Nature and Wildlife Tour from Rotorua: Rainbow Springs and Kiwi Encounter

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Activity Schedule

  • When does it run?

    Daily

  • Duration

    45 minutes/2 hours

  • Start time

    Start time:
    Rainbow Springs:
    Summer :0800h (8:00am) till 2300h (11:00pm)
    Winter: 0800h (8:00am) till 2100h (9:00pm)
    Kiwi Encounter:Every hour from 1000h (10:00am) till 1600pm (4:00pm)
    Duration: 45 minutes for each Rainbow Springs/Kiwi Encounter
    Duration: 2 hours for Rainbow Springs and Kiwi Encounter

  • Meeting Point
    Hotel pick-up not included. The tour starts from Rainbow Springs - Fairy Springs Road, Rotorua
    Please report at the meeting point 15 minutes before the start time. This is mandatory to allow time for pre-departure briefing.
  • Ending Point

    The tour ends at the starting point

Key Highlights

  • See the country′s national icon, the Kiwi in its natural habitat
  • Savor a natural New Zealand outdoor experience at Rainbow Springs Nature Park

Activity Overview

Enjoy New Zealand’s native flora and fauna set amongst fresh water springs and streams at the Rainbow Springs Nature Park in Rotorua. See wild Rainbow and Brown Trout, and many species of New Zealand’s native birds. Be mesmerized by the seemingly motionless tuatara, only found at Rainbow Springs in Rotorua. Take a leisurely stroll through the native bush and view native birds.

Kiwi Encounter within the Rainbow Springs park is a unique working hatchery and rearing facility for visitors to view and educate themselves about kiwi – New Zealand’s rare and endangered national icon. Rainbow Springs has been spearheading efforts to save the kiwi, from extinction. Kiwi Encounter has a fabulous open plan nocturnal area which is home to the adult kiwi. Wonderful educational exhibits and a superb audio visual provide an additional understanding of these unique birds. See the hatchery and nursery where the young chicks are raised by specialist husbandry staff for release back into the wild.

Itinerary

Make your way to the Rainbow Springs - Fairy Springs Road and depart in an air-conditioned luxury coach for a nature and wildlife tour to Rainbow Springs Nature Park and the Kiwi Encounter.

This tour offers you three options: Rainbow Springs National Park (guided 45 minutes’ tour), Kiwi Encounter (guided 45 minutes’ tour) or a combination of Rainbow Springs and Kiwi Encounter (guided two hours’ tour.)

Rainbow Springs Nature Park: Breathe deeply, and take in the native bush, ferns, trees and plants that grow and flower all around you as you wander through the tree lined pathways at Rainbow Springs Nature. Enjoy the tranquility of the crystal clear mineral water that flows continuously from the subterranean springs throughout the park. See magnificent specimens of Rainbow, Brown and Tiger trout and feed them as they cruise the fern-fringed pools. Hear the bustling bush wildlife, and meet the curious species of native birds on display.

Kiwi Encounter: Kiwi Encounter is a working hatchery and nursery where kiwi are hatched and nurtured as part of a New Zealand kiwi conservation program called "Operation Nest Egg". This is a unique conservation centre which gives you the opportunity to see all the kiwi "conservation in action" for the first time in New Zealand. The husbandry area has been set up with big windows so that you can clearly see into the areas where the work is being undertaken.

The tour ends after the guided visit.

What’s Included & Not Included

Inclusions

  • Transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle
  • Guided tour of Rainbow Springs/Kiwi Encounter/both
  • Entrance fee

Exclusions

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Meals/refreshments

Additional info

The confirmation voucher includes the local activity operator’s contact details and local telephone numbers at the destination. They will happily answer any logistical questions you may have.
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