ihi references the energy and passion stirred by the Matariki cluster and the promise they herald.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Camera and Video usage is permitted throughout the entire evening experience.
Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark

Free Cancellation

February 05100% refund

February 06No refund

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