Education (more than just a fun ride)

Rotorua Duck Tours... A top Rotorua attraction!  Looking for a unique and fun class experience for your school group, one that will educate and entertain?  Look no further than the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand with its amazing array of attractions and adventure.

With Rotorua Duck Tours, children can now experience the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of a ride in a fully-restored World War II amphibious vehicle. Affectionately known as the 'duck', this vehicle is able to drive from land straight into the water and out again!  

For Secondary schools, Rotorua Duck Tours meets the New Zealand Curriculum education needs of the secondary school subjects of Geography, History, Science and Education for Sustainability. Look at the outline of each tour below to see the specific  achievement objectives that can be met.

The New Zealand Curriculum / Curriculum documents / The New Zealand Curriculum Online - NZ Curriculum Online. 

Rotorua Duck Tours has many different options to choose from. Try anyone of the following great educational options.

• Rotorua City & Lakes (90 Mins)
• Tarawera & Lakes Tour (120 Mins) (Can be linked to level 1 Geography "Extreme Natural Events")
• Lakes Quality Tour (Can be linked to level 2 Geography "Explain aspects of a contemporary Geographic Issue")
• Saving the Lakes Powerpoint Presentation
• Mix and Match Tour
• Rotorua Duck Tours Lunch Options

A typical adventure with Rotorua Duck Tours includes:

• An interactive and educational commentary by our trained conducktor
• 'Splashdown' (entry) into some of Rotorua's most spectacular lakes
• FREE gift, the famous duck quacker, to interact with people on the street

Achievement Objectives from Geography, History, Education for Sustainability and Science include:

• Identify some important natural and cultural features of the landscape.          
• Understand how specific geographical features were formed such as volcanic and geo thermal features.         
• Understand the natural and cultural processes that have shaped the environment.         
• Understand how people interact with the natural environment and the consequences of such interactions for people and the environment.         
• Understand how people’s values and perceptions influence decision making   processes such as Tourism development and identify how change has occurred in Tourism Development.

• Identify major events and people in Rotorua's history.          
• Understand Maori migration settlement and life in the Rotorua region. Education for Sustainability         
• Evaluate measures that have been taken to sustain natural resources and the effect on the sustainability of these environments. 

• Investigate external and internal processes that have shape and change the surface features of New Zealand         
• Develop an understanding of the causes of natural hazards and their interactions with human activity on Earth.