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Kaituna River Grade 5 White Water Rafting

Embark on a thrilling white water rafting experience just 15 minutes from the heart of Rotorua - grade 5 rapids make for an adrenaline-filled adventure! Suitable for 13+ year olds.
Kaituna River Grade 5 White Water Rafting

Highlights

  • 45 minutes of on-water rafting

  • Adrenaline filled grade 5 rafting

  • Highest rafting waterfall in the world

  • Complimentary pick up

  • Just 15 minutes from Rotorua

  • Perfect for that adrenalin rush

More info

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

  • 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

  • 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

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