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Take on the mighty Wairoa River in an adrenaline-pumping rafting expedition you'll never forget! Make sure you're one of the lucky few that get to experience this rafting trip of a lifetime.
Highlights
- Take on some of the best white-water action in New Zealand!
- Experienced and safety assured guide.
- Don’t miss this experience that’s only available 26 days a year!
The Grade 5 Wairoa River is renowned for having some of the best white water action in New Zealand.
Kaituna Cascades is the only company to run the whole river - including the bottom 3 rapids and lower waterfall!
Hold on for dear life as you tackle 'Mothers Nightmare' which has a technical grade 4 rock garden, closely followed by a tight 2 metre drop.
Experience the thrill of 'The Rollercoaster' - Consisting of the aptly named 'Devils Cauldron' and the breathtaking 'Bottom Drop'.
Feel the rush of 'The Waterfall' which has an awesome 3 metre drop into a churning pool of white water through the Wairoa Rivers boulder-strewn rock canyon.
Make sure you're one of the lucky few to experience this rafting trip of a lifetime as the Wairoa River is only open 26 days a year!
All prices are shown in NZD ($)
- Per Person$140.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Per Person$190.00
Authenticated ReviewsAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
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From Kaituna Cascades - Grade 5 Wairoa River
Hey frank Thanks for the review. Yip that was a great day out on the Wairoa river. $50 is the cost for the whole Photo Album of our Rafting trip. You probably get at least 70-80 professional photos for that price. Sorry mate but we just don't sell them Individually !! We did also email you back asking if you would like to discuss this matter further by phone !! but unfortunately we never heard back from you. Cheers Kaituna Cascades
John Byrne from United Kingdom wrote on 17 February 2025
Cscades
Very helpful staff and fabulous fun.
From Kaituna Cascades - Grade 5 Wairoa River
Thanks John for the 5 Star review. Glad you enjoyed the raft trip!
Mack Varnosafaderani from New Zealand wrote on 20 March 2022
Thank you 🙏🏽
This was my first time whitewater rafting and thanks to the Kaituna Cascades crew I’m hooked…Absolutely loved it.
From Kaituna Cascades - Grade 5 Wairoa River
Nice One Mack. Hope to see you again on the river
Stephanie Parmenter from New Zealand wrote on 18 October 2021
Had a blast
We were lucky enough to go rafting yesterday with Kaituna Cascades. So much fun! Due to level 2 restrictions our bubble of 2 got a raft of our own, a VIP experience. Elvis our guide knew the river inside out and we felt super safe. Great photos we love them. Thanks for a wicked experience!
From Kaituna Cascades - Grade 5 Wairoa River
Great to hear you loved the Wairoa river trip with Elvis & the photos we take !!
christinab6 from New Zealand wrote on 22 March 2021
What a Blast!!
The whole trip was so much fun. Guides had awesome humor and made sure all safety and instuctions was clear but not dull. Rapids were thilling!
From Kaituna Cascades - Grade 5 Wairoa River
Cheers for the mint review - the Wairoa is the best ate !!
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Frank Jacobs from Netherlands wrote on 26 March 2018
Great rafting experience, bad comms
Great tour on the Wairoa. Nice guides, skilled and some nice (and fishy) lunch afterwards. They charge $50 for 1 or 5 pictures. In the car I was shown them and was told it would be easy to get them (or buy). Follow-up on my mail was poor (basically: others are happy to pay $50 for a picture), so sad you think it’s weird. The trip was amazing, the after-care or comms pretty lousy. For me the reason to do another rafting/kayak adventure with another company.