Waitangi: Voyage Inoubliable aux Sources Māori

Belle decouverte, mérite le détour, le musée est très bien fait et les explications sont de qualité.

Haut lieu d’Histoire et de culture, Waitangi doit absolument faire partie de votre trip road. Musée, lieux historiques préservés, une documentation riche, tous les éléments sont réunis pour vous faire découvrir une partie importante de l’Histoire de la Nouvelle Zélande.

Cette visite vaut véritablement la peine. Le billet inclut une visite guidée et un spectacle culturel en plus de l'accès général aux musées et bâtiments. Seul élément qui nous a fait défaut, nous entendions moins bien la guide, ce qui, ajouté à la langue et l'accent, nous compliquait la compréhension. Heureusement, puisque nous avions déjà vu en partie le musée, certains points vus nous ont aidé à comprendre.

On achète d'abord la passe qui comprend le musée Te K et le spectacle Maori . Le prix est assez élevé 50$ par adultes. Mais le musée vaut le detour si vous êtes curieux et passionné d'histoire. Idealement fsire celui-ci avant vos visites guidée du Waitangi ground et le spectacle Maori. Cela facilitera la compréhension de l'information donnée lors de la visite. On est arrivé au début de l'après-midi et nous n'avons malheureusement pas tout visité le musée qui ferme à 18hrs. Toutefois votre billet d'entrée est valide pour 2 jours

Great way to learn about Maori history and culture. Spread across 2 days gives you plenty of time to enjoy everything on offer

We thoroughly enjoyed a whole day at this amazing, informative museum and cultural center. The lunch we had at the cafe was also tops.

My partner and I joined the 12 noon tour guided tour with Cici. We were both impressed with her knowledge and memory of historical facts. She related to the tourists with a friendly demeanor and spoke clearly for us to understand. I was very impressed with her Maori pronunciation. Many tours these days are recorded and tourists just listen to the recording. However, Cici gave us a live tour with anecdotes and answered all of our questions. We were very impressed with her professionalism. P. S. It was good to see you walking backwards Cici, because I have heard that it's good for your health. 😉

I only had an hour because of another trip and some heavy rain that hit so I can only make a very limited comment. I was able to attend the Cultural Performance which quite literally moved me to tears. To stand at the birthplace of a nation and be welcomed so beautifully by an ancient culture is really special. I had time to visit one of the museums and take some time to reflect at the flag pole. When I head back to NZ again next year I’ll go back and really take my time.

The grounds guided tour was great and was a fantastic way to spend a sunny morning if in Paihia. The museums were modern and informative. The cultural performance was a little touristy and cringe for us kiwis, however there is a good cafe with a good range of food and good coffee at a good prices.

PLEASE DO NOT BUY TICKETS FROM TRIP ADVISOR IT IS $35 for residents and they charge you extra for nothing when it’s $35 each for residents. I’ve asked for a refund from trip advisor. DO NOT BUY FROM THIS SITE