Arrive at the Te Puia New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute, where your guide will meet you to commence a Guided Tour. Te Whakarewarewa Thermal Valley has inspired the local Maori people for centuries the guides will recount stories handed down from their ancestors as you explore this unique geothermal reserve with its boiling mud and Sulphur pools and the 30metre Pohutu Geyser, which erupts up to 20 times a day. You will also be guided through the greenstone, wood carving and flax weaving schools at the New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute, Rotowhio Pa and Kiwi Conservation Centre

After the guided tour finishes, gather outside the main entrance to the Marae for the start of 45 minutes of song and dance inside the sacred meeting house, including the world renowned Haka.