Spend the day exploring the town of Rotorua. Following the scenic drive through the North island's gorgeous countryside, you'll stop at the award-winning Agrodome, a scenic and educational sheep and beef farm. Here, you can shop for colorful woolen products, and learn about New Zealand's important sheep industry in an hour-long, fun-filled family tour that features sheep dogs in action, a sheep shearing demonstration and 19 breeds of sheep. Next, you'll visit the Te Puia Thermal Reserve, home of the spouting Pohutu geyser, silica terraces, pools of boiling mud and steam vents. A local guide will share local legends and you'll have time to browse the gift shop for traditional carvings. Later, see how Maori's rich heritage is being kept alive at Te Puia's Maori Arts & Crafts Institute; experience the wonders of Maori culture, take a tour of the apprentice center.