Kaituna & Wairoa Combo

Kaituna & Wairoa Combo

  • The EPIC Kaituna and Wairoa River combo
  • Grade 5 White Water Rafting
  • Rotorua & Tauranga, New Zealand

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Combining two of the most exciting rivers in New Zealand together for the most epic day of Rafting ever. You’ll raft the challenging and intense boulder gardens and waterfalls of the grade 5 Wairoa in the morning & then sink into the deep magical warm waters of the Kaituna, and experience the world’s tallest commercially rafted waterfall in the afternoon!

Saving $25 per person with this EPIC combo !

Two completely different rivers in the best day of rafting ever….

Also please note – These are exciting grade 5 rafting experiences and are NOT suited for older or bigger people, or people that aren’t comfortable in the water. We have a weight limit of 120 kgs.

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Rafting Rotorua New Zealand

PLEASE NOTE:
The power company only release water on certain Sundays, 26 days a year over the Spring/Summer/Autumn period for us to go rafting. SO GET IN QUICK

The Flow dates for 2025/26  will be released in August 2025

September 2024  Sunday 29
 October 2024  Sunday 13, 27
 November 2024  Sunday 10, 24
 December 2024  Sunday 8, 22, 29
 January 2025  Sunday 5, 12, 19, 26
 February 2025  Sunday 2, 9, 16, 23 
 March 2025  Sunday 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
 April 2025  Sunday 6, 13, 20
 May 2025  None

Check in Time

Departing Rotorua 8.30am & returning around 4.30/5pm.

Duration

Full day ~ 8.5hrs.

Availability

Due to Wairoa being dam release, this is combo tour only runs 26 days per year, every Sunday during summer months, with some Spring and Autumn releases too.

Location

Wairoa River - 1376, State Highway 29 - Tauranga, and Kaituna River - 18 Okere Falls Rd, Okere Falls, Rotorua.

Conditions

Age 13 - 65 years. Swimming skills essential ! NOT SUITABLE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN or THOSE WITH HEART CONDITIONS. MAXIMUN WEIGHT is 120kgs - must be fit and healthy.

We Provide

The best guides on the river, custom built rafts, wetsuits, helmets, lifejackets, paddles, fleece tops, wetsuit booties, and splash jackets.

Price Includes

Transport available - or self drive

What to bring

Swimwear, Shorts,Towel & a sense of adventure! We are GoPro friendly, feel free to bring yours along. Please bring a chest harness for your GoPro. It's a long exciting day so we suggest bringing a packed lunch and hydration with you.

Minimum Numbers

The Wairoa requires a total of 4 people to go ahead.

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Best experience ever! Awesome energetic crew and supervisors. Highly recommend even in the winter time!
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Health & Safety

We are taking all precautionary safety measures to give you a safe (and amazing) trip down our iconic Kaituna River, Wairoa & Rangitaiki Rivers. However River Rafting is an adventure activity with a degree of risk which increases with the grade of rapids. Rafts can capsize, and people may fall out of the raft in fast flowing & violent water, people may be injured.
The Kaituna & Wairoa River’s are class 5 rivers and both have waterfalls and hard rapids.
Grade 5 = Very difficult rapids, High-powerful-irregular waves, difficult to negotiate, the extreme for commercial operations. This said – The Kaituna river is an amazing river & is normally good for most fit and healthy people”

PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT KAITUNA CASCADES CANNOT GUARANTEE YOUR SAFETY.

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  • star rating  Bluey and the boys were awesome! Hands down a great experience with friendly and very capable guides. Lots of laughs and thrills! Can’t wait to get back on the water... read more

    Frazbroon
    July 9, 2022

  • star rating  Pete and his crew were fantastic. A smooth operation ensured we had a fantastic time and a great adventure. I would recommend this experience when you visit Rotorua.

    jaybee5ng
    May 29, 2022

  • star rating  Cole and the team were really great. 3rd time doing it. Will be back for more. The instructor made the experience one to remember!

    86sachinthaa
    March 20, 2022

  • star rating  Amazing time on the water, Blue our Guide was amazing and full of local history, Highly recommend to everyone

    Jesse
    February 1, 2022

  • star rating  What a blast!!! Soooo much better than I had expected...stunningly beautiful scenic gorge...Yes Sam..."GORGE"OUS!!!!!...the rappids ..Thrilling...and we were in good hands with our guide Sam the man... read more

    Higgie3
    May 19, 2021

  • star rating  If you want a Rotorua experience then this outfit is one of the best outfits to experience with

    They really made this trip for our family and... read more

    Raptor72
    May 7, 2021

  • star rating  The guide, Sam, went out of his way to make the trip as fun and exciting as possible. The whole team were friendly and inclusive.

    jortam4
    May 7, 2022

  • star rating  What a great experience this was and so much fun and laughter. Kaituna Cascades are thoroughly professional in every way and Cole was a fantastic rafting guide. ... read more

    KiwiPalmer
    April 4, 2022

  • star rating  Heaps of fun! Went with my 15 year old son. Contemplated going back for the afternoon booking but will wait for other family to join us next time. Always... read more

    Amber J
    January 1, 1970

  • star rating  Absolutely amazing! So much fun, kids said it was the best time ever! Very professional, highly recommend.

    penef2021
    April 27, 2021
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