Award-winning Poihākena tours: stories of Māori in Sydney are based in The Rocks where Māori have lived, loved, traded, visited, worked and died for over 220 years.
On this 2 hour walking tour you’ll be guided by local Māori, passionate about their heritage and history; and who know how to tell a story!
Visit sites in The Rocks where Māori have lived, loved, traded, visited, worked and died since 1793
See Māori taonga (treasured objects) found on a local archeological site and now exhibited at The Rocks Discovery Museum
Walk down Māori Lane
Experience waiata – Māori song
Hear stories spanning 223 years …visiting Māori chiefs, kidnappings, trade, Māori women in colonial Sydney - and more!
Tours depart once a month (Saturday). Private tours and hāngi lunches can be booked anytime - Minimum numbers apply

Stories of Māori in Sydney since 1793.

Tales of visiting Māori chiefs...

Optional Hāngi lunch
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