Te Puia’s Mai Ora evening is a premiere cultural experience.
A banquet is provided from the traditional Hangi, where food is steam cooked by hot rocks in the earth; to contemporary cuisine.
Mai Ora is a relaxed evening and begins at the Marae with the sound of the war trumpet, blown to alert the host tribe that visitors are approaching.
Inside the sacred meeting house, guests are treated to a polished performance of song and dance and are invited to learn and join in alongside performers. Their efforts are rewarded by the best of New Zealand’s food fare before the evening concludes with the spectacular lighting of the Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley.
