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Home > Waitomo > Black Water Rafting Waitomo Caves Tour
Black Water Rafting Waitomo Caves Tour
USD $91.57

Black Water Rafting Waitomo Caves Tour

Waitomo, New Zealand

If you seek an adventure tour that plays with your senses and provides an unforgettable thrill then this tour is for you. Choose between the Black Abyss or the Labyrinth and let the fun begin!

The Black Abyss
Designed for people with a moderate level of fitness, the five-hour invigorating journey includes a minimum of two hours exhilarating underground adventure. Abseil (Rappel) into the awesome limestone tomb to experience the adrenaline rush as you clamber and slide through squeezes, zip into the black water filled abyss and scramble up waterfalls in your pursuit of daylight.

Inside the cave naturally occurring decorations such as stalactites and stalagmites will amaze while the resident glowworms promise to provide a spectacular visual exhibition as you traverse through the subterraneous playground.

Includes: Abseiling training, abseiling 37 metres, caving and walking, cave tubing (black water rafting), glow worms, jumps, flying fox, climbing

The Labyrinth
This popular tour involves a combination of walking and floating on an inner tube through a unique underground river system. As you prepare for your adventure your professional guide will ensure you are properly equipped and teach you some fun techniques before you climb down into nature's underground network for an enjoyable cave tubing experience of a lifetime! Streams spill, twist, turn and join to build a river canyon. Glide with the water as it drops down the hidden waterfall and tumbles down rocky chutes before sliding through vaulted limestone galleries to finally emerge into the dazzling green Waitomo forest.

Prepare to be amazed at the naturally occurring decorations within the cave including stalactites and stalagmites. This exhilarating journey also provides a spectacular visual display of glowworms.

Includes: caving and walking, cave tubing (black water rafting), glow worms, small waterfall jump

At the end of your experience enjoy a hot shower, hearty soup and bagel.
USD $91.57
Traveler Reviews

Review by: dale m March 2012
Had a great time and was really looking forward to this adventure. Jumping backward into the river was a little scarry but ok. Glad we practiced before we needed to do it for real in the cave.
Review: 4 star rating: Recommended
Review by: Marina R January 2012
The Black Water Rafting experience was awesome. The guides were fun and informative. Just be aware that if your leaving from Auckland, it is a 2.5 hour drive South. I did not realise this when I booked and we had trouble getting there. There was no public transport that would get us there on time and we ended up having to hire a car, which added to the price. It would be good if a transfer option was included. The tour itself is well worth it though. My teenagers loved it.
Review: 5 star rating: Highly Recommended
Review by: Nathaniel C November 2011
good guides, awesome fun.. well worth it.
Review: 5 star rating: Highly Recommended
Review by: francisco g October 2011
Spectacular. Perfect organization. Amazing final step.
Review: 5 star rating: Highly Recommended
Review by: Jay H March 2011
Definitely a great experience. The guides, Alan and Monkey, were great and the different experiences (rappelling, zip lining, climbing through waterfalls and the amazing glow worms) definitely resulted in a great trip. Would definitely recommend.
Review: 5 star rating: Highly Recommended
Review by: Christopher D March 2011
Excellent experience! Just the right balance of fear and enjoyment! Excellent guides and provision of equipment.
Review: 4 star rating: Recommended
Review by: Alexander March 2011
Amazing guides, amazing experience, wish Viator offered a package which included transportation to the site!
Review: 5 star rating: Highly Recommended
Review by: Rakesh A February 2011
Great fun, and our guides were great. There is a small abseiling component, and even a flying fox. Though touted as a 'rafting' tour - there is only a few minutes of this, and you're more floating slowly than going through rapids. It is in fact more of a caving experience. Don't let that turn you off though - it was great one, and one of the highlights of the tour!
Review: 4 star rating: Recommended
Review by: KRISTY L January 2011
Great guides! They provide hot coco and yellow at the bottom of the cave to help keep you warm! One of the greatest experiences I had in North New Zealand. This tour is a MUST for all NZ visitors!
Review: 5 star rating: Highly Recommended
Review by: Richard S January 2011
our family group of eight had a wonderful time . the course was challenging in parts but such an unreal experience that it well worth it. i can sometimes be a little claustrophobic but no worries here at all. the guides were helpful and informative with a bit of humour attached.definately recommend it
Review: 5 star rating: Highly Recommended
Review by: Aishwarya R January 2011
A must do in Waitomo. The guides were incredible and the entire experience was unreal. Although claustrophobic I had a really lovely time inside the cave. The water was freezing but it didnt take too long to get used to it. Watching the glowworms was spectacular. _br/_ The only not so great thing - We ended up purchasing a CD of photographs at the end of the tour - but they werent of great quality.
Review: 5 star rating: Highly Recommended
Review by: Anonymous August 2010
It was an awesome tour and the guides were fantastic!! But we did spend a lot more time in the water than I expected and it was very very cold.
Review: 5 star rating: Highly Recommended
Review by: John V August 2010
What a way to see the caves and the glowworms. Really Amazing, despite the cold water
Review: 5 star rating: Highly Recommended
Review by: Katrina A, United States of America June 2010
We had a great time. Our guides, Jed and Tom, were very professional, funny and friendly. While the tour was more active than expected, it was an awesome experience and a lot of fun. Not for the claustrophobic or those who don't like to be cold. I would definitely do this again!
Review: 5 star rating: Highly Recommended
Review by: Kylie S, Australia May 2010
Cold water but you do have a wetsuit and the glow-worms are lovely! Dont really have to be able to swim for this, your inner tube does most of the work.
Review: 5 star rating: Highly Recommended
Review by: Brooke S, United States of America August 2009
The tour was absolutely awesome, I highly recommend it! However, Viator did not book our trip with the company like they said they would, and we had problems even though it was prepaid! I will never use Viator again!
Review: 5 star rating: Highly Recommended
Review by: Anonymous, United States of America December 2008
The glow worms were amazing!
Review: 4 star rating: Recommended
Review by: Laurie G, Australia February 2008
Friendly staff, which helped make this a great trip!
Review: 5 star rating: Highly Recommended
Review by: Melissa S, Australia February 2008
The caves were beautiful, guides were helpful and the whole activity was really fun.
Review: 5 star rating: Highly Recommended
Review by: Howard F, United States of America December 2007
More info on exactly what is expected should be relayed to customers, we were much older than everyone else and it was a bit taxing.
Review: 4 star rating: Recommended
Review by: Uyen N, United States of America September 2007
Very fulfilling, scary and thrill seeking, totally advise it, although, some parts of the water were sooooo cold!!! Tour guides were awesome and helpful!
Review: 4 star rating: Recommended
Review by: Kirsten B, Canada April 2007
Totally cool! Great guides, great experience, very fun! Would do it again!
Review: 5 star rating: Highly Recommended
Review by: Esther G, United States of America April 2007
Lots of fun but way too short. It is really only maximum 2 hrs, probably 90 minutes after suiting up. They give you about an hour to shower and eat.
Review: 4 star rating: Recommended
Review by: Anonymous, United States of America April 2007
It was great!
Review: 4 star rating: Recommended
Review by: Olivier F, Australia November 2006
Great experience, adventurous, thrilling and fun at the same time!
Review: 5 star rating: Highly Recommended
Review by: Anonymous November 2006
Great experience, adventurous, thrilling and fun at the same time!
Review: 5 star rating: Highly Recommended

USD $91.57
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