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Rotorua Rail Cruising - Ngongotaha Ultimate Journey

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Hop aboard your own self-drive railway car and enjoy epic 360-degree views of Lake Rotorua and rolling farmland.

Hop aboard your own self-drive railway car and enjoy epic 360-degree views of Lake Rotorua and rolling farmland.

Highlights

  • Step aboard and captain your very own rail car! on a 26 km return trip!
  • The Rail Cruiser V3000 is an innovative world first vehicle like no other
  • Enjoy views of Lake Rotorua, stunning bush scenery and scenery extending as far as Mount Tarawera
  • Listen to an audio tour as you make your way through the beautiful Dansey Scenic Reserve and surrounding farmland
  • A magical railway experience not to be missed!

Rail Cruising is a fun, innovative and totally new way for people to explore the stunning Dansey Scenic Reserve.

This is a magical railway experience with a difference. In this awesome travel experience you get to step aboard and captain your very own rail car! The Rail Cruiser is a self drive heated 4 seater hybrid rail car with unobstructed viewing windows.

The RailCruiser V3000 is an innovative world first vehicle like no other! Travel along the Rotorua Railway in your comfortable RailCruiser at 20km/hr departing Ngongotaha Railway Station. You can listen to the audio tour as you make your way through the beautiful Dansey Scenic Reserve and surrounding farmland on your 26 km return trip to Mamaku Railway Station.

The historic railway provides gentle curves and steep climbs with views of Lake Rotorua, stunning bush scenery and views extending as far as Mount Tarawera. So, for a totally unique, relaxed, comfortable and independent travel experience hop aboard a Rail Cruiser - this is a magical railway experience not to be missed!.

Adult $120.00
Child $70.00 (0 - 15)
Family $310.00 (2 adults and up to 3 children)

What's included

  • 26 km Rail cruising experience

Duration

  • Allow approximately 2 hours for the whole experience

Location

  • 45 Ngongotaha Road
  • Ngongotahā
  • Rotorua 3010
  • New Zealand

Notes

  • Distance: 26 km return Departure Times: 9 am, 11am, 1pm & 3 pm Departure Point: The Rail Cruising Excursion departs from Ngongotaha Railcrusing Station - Ngongotaha, 9 km north of Rotorua. Please Note: You are required to check in 15 minutes prior to trip departure time, and it takes 10 minutes to drive to Ngongotaha from downtown Rotorua.

Available Bookings from 15 Nov to 28 Nov 2024

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Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

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Jess Mclennan from New Zealand wrote on 24 September 2024

Rail cruise

We had a wonderful time and Shelley the guide was great. I think it may be a good idea to add a tip top freezer or something for when you get to the mamaku cabin and maybe have cash sales or something there. Would make the summer trips even better

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From Rotorua Rail Cruising - Ngongotaha Ultimate Journey

Thank for compliments and we will pass them to shelly! Really happy you enjoyed the experience! The freezers are on the way! Thanks Rail Cruising

kellyannef from New Zealand wrote on 27 October 2024

Awesome jurassic park feel

Great automated narration. Not really much to see but there is an amazing home built in the rocks by the local iwi

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Jane from New Zealand wrote on 24 October 2024

Awesome!!

Love the new start from Ngongotahā :-) A fabulous adventure and the countryside is just beautiful. Loved every minute!

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tcb from New Zealand wrote on 21 October 2024

Cart break down, no plan in place

We experienced a cart breaking down in front of us and appreciate that this could happen even with excellent maintenance regimes. It was however not appreciated that there was no communication or updates on the situation unless we reached out and asked what was going on after sitting in a stationary cart for ages. Further to this, the team did not seem to have a plan in place and the experience was completely ruined. Sitting in a cart for over an hour and not knowing what the plans are and nothing visibly being done was really frustrating. We ended up returning late to the start point and miserable after this poor experience.

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andreig from New Zealand wrote on 20 October 2024

Interesting experience

The staff was great, however the views were a lot of dead or excavated gorse. If it was cheaper, then maybe it would have been value for money, but otherwise pretty expensive for what it is

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