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    The Buried Village

    The Buried Village

    Cultural PlacesRotorua, Bay of Plenty New Zealand 🇳🇿

    The Buried Village

    Cultural PlacesRotorua, Bay of Plenty New Zealand 🇳🇿

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    6 Reviews

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    Mathieu
    Dec 16, 2025
    Positive

    Beautiful park and a lovely one-hour walk. $30 per person. Definitely worth it; the explanations are clear, and you get a good view of the village remains, plus a beautiful hike with waterfalls!

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    Anonymous
    Apr 18, 2018
    Positive

    Nice museum, which can show an incredible amount of information and finds. Combined with a short 1-1.5 km walk and the Wairere Falls. Very nice :) If the weather is not ideal, take a umbrella or a rain jacket - primarily outside! As a WHV owner paid only $ 17 (so like the locals). The lady at the front desk offered this on her own - it was not intrusive.

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    Anonymous
    Sep 3, 2017
    Negative

    Expensive for what was there, falls were wonderful $10 maximum would be a fair price?

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    Anonymous
    Dec 15, 2016
    Positive

    Fantastic museum, the history of the Pink&White terraces is crazy. Also loved the waterfall trails - it was a little rainy the day we visited, but still a beautiful walk.

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    Anonymous
    Oct 24, 2016
    Neutral

    Didn't realise it cost $36 per person, didn't enter in the end but very quaint little shop and museum and the staff were dressed in Victorian clothing - nice touch!

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    Anonymous
    Dec 2, 2015
    Neutral

    Nice and interesting, got a map and a iPod with "guide on video". A bit hard to understand what things were and when to play which movie clip. We got a little bit disappointed, a bit too expensive for what was in there, $32,50 p.p. Waterfall was beautiful tho and very friendly staff in old fashioned clothes. :)

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