Māori Whakatau Welcome

Name: Māori Whakatau Welcome
Brand: Viator
Price: 59.72 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (80 reviews)

5.0(80)40 minutes - 1 hourEnglishBook 4 hours aheadWanaka, New Zealand

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The Māori Whakataū is a welcome to New Zealand by the indigenous culture of NZ. The Whakataū embraces key aspects of welcoming manuhiri/visitors to New Zealand and making sure you get an authentic connection to the people of this wonderful land and more specifically here in Wanaka and Queenstown. The scenery is one small part of what makes this country so great, to truely connect with any country you must also connect with the people that make the country what it is. Welcome to the world of WanaHaka® in Wanaka and Queenstown.

There is a minimum of 4 required per Whakataū if minimum numbers are not met you will be offered another day or time or complete refund.

Included

Private transportation

Not included

Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Authentic Māori Bone Carving of your experience
WanaHaka Tea Towel Souvenir

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2 options

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What you'll do

Lake Wanaka
Wanaka, New Zealand
In Māori culture we hold two important aspects dear to us. the first being Manaakitanga (Hospitality) and Kaitiakitanga (guardianship of the land) .At WanaHaka® we want you to connect with these 2 important cultural elements. This Pōwhiri can be done in either Queenstown or Wanaka so please do email first as to your preferred location if required. You will be greeted by a Wero/Challenge with a Māori Warrior and Taiaha, from here we move through the key elements of the pōwhiri/welcome where we may start as strangers but by the end we end up as whanaua/family. A truely inspiring cultural experience that combines both the people and the land of Wanaka and Queenstown.
45 minAdmission included

Meeting and pickup

1 location

Pickup details

There are two different meeting points used for the Māori Welcome so the day before your scheduled booking you will be advised on this platform in your messages on your booking location and all the Māori Tikanga/protocol for the Welcome.

Good to know

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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