More Tours with Cruise Tauranga

If you only have one day to see a unique and special part of New Zealand, then this tour is a great option. Informative and great fun, our knowledgeable fulltime guides will provide a day of exciting discovery, as you journey into the heart of the North Island’s volcanic zone.

This is your chance to visit TWO of the North Island’s top visitor attractions on the same day! The amazing geothermal activity and geysers at Te Puia, and Hobbiton, the movie set, home of Bilbo Baggins.

A chance to see New Zealand’s unique glow worm whilst you drift on a boat through the Glow Worm Grotto gazing up at the tens of thousands of tiny lights.

During the 1860’s New Zealand was at the centre of a gold rush. About an hour’s drive from Tauranga, in a gap between the Kaimai Ranges and the Coromandel, lies Karangahake Gorge, once the home to a gold mining settlement of over 2,000 people.

Experience the thrill of Whitewater rafting on the Kaituna River a grade 5 river, with the highest commercially rafted waterfall in the world! An adrenalin rush, fast and furious, this exhilarating ride moves you through foamy water and over the awesome seven metre drop.

During your 3-hour Canopy Tour, you will be guided through this magical place on a 1.2 kilometre network of 6 ziplines, swing bridges and treetop platforms up to 22 metres high, in the Canopy of our ancient native forest.

This is ideal for larger groups and lets you choose your destination and times. We can even accommodate multiple drop-offs and pick-ups in Rotorua and Tauranga, if some of your group would like to do different activities.

If you want something different to the usual geothermal and cultural shows, and are a bit of an 'adrenaling junky', have a look at the tours below. White Water Rafting, Jet Boating and zip-lining Rotorua's award winning Canopy Tours. Ideal for groups, familys with older children and young adults of all ages!