Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime! Around 15 – 20 minutes of training is provided prior to the trip, teaching all the required paddle commands and safety information.

Professional photographs are taken of each rafting trip and the Kaituna Grade 5 is suitable for all active people aged 13 years and over.

Summary

• Pick up from the port area
• Transport in a small air-conditioned mini bus with a full commentary from your professional guide
• Stop to admire spectacular beaches and volcanoes
• Hear about New Zealand’s unique ecology created by 80 million years of isolation
• Pass through kiwi fruit orchards and hear about their economic importance to the region
• Learn about Maori culture, how they got to New Zealand and who their ancestors were
• Then get ready to raft the Kaituna!
• Lunch at a local café after rafting (not included)
• Drive around lake Rotorua and a brief stop in Kuirau Park to see huge boiling pools right in the middle of the city. Also you will have a short guided tour of Rotorua, the lake front, Government Gardens and see the old bath house, built after the 1886 eruption of Mt Tarawera.
• Drive back to your ship. Relaxing and sitting back as you go through rolling country side, native forest, pine plantations and landscape sculpted by numerous volcanic eruptions.
• Price includes drive/guide, and rafting with River Rats (or a professional rafting company selected by us), full commentary, pick and drop off at the port, a bottle of mineral water and Wi-Fi on request

Tour length 7-8 hours

• Minimum Group of 4 required $225 pp

You are provided with

• Safety Helmets
• Lifejackets
• Wetsuits
• Polar Fleece Tops (weather dependent)
• Spray jackets (weather dependent)
• Wetsuit Booties

You need to bring

• Swimsuits
• Towel

Safety – our vehicles have been awarded a 5* safety rating (the maximum) by the New Zealand’s government’s Transport Agency (NZTA) and our drivers are all First Aid trained and attend refresher course every two years.