Maori Cultural Experience Tour

Maori Cultural Performance. Hangi & Experience

The story of the migration of Tamatekapua of the Te Arawa canoe to Aotearoa-New Zealand and the Māori Pacifica connection is told in performing arts! Enjoy an amazing and unique fusion extravaganza, including a delightful feast, dinner/supper - for the ravenous!

Buffet, the delicious tempting traditional hangi food (cooked in an earth oven) of the Great Ocean of Kiwa!

Our hāngī earth oven kai (food) includes meat, chicken, kumara, and much more.

The hāngī is cooked in an earth oven, a hole 1-2m into the ground, and the baskets of kai are placed on hot stones at the bottom of a hāngī pit. The kai is then covered to trap the heat, the steam and heat from heated hāngī stones infuse the kai with delicious earthy flavors while it cooks for 3-4 hours. Come and try out the delicious tempting food.

Note: We specialize in serving “hangi”. Our menu does cater to some dietary needs such as vegetarian, and gluten-free and we have some vegan options available – all our meats are halal.

Your Magical Experience Includes:

– Welcoming ceremony
– View the unveiling of the traditional hangi meal
– Witness warriors paddling a canoe down the Wai-o-Whiro stream
– Cultural Performance
– Full buffet hangi dinner
– Questions & answers session
– Walk through nature to see ancient fortified village, learning about the old ways of living and the survival of our people
– See the natural resources of spring Te Puna Tapu o Tuhoe and;
– Watch the forest light up as the glow worms appear in the night

Complimentary Accommodation transfers.