Kaituna & Wairoa Combo

Kaituna & Wairoa Combo

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

300

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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Wairoa 5 2
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  are:

September 2025  Sunday 28
 October 2025  Sunday 12, 26
 November 2025  Sunday 9, 23
 December 2025  Sunday 7, 14, 21, 28
 January 2026  Sunday 4, 11, 18, 25
 February 2026  Sunday 1, 8, 14/15, 22 
 March 2026  Sunday 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
 April 2026  Sunday 5, 12, 19
 May 2026  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  So much fun and Elvis our guide really made it great and unique for our team!
    Super well organised and all the staff were brilliant, beyond expectations.
    Would definitely recommend... read more

    Spearman3000
    May 1, 2021

  • star rating  This was such a fun experience. The guides were terrific and very experienced they kept us safe at all times and provided us with all the right sized gear at... read more

    Esther
    February 1, 2022

  • star rating  Amazing experience with a wonderful team. Our guide Peter is so fun and sensible. he made sure we all understand the safety guidelines along with having an epic adventure. Thank... read more

    Nelz
    January 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  Awesome trip, well organised, professional, fun and lottsa laughs with blue and the team. Would highly recommend this company for your thrills and spills on the kaituna River. Anatural... read more

    Dpohan61
    April 27, 2022

  • star rating  Very friendly and takes safety the priority. Bunch of very friendly guys. Pete was our group lead and was fantastic.
    Highly recommended

    119venkats
    September 3, 2022

  • star rating  Incredible experience, we had an absolute blast! Would highly recommend. Huge shout out to our guide Bal who made the experience all the more enjoyable!

    Salma
    January 1, 2022

  • star rating  OMG what a rush! Epic scary fun, magic scenery, a must-do trip! Our guide Elvis was a masterful raft captain - they all were - the guides were having as... read more

    ruthyflee
    February 1, 2022

  • star rating  Such a wicked experience! Great staff who provide plenty of laughs as well as very clear safety guidelines. Highly recommend.

    Tinkx66
    May 30, 2022

  • star rating  The whole experience was excellent from the start to the finish. There was beautiful scenery to go with the thrill of the rapids and the friendliness and expertise of the... read more

    Chelsea H
    July 8, 2021
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