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Rotorua Duck Boat Tour: Explore City and Lakes on a WWII Amphibious Vehicle
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486 Ratings
Rotorua
Experience the thrill of exploring Rotorua's city and lakes on a WWII amphibious vehicle. Discover stunning scenery, learn about Maori migration and geothermal history on this fully guided tour!
Duration:
1 hour, 45 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Lake Rotorua - Drive around lakefront and learn about history. Great for photo opportunities.
- Rotorua Duck Tours - Where all our tours depart from
- Blue Baths - Drive past, view and learn about history
- Government Gardens - We drive through the Government Gardens, learn about history.
- Lake Okareka Walkway - Talk about walkway on tour
- Blue Lake Track - Point our where the track starts and how good it is.
- Mt. Tarawera - View and learn about 1886 Eruption
- Redwoods Treewalk - Learn about Treewalk
- Redwoods, Whakarewarewa Forest - Drive past, view and talk about history
- Rotorua Museum - Stop view and learn about
- Blue Baths - Drive by and learn about
- Sulphur Point - Drive around, view and learn about
What's Included
- Driver/guide
- 90-minute tour on authentic World War II amphibious vehicle
- Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Embark on a one-of-a-kind sightseeing journey through Rotorua, lasting between 90 to 105 minutes, aboard a World War II amphibious vehicle capable of traversing both land and water! Departing from a convenient city center location our tours showcase some of Rotorua’s most breathtaking landscapes. The region boasts 18 lakes nestled within verdant native New Zealand foliage. Each tour is accompanied by knowledgeable guides, discussing topics from Maori immigration, the area’s geothermal past, to the history of Rotorua and beyond.
Location
1241 Fenton Street
Fenton Street
Please arrive at the meeting point 20 minutes prior to your departure time.
Late arrivals will need to reschedule to the next available departure.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(486 Ratings)
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Explore21676886027
Jun 19, 2024
Great experience - What an absolute delight of a tour with a very knowledgeable and funny guide. She had the most interesting facts and stories and made the trip so much more interesting! A very much recommended activity when visiting Rotorua!
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Odyssey04597735407
Jun 17, 2024
So much fun - Great trip, fabulous fun, super knowledgeable and friendly guide/driver/skipper. Transition from road to lake was amazing as was the condition of this WW2 duck.I'm
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Escape00374953259
Jun 11, 2024
Quack quack with Esther - Thoroughly enjoyed the trip which was even more interesting with the all-in-one host ; driver; conductor; and commentator Esther
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Passport25949191924
Jun 9, 2024
Awesome vibe - Excellent experience!!! Our guide was awesome, very engaging and friendly. She kept us laughing and entertained through the whole trip! Would highly recommend Esta as your tour guide ❤️
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Mobile32686271478
Jun 9, 2024
Amazing experience and would 100% do it again - The tour was really good. Learnt a lot about the beautiful city of Rotorua and the tour guide (Alex) was really funny and informative. Very happy with the experience.
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Mjlips
Jun 3, 2024
Great fun had by all - Awesome views matched with our awesome tour guide, Steve. Thoroughly enjoyed by our whānau from 3yo to 53yo. Funny stories mixed with Māori history made for a great time had by all. And although we aren't competitive, we won😁
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557sarahanng
May 31, 2024
Soo good! - Our family of 5 (kids 4,7,15) had the best time. Alex was a great guide with just the right amount of humor. We were really impressed with everything he shared. Would definitely go again and recommend!
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Deb_r
May 10, 2024
Army duck - We absolutely loved the tour on the army duck and the history of the area we travelled.
Highly recommend
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Aniljg6713kw
May 9, 2024
FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE - Our guide, Alex and driver, Ollie were very informative, friendly and humorous. The picturesque views were breath-taking and the splash Down into the lakes was awesome. The duckboat tour is certainly not to be missed in Roturua.
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Geof_w
May 5, 2024
An older couples adventures - Our driver did a very good job in both land & water driving while our guide provided plenty of humour & interesting commentary.
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