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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.

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

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Flora from France wrote on 31 March 2024

Super activité

Nous avons passé un moment incroyable dans les eaux froides de la grotte avec notre guide Amy. C'est une expérience unique de spéléo, différente de ce que l'on voit d'habitude. En combinaison et en bottes, on a parcouru la grotte à sec et dans l'eau. Parfois dans une bouée, lumière éteinte pour admirer les glow worms au plafond. Je recommande +++

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Merci Beacoups Flora! ...and thanks for visiting our special part of NZ. :) Who would have imagined the glowworms twinkling away in the underworld :)

Alexandra Candeille from France wrote on 15 October 2019

Super expérience !

Une aventure inoubliable, la guide, très gentille, nous a pris en charge par petit groupe. L'exploration de la cave est fascinante, on se faufile entre les roches, découvre les glowworms, on se laisse guider, une petite dose d'adrénaline par moment. Bref, un moment inoubliable, je recommande vivement !

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Jeanne Pelloux from France wrote on 26 March 2019

Très bonne expérience, nous avons passé un super moment. Nous le referions sans hésitations.

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valentin pipelart from France wrote on 13 March 2019

Extraordinaire

Super activité, le guide Kenny très sympa et très professionnel, au top, je recommande vivement !

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Cyril Amelin from France wrote on 02 November 2016

Worth the shot - worth the price

Luke and Juri were awesome guides. My friend and I had a very cool time visiting thecave. Glow worms, tubbing, singing, jumping, swimming... all fun. Be aware this gets really chilly inside the cave. Big socks are sold beforehand at the office. Big thanks to Luke and Juri for an amazing experience!

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