Kaituna Cascades: Ultimate White Water Rafting on Grade 5 Wairoa River near Tauranga

Experience the ultimate white water rafting adventure on the Grade 5 Wairoa River near Tauranga. Take on thrilling rapids, waterfalls, and a cliff jump with Kaituna Cascades!

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 1376 State Highway 29 - • Duration: 1.5 - 2 hours on Class 5 White Water
    • Availability: 26 Sundays per year during the summer
    • Times: One trip daily at 9:30 am
    • Transport: Self-drive is recommended, or free transport from Rotorua is available. Pickup from your accommodation in Rotorua is at 8:30 am, with a return by 2 pm.
    • What to bring: A…
What's Included
  • Wetsuits
  • Booties
  • Fleece Tops
  • Splash Jackets
What's Not Included
  • Photos
Additional Information

Engage in a thrilling rafting journey on the powerful Wairoa River, an experience that promises to be memorable! The Grade 5 Wairoa River near Tauranga is famous for its superb white water activities in New Zealand.
Kaituna Cascades takes you through the entire span of the river, including the lower three rapids and the waterfall!
Brace yourself as you…

Location
1376 State Highway 29
State Highway 29
Contact us directly if a local Rotorua pick up is required. Local pickups in Rotorua are at 8.30am . WE DO NOT DO PICK UPS FROM THE PORT OR FOR THE CRUISE SHIPS IN TAURANGA The meeting point for the Wairoa River in google maps is 1376 State Highway 29. Meet at 9:30am.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Thomas_mark_isaacs
Feb 11, 2025
Awesome, time efficient but thrilling experience - Josh our guide went out of his way to give us a memorable experience with just the right blend of safety and fun. Highly knowledgeable and confidence boosting building up to the 7m waterfall ride which looks a lot more frightening than it actually was - probably in part because of this. Lots of other time for fun and games and swimming a rapid (optional but great fun) built in as well. Thoroughly recommended. Most of our boat had never done any form of white water rafting before but just followed Josh’s instructions and had a whale of a time !
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Passenger20329195090
Feb 9, 2025
10/10 experience - Wowee! One of if not the best experience I’ve have while travelling NZ. Shout out to Malcom for being the best guide ever. Dude deserves a raise. Cheers from Oz, Z xx
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Jerryhj9181qt
Feb 9, 2025
Great rafting trip - This is a fantastic trip. The guides and staff are wonderful. A lot of exciting times during the trip, and the guides really know what they are doing. Thank you Malcom for the amazing time! Highly recommended.
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Cindyjv1381md
Feb 8, 2025
Worth it!! - We had the most amazing time rafting the river…it was the highlight of our cruise for sure!! It is worth it!! Our guide Dan was the best.
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Trail47518609433
Feb 8, 2025
Epic river rafting trip - Had and awome trip doing the combo rivers. Both rivers where epic. Our guide Cole R. did a great job explaining everthing and made the trip feel safe and also super fun. Would definitely recommend it. 10 out 10.
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Jaredw582
Feb 8, 2025
Give Cole R a beer! - Cole R was our guide and he deserves a beer! He got us down Wairoa and Kaitunan today, and absolutely crushed it. What a legend🤘 and since he took us for 2 rivers this sound count for 2 votes
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Cruiser316083
Feb 6, 2025
Beautiful, exciting, scary, peaceful, WILD! - Mal who we were with was empowering and made sure that we were happy to do this adventure. He made sure we enjoyed the incredible scenery we were travelling down and that it was more than just the rafting. We were in a raft of 68, 65, 65 & 60yr old. One came out of boat but hung on to raft and was fine. It’s over way too fast. Don’t let age put you off. If you fancy it - do it!!!
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Jet42467638219
Feb 4, 2025
Amazing! - It was so much fun! Great views along the way too from the water looking up the valley edge. Guides were awesome and I felt so much safer than I thought I would.
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E4009jfmichaelr
Feb 3, 2025
The Best White Water Rafting Trip I Have Ever Taken - The Wairoa River is an amazing river and the guides at Kaituna Cascades were true professionals. The river is very technical with five class five rapids. The briefs and outfitting by the guides was expertly done and before every rapid, we were briefed on what we were going to do and how to ride the rapids. Overall an excellent day on the river. I recommend it to anyone who is looking to experience this river.
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688joanat
Feb 3, 2025
Awesome - Thank you Josh for this amazing and funny experience! Well organized and super friendly & competent staff - can highly recommend.
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