Waitomo Adventures – New Zealand Blackwater Rafting at its Best

New Zealand’s leading independent provider offers a range of amazing adventure caving options:
Select your preferred degree of physicality; wet; very wet or dry trips – even how many galaxies of the famous NZ glow worms! Our unrivalled range includes Lost World – described by “Lonely Planet” travellers guide as one of the most amazing things you can do in this country.

See why Tom Cruise came back four times. Class winner NZ Tourism awards; Qualmark endorsed; all guides certified to the highest relevant standards. Best client safety record.

Option 1: Blackwater Rafting – TumuTumu TOObing – Best value blackwater rafting option – with two hours actually underground. This Ripper of a trip combines the best elements of blackwater rafting with walking, swimming and tubing through distinctive sections of the spectacular TumuTumu Cave. See awesome cave formations as well as thousands of New Zealand’s famous glowworms.

Option Two: Max Energy – Haggas Honking Holes – Extremely concentrated action. Very exciting and fast moving! An adventure that crams lots of action into only 4 hours. A cross between ā€œIndiana Jones goes cavingā€ and ā€œbeing put through a washing machine on a ropeā€. Full noiseā€ action ā€“ Not 1, but 3 abseils in waterfalls, rock climbing, unique formations, full training and equipment supplied. See glowworms close-up! Participants are fit and brave but no prior experience is required. The most concentrated action trip available in Waitomo.

Option Three: Spectacular Lost World Four Hour trip – Includes 100m Abseil. This trip is surprisingly gentle. Abseil (rappel) 100m slowly into the Lost World secured by your guide who abseils alongside. After the approximately 30 minute descent, you embark on a journey back to the surface through another spectacular cavern – the massive vaults of the Lost World. ā€œOne of the most amazing things you can do in New Zealandā€ – Lonely Planet Travel Guide. “Absolutely amazing” – Helen Clark NZ Prime Minister.

Option Four: Ultimate Lost World – 7-hour Epic 100m Abseil. Abseil into the Lost World (as per option 3), then take the wet way out! The descent takes approximately 30 minutes. Once down, lunch is served before heading off upstream, walking, swimming and climbing through cathedral-size vaults. See waterfalls, fossil oysters and whalebones, as well as untold glowworms. Emerge several hours later and head back to Waitomo for a well earned dinner (all included).

Option Five: St Benedictā€™s Cavern – NZ’s Prettiest Cave. Exciting, beautiful, challenging, but surprisingly gentle. This three-hour adventure is comprised of abseiling (rappelling), zipping down the flying fox, walking and scrambling through the prettiest piece of known cave in New Zealand. This trip suits a wide range of people.

Waitomo Adventures Ltd
PO Box 29
Waitomo Caves
New Zealand
Ph: + 64 7 878 7788
Fax: + 64 7 878 6266

Freephone within NZ: 0800 924 866 (0800 WAITOMO)
Email: bookings@waitomo.co.nz
Website: www.waitomo.co.nz

March 15, 2005   Posted in: New Zealand