Waitomo Adventures - Black Water Rafting

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Incorporating the best of blackwater rafting with caving, climbing and swimming - Blackwater Rafting in the TumuTumu Cave is a great Kiwi adventure not to be missed.

Incorporating the best of blackwater rafting with caving, climbing and swimming - Blackwater Rafting in the TumuTumu Cave is a great Kiwi adventure not to be missed.

Highlights

  • Blackwater Rafting at it’s best – 2.5hrs underground, about twice as much time underground as any other cave in Waitomo.
  • Utterly stunning glowworm displays
  • An underground terrain that just keeps changing.
  • Small client to guide ratio – 1:6
  • FREE personalised photos

Experience a more comprehensive version of blackwater rafting with caving, climbing and swimming - is a great Kiwi adventure not to be missed!

Explore the subterranean scenery of the Tumu Tumu cave taking in the unique glowworms and amazing limestone formations created beneath the earth over millions of years. This experience is a fantastic way for almost anyone to see the wonder of Waitomo's underground world first hand.

Waitomo Adventures are a consistent Certificate of Excellence Winner with Trip Advisor and are ranked the number 1 attraction in the area with a 5-star rating - Come and see for yourself why this is a must-do attraction in an experience that will remain with you forever.

Photography: Personalised photos are provided to clients via internet at no extra charge. No client photography equipment is permitted. Please inquire if you require a private photography tour.

Fitness Test: If the guide on the day has any doubt about a client’s fitness they may ask them to prove it by completing a fitness test. One quick and simple test we may use is “to step up and down a 20 cm (8 inches) step not less than 45 times in 60 seconds”. We strongly recommend clients complete this test before they book their activity and before they travel to Waitomo. Clients may also be requested to submit to breath-testing for alcohol or other drugs. Where appropriate, guides may at their sole discretion cancel a departure or remove an unsuitable client from a departing trip for any safety-related reason.

Per Person $225.00 (please see age & weight restrictions below)

What's included

  • 5mm Wetsuit, gumboots and all specialist caving gear.
  • Hot showers provided before heading back to Waitomo.

Duration

  • Allow approximately 4 hours for the whole experience

Location

  • 1227 Waitomo Valley Road, Waitomo

Notes

  • Important: Discount bookings cancelled by you, the customer, are strictly non-refundable. Discount bookings cancelled well in advance (48hrs+) may at the operator's sole discretion be eligible for a return voucher to enjoy the activity at another date.

    Minimum Age & Weight: 12 Years, 40kg.

    All children 15 years of age and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian or mature adult known to the child and aged 18 years and older.

    Minimum 2 participants per trip. Singles waitlisted to confirm.

    Pregnancy: We do not recommend abseiling (rappelling) during the 1st and 3rd trimester due to the need to wear a tight-fitting harness across your waist during the abseil.

    All pregnant clients wishing to participate in one of our adventure options must provide a medical certificate from their General Medical Practitioner confirming that they are fit for abseiling (rappelling) and caving. This policy is required for us to comply with the NZ Adventure Safety Regulations.

  • What to bring: Swimwear, shower items, towel, and thick socks that cover the ankle.

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maxi12345 from Germany wrote on 05 November 2023

Sehr cooles Abenteuer

Auf jeden Fall besser als die mehr oder weniger Touriausbeuter Bootstour. Nicht, dass die unbedingt schlecht ist, aber preisleistungstechnisch auf jeden Fall unschlagbar. Kleine Gruppe von 4 Leuten gehabt und 2 coole Guides dabei. Dazu noch ein paar nette Fotos. Das Klettern und Toobing im Dunkeln mit den Glühwürmchen war unglaublich. Auf jeden Fall zu empfehlen, sehr cooles Abenteuer!

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Thanks Maxi ! Your generous words are much appreciated :)

lenaaaaaa from Germany wrote on 03 November 2023

Sehr empfehlenswert

Wundervolles Erlebnis! Allein schon die Fahrt zur Höhle war lustig durch die Erzählungen des Fahrers. Unser Guide war sehr nett und hat uns viel über die Glühwürmchen und Höhlenformationen erzählt. Die Glühwürmchen waren wunderschön

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Thanks very much Lena! You were fun to have on the trip.. We so glad you could come and play with us :) Happy Travels!

Birte from Germany wrote on 22 December 2019

Wirklich empfehlenswert

Einfach toll, muss man mitgemacht und erlebt haben! Der Guide war auch super und hat viele Infos zur Höhle und den Glühwürmchen erzählt!

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isabelt1 from Germany wrote on 09 December 2019

Geniales Erlebnis

Von Anfang bis Ende eine gut organisierte Tour und ein wirklich tolles Erlebnis. Sehr netter Service, ein Guide der nicht nur durch Humor überzeugt sondern vorallem durch sehr gutes Hintergrundwissen über die Höhle und die zugehörige Umgebung. Ein Tag, den wir niemals vergessen werden.

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Lara Heumann from Germany wrote on 23 July 2019

Super Weiterempfehlung

Meine Freundin und ich hatten super Glück, und wir waren nur zu zweit in der Gruppe mit zwei guides. Wir konnten uns also immer Zeit lassen und alles richtig auf uns wirken lassen. Wir sind viel durch die Höhle geklettert, und auch geschwommen, und haben viele Glühwürmchen gesehen. Man hat auch gemerkt, dass unsere guides super informiert waren und sich in der Höhle auskannten

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