Te Puia Geothermal and Cultural Area
May 10th, 2011
Rotorua - Carving at Te Puia
Once our weaving class ended, we were treated to a tour of the Te Puia geothermal area.
Rotorua - Te Puia Hot pool
Te Puia - Te Puia Geyser
Te Puia - Suphur Pond
Te Puia - Female singer
We stayed for dinner and were treated to Maori traditional dances. This woman had the most amazing voice, like that of an angel. Note the flax skirt around her waist and the second one around her shoulder.
Te Puia - Maori dancers
Maori men performed warrior dances
Te Puia - male Maori Dances
They invited their visitors up onto the stage to learn the dances too. Not as easy as it looks.
Te Puia - Madeline
Madeline took it all in.
Te Puia - Madeline and Karen dance
The two brave ones in our group, Karen and Madeline, got up on stage to dance the woman’s dance using these swinging balls, again much harder than it looks. After a great dinner, we headed back to our hotel near stinky lake Rotorua.
