Poihakena tours: stories of Maori in Sydney

Itinerary
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Stop At: The Rocks, New South Wales

The tour begins in Campbells Cove, at the harbour edge with a welcome in Māori language, (translated for visitors), and stories of early Māori visitors to Sydney since 1793.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: The Rocks Discovery Museum, New South Wales

After visiting a timeline and other sites in The Rocks, the tours visits The Rocks Discovery Museum. At the Museum visitors will see a Māori greenstone treasured object that was revealed on a dig site in The Rocks, and get 'hands on' with other Māori cultural treasures.

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Susannah Place Museum, New South Wales

After wandering down cobblestoned laneways, the tour stops in Susannah Place, an area where Māori lived and worked in the early 1800's.

Stop At: The Big Dig Archaeology Education Centre, New South Wales

Visit the archeological dig site where Māori cultural treasures have been revealed. See the actual locations they were found, the foundations of The Whalers Arms Hotel (a popular haunt of Māori whalers, sailors and traders) and walk down Māori Lane. The tour finishes with waiata (Māori song).

Duration: 30 minutes