Kaituna Cascades - Original White Water Rafting Experience in New Zealand

Experience the original white water rafting adventure on the Kaituna River in New Zealand with Kaituna Cascades. Explore breathtaking waterfalls and thrilling rapids with expert guides for a memorable, safe, and fun-filled trip. Book now!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 18 Okere Falls Road - Experience the most unique and stunning whitewater rafting adventure in New Zealand!
    The renowned Kaituna River is a rafter’s paradise – enjoy a thrilling 50-minute journey through 11 incredible rapids and 3 exhilarating waterfalls, including the world’s highest commercially rafted waterfall at 7 meters. This all takes place…
What's Included
    • Custom built rafts, wetsuits, helmets, lifejackets, paddles, fleece tops, wetsuit booties, and splash jackets
    • Local, professional & highly trained guides
What's Not Included
  • Digital photos (Available to purchase)
  • Glasses Strap $5
  • Rent a Towel $5
  • Go Pro Harness Hire $5
  • Other Souvenirs (T-shirt etc)
Additional Information

Kaituna Cascades pioneered the exploration and initiation of rafting tours on the Kaituna River, and the business remains locally held and run by a pair of current raft guides, ensuring you’re in capable hands!! There’s no other location worldwide where you can raft on a stunning river that plunges into a vertically walled gorge full of raftable…

Location
18 Okere Falls Road
Okere Falls Road
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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U6226dxsofiaf
Jun 7, 2025
Super fun and exciting! - We had the best time ever! So much fun and everyone was super helpful and friendly. Our guide Jasper was amazing! Great way to end our New Zealand trip!
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Omaraf2019
Jun 7, 2025
Best activity in New Zealand - Best activity in New Zealand. Is like a fun playground, lots of surfing. We did it over winter and super fun. Thank you Pete and Bal 🙏🏻
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Sunshine27574685222
Jun 6, 2025
Loved it - Loved the experience! From start to finish, the crew was incredible and gave awesome pointers to keep us safe ! Definitely rate it the best rafting experience.
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Rockolamamma
Jun 2, 2025
Rafting the tallest waterfall! - This adventurous rafting tour is so much fun. We got soaked. In fact, we were put in the front of the raft with our faces into the waterfalls!! And yes, they took photos of our expressions when we got drenched. Safety is the number one priority and our guide DAN was an expert! He made sure everyone knew what to do in case something went wrong. Nothing went wrong. Our raft did not flip when we went over the tallest commercially rafted waterfall in the world. We chose this company because it is the ORIGINAL rafting company and is so close to the starting point. We really didn't need a van to get there, since it was just a quick ride across the street! I love that they take photos during the trip so that we don't have to worry about capturing it all. They also allow gopros on their helmets, so were able to get that footage too! Also, as as added bonus afterwards, there are many trails nearby to go view all the falls. We walked along the trails after our rafting trip and saw other boats come down the falls while screaming.
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306vishalr
Jun 1, 2025
A must do experience - Josh and dan were incredible, the group with me was incredible. Loved the history behind the falls, the natural fauna, the rapids.
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Passenger21987668697
May 31, 2025
“Incredible Rafting with Malcolm – A Must-Do!” - We had an amazing time rafting with Kaituna Cascades, and our guide Malcolm was outstanding! He combined expert guidance with great humor, making everyone feel comfortable and hyped up. The scenery was stunning, and the waterfall drop was insane—in the best way. Malcolm made us feel safe while still keeping the adrenaline high. Can’t recommend this enough—10/10 experience!
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Melaniesk5046eu
May 27, 2025
All the fun! - This is my second time on this raft trip and it never disappoints! My friends and I had the best time with our guide Bal who made sure we had the most fun and adventure on the river, constant smiles and stoke all around! Bonus is the stunning river and native NZ forest surrounding you the entire time!
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M_p_dub
May 26, 2025
Just brilliant - Couldn't recommend this highly enough - just a brilliant experience. Guides are awesome and big shout out to Pete - he's the MAN! Super super fun and exhilarating and the guides know what they're doing so you always feel safe. We did the trip with a large group of kids (all 13/14) and they absolutely loved it. Would recommend you do this 100%. Still buzzing.
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Noahms3831df
May 23, 2025
Incredibly fun rafting experience. Must do. - Incredible experience! Rob, our guide, made it so much fun. He was absolutely fantastic. I wish I could do it all over again!
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Navigate40568094280
May 23, 2025
Amazing, would do it again and again - Amazing experience, what are you waiting for, book now! Our tour guide was totally awesome and very experienced. Safety is paramount and we had such a great time. It isn’t as cold as you would think, definitely do it.
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From $81
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).