Join the original Waitomo black water rafting tour. Explore the Ruakuri Cave on an exhilarating underground adventure that involves climbing, black water tubing, floating, and leaping over cascading underground waterfalls.
About this activity
- Free cancellation
- Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
- Reserve now & pay later
- Keep your travel plans flexible — book your spot and pay nothing today.
- Duration 3 hours
- Check availability to see starting times.
- Live tour guide
- English
Highlighted reviews from other travelers
Absolutely fantastic experience in an amazing environment! Guides very knowledgeable, fun, confident, making guests feeling safe during the, sometimes challenging, tour. Awesome!
Our guides were amazing and we had a great time. The caves were beautiful and the glow worms were really interesting. The company was professional, safe and fun!
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Meeting point
Meet your guide at The Legendary Black Water Rafting Co., 6 KM from the State Highway 3 turnoff.
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What to bring
- Swimwear
- Towel
Not allowed
- Cameras
- Video recording
Know before you go
- If you are late or miss your scheduled tour time your ticket(s) are forfeited and non-refundable
- New bookings will incur the full tour cost and due to high demand and limited capacity tours are subject to availability
- You must check in 30 minutes before my tour starts
- Participants must be 12 years or older and weigh at least 45 kilograms
- All tours are subject to availability. Pending available time slots, your tour time may be different to the one requested
- Water temperature is 10-14 degrees celsius (wetsuits and footwear are provided)
- Cameras and GoPro's cannot be taken on this tour
- There is a maximum of 12 participants per tour and a minimum of 2 participants required for the tour to run
- The Waitomo Caves are located 195 kilometres from Auckland and round-trip transport from Auckland is not included