Spring, Cultural Tour sights in Rotorua

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   Whakarewarewa Thermal Village

   • Rotorua, New Zealand
   • Sights › Spring, cultural tour

   Whakarewarewa Thermal Village, on the eastern side of Te Whakarewarewa, is a living village, where tangata whenua (the locals) still reside, as they and their ancestors have for centuries. It’s these local villagers who show you around and tell you the stories of their way of life and the significance of the steamy bubbling pools, silica terraces and the geysers that, although inaccessible from the village, are easily viewed from vantage points (the view of Pohutu is just as good from here as it is from Te Puia, and considerably cheaper).

   The village shops sell authentic arts and crafts, and you can learn more about Maori traditions such as flax weaving, carving, and ta…

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