Te Puia Wins Australian Tourism Award
Australians have voted Rotorua tourism attraction Te Puia the best place to visit in the North Island.
Customers of Grand Pacific Tours – a New Zealand coach holiday specialist company based in Australia – voted Te Puia as the best visitor attraction in the North Island.
Te Puia sales manager (Australia) Jimmy Hignett collected the award at Grand Pacific Tour's Gala Awards ceremony in Melbourne on Saturday night, August 6.
Grand Pacific Tours product manager Renee Cooley was pleased to see Te Puia take out the best North Island attraction award
"Te Puia has been an included attraction in Grand Pacific Tours core series itineraries for a number of seasons. Passengers thoroughly enjoy their time at Te Puia as it is an all inclusive visit featuring the geothermal mud pools that Rotorua is famous for in addition to a traditional hangi and concert of very high quality."
Grand Pacific Tours coaches are regular visitors to Te Puia, especially during the summer season.
Record numbers of Australians are holidaying in New Zealand. This year 870,000 tourists have visited. At least a million Australian visitors are expected to be travelling here within two years.