White-Water Sledging Adventure: Exciting Riverboarding Activity in Rotorua

Experience the thrill of white-water sledging in Rotorua! Take charge of your own vessel and navigate the rapids with the help of trained guides. Book your adventure now!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Okere Falls Track - There is something for everyone on this excursion! Beautiful Native Scenery, play holes and awesome rapids to navigate your way through as you take the river on at eye level, you are in charge of your own vessel- propelled by the flippers on your feet, our kiwi guides are there to encourage, motivate you and help where necessary. Awesome family fun. No experience necessary.
What's Included
  • Professional Adventure Photographer
  • Amazing Kaituna Sledging (2hr round trip)
  • Professional Kiwi Guide
  • All River/Safety Equipment Provided
  • Free Hotel pickup and drop-off
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional Information

Regardless of skill level, you are bound to have the experience of a lifetime on this white-water sledging adventure from Rotorua. White-water sledging — also called riverboarding or hydrospeeding — lets you take charge of your own vessel as you twist and turn down the rapids while propelled by the flippers on your feet. Trained guides are available on…

Location
1135 Te Ngae Road
Te Ngae Road
First carpark on the left as you head down the drive. Checkin is 10 minutes before your specified booking time. Plenty of free parking is available.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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U631cukathleenw
Mar 5, 2025
Chee Hoo! - The experience was outstanding! Having Hemi and Jackie as guides made the experience fun and safe. They also brought cultural aspects, which was really nice to see a company that values not only the culture but the land we use. Sledging was loads of fun, and will definitely come again! Thank you so much ✨
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N3629fnkarenh
Feb 24, 2025
Go sledging! - Sledging down the Kaituna with Jackie and Drax was an awesome experience. They made sure we knew what we were doing and were safe while also showing us how much fun sledging is. Totally recommend this trip. Thank you! 🤩
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Alycia
Jan 16, 2025
If you want an awesome fun adventurous day, look no further! - The white water and sledging adventure was amazing. Our guides Hamish, Ben, and Jace were so friendly and made the day an absolute blast! We are in Rotarua for part of our honeymoon and it was a super fun adventure to do together! I had never been rafting before and hadn’t even heard of sledging. As an added bonus, the water was 23 degrees Celsius! When I went in the water it was like a warm, chaotic, bath. Thank you to the team for a phenomenal day! *notes: wear your bathing suit, they have wetsuits you can put on. You get water boots (mandatory). If you’re doing both the rafting and sledging, bring a small snack for in between + water to sip when you reset before sledging. Don’t wear anything valuable (if you accidentally bring, they can lock up valuables for you/you can put your excess clothes and they get locked in the change room). Bring a fresh pair of clothes to change into for when you’re done!
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Fiona_a
Jan 7, 2025
Thrilling - Great thrill and great instructors leading you through the rapids. The river is warm and not too scary.
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Emilie_s
Dec 21, 2024
As others have noted this... - As others have noted this is for people who love to swim and are comfortable in whitewater conditions. You are in the water the entire time. If you love that idea you'll LOVE this. We had a blast! This is physically demanding as you need to be able to kick into and out of rapids. All that being said, the river is absolutely gorgeous reminiscent of Jurassic Park 😉
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Jasminehs3206bj
Nov 25, 2024
Fun - Sledging was awesome. Wish I had time to do the rafting also! My favorite part was surfing the wave and learning to do a barrel roll. Thanks so much to James and the team!
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Carolyn
Nov 18, 2024
Fun high intensity rafting experience with AMAZING guides-Jackie & Caruso!!!!! - 5/5 thanks to Jackie and Caruso who made the whole experience! Sledging is physically more challenging than rafting but with our guides and their help in the water, we road the rapids on our sledge boards! It was exhilarating! Our guides also gave us the local history of the water and its importance to the Māori people which is fascinating. AMAZING day!!!
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Matt_l
Nov 7, 2024
Awesome Fun, you won’t regret it! - The tour guides and all staff were very friendly. Captain Jack and Kyle were legends and made it fun. Would definitely recommend to anyone that loves an adventure
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Laurenwu648wc
Oct 22, 2024
Whoot whoot! - Sooooo much fun, adrenalin pumping, challenging, and different! Ben, Chucky, and Caruso made us all feel safe and the awesome vibes they give made for the perfect afternoon on the water. Thank you! 🤩🤩
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Ericahui98
Sep 13, 2024
Unbelievable amazing experience - My husband and I had no idea what we were going into. We did it anyway, and…. It’s absolutely a blast!!! We both love water sports and excitement. Sledging gives them all to you. However I don’t think I can do without our guides SAM and Coruso. They both were very helpful and caring. We felt very safe with them in the rapids. I cannot rave enough of Sam, the super energized guy. He is overloaded with energy. He has fun in the water and he makes sure everyone feel the same. We did it on Sep 8th, which was my 60th birthday. We were at NZ to celebrate the special day. Sam definitely made this my most memorable birthday celebration. Thank you Sam! I know you are just doing your obligation, but you don’t know how much your extra steps meant to me. Thanks again and I hope to be back for more celebrations 😊
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