Kaituna River Grade 5 White Water Rafting

Embark on a thrilling white water rafting experience on the Kaituna River just 15 minutes from the heart of Rotorua, with its grade 5 rapids making for a fun, adrenaline-filled adventure! You'll be picked up from your Rotorua accommodation and taken for a full safety briefing that will take you through the ropes and ensure your comfort with facing such a challenging rafting journey; while it's the top-rated difficultly level available for rafting, the Kaituna is also forgiving with long stretches of calm water in between rapids.

Featuring around 45 minutes worth of on-water rafting (total of around 1 hour including initial training), this Kaituna River rafting experience will also let you encounter its biggest highlight - the highest commercially rafted waterfall in the world! A steep, rush-inducing drop that will get the blood pumping yet is still very safe, if you're a thrill-seeker or an adventurous beginner, this is the ideal Rotorua area rafting experience for you - so book online today!

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Inclusions

• Full training
• Complimentary pick up from central Rotorua approximately 30 minutes before trip time
• Safety Helmets
• Life jackets
• Wetsuits
• Polar Fleece Tops (weather dependent)
• Spray jackets (weather dependent)
• Wetsuit Booties

Highlights

• Experience the thrill of Whitewater rafting on the Kaituna River
• Adrenalin rush that takes you down the highest commercially rafted waterfall in the world
• Fast and furious, this exhilarating ride moves you through foamy water and over the awesome 7 metre drop
• Complimentary pick up is available from central Rotorua

Time

• Approximately 3 hour tour
• Summer: 9.00am, 12.30pm or 3.30pm
• Winter: 10.00am and 2.00pm

Departure Location

• Hangar 14s, Rotorua Airport, 837 Te Ngae Road, Rotorua 3074

Hotel Pickup

• If you have booked a hotel: Prior to completing your purchase, enter your hotel name in the 'Add Booking Notes' section of the shopping cart. Once your booking is confirmed, you will receive a confirmation tour voucher with complete tour operator details. You will be required to contact the tour operator a minimum of 48hrs prior to your day of travel to reconfirm your hotel pick up time

• If you have not yet booked a hotel: Enter the words 'hotel not known' in the 'Add Booking Notes' section of the shopping cart. Once your booking is confirmed, you will receive a confirmation tour voucher with complete tour operator details. You will be required to contact the tour operator a minimum of 48hrs prior to your day of travel to reconfirm your hotel pick up time

• If you do not require a hotel pick up and will be meeting the tour at the tour departure point: Enter the words 'not required' in the 'Add Booking Notes' section of the shopping cart. Once your booking is confirmed, you will receive a confirmation tour voucher with complete tour operator details. You will be required to contact the tour operator a minimum of 48hrs prior to your day of travel to reconfirm your tour. Tour departure point is listed above and on your confirmation tour voucher

What To Bring

• Swimsuit and Towel
• Change of clothes

Additional Information

• Grade 5
• Minimum age 13 years
• Children as young as 10 may join at the halfway point below the big waterfall
• Recommended minimum weight limit 40kg, Maximum 120kg.
• Any pickup will be approximately one hour before the trip time

Booking Information

• Confirmation in the form of a tour voucher will be received at time of booking
• Upon completion of purchase, please print the voucher and present on day of the experience
• Mobile Vouchers are accepted! - Vouchers can also be presented on your mobile device for this attraction
• For your information, complete Tour Operator Information including contact details is included on your tour voucher
• Cruise vessel subject to change without notice
• Availability was accurate at the time of booking however, is subject to change due to circumstances out of our control
• We strongly suggest reconfirming your booking with the tour operator within 24 hours of making your booking and prior to making other travel arrangements