Black Labyrinth: Black Water Rafting - Private Tour from Auckland
Glide on a journey from Auckland to Waitomo in a private luxurious vehicle to explore the Ruakuri Cave on an exhilarating underground adventure that involves climbing, black water tubing, floating, and leaping over cascading underground waterfalls including a delicious BBQ buffet lunch and get close and personal to New Zealand’s iconic national bird at Kiwi house and native bird park.
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Black Labyrinth: Black Water Rafting - Private Tour from Auckland
Pickup included
What's included in Black Labyrinth: Black Water Rafting - Private Tour from Auckland
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Auckland Central
We pickup travellers from most locations in the Auckland CBD location. If your pickup location is not available on the list, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will do our very best to accommodate your request.
The Bombay Hills are a range of hills to the south of Auckland, New Zealand. Though only a small and seemingly insignificant range of hills, they lie at the southern boundary of the Auckland region, and serve as a divide between Auckland and the Waikato region. directly named after the ship Bombay, The ship itself was named after the Indian city of Bombay (now Mumbai). Bombay Means: a breed of black short-haired medium-sized cat.
We stop to get some great coffee at your own expense and a comfort break before we continue our journey into the Waikato region.
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- Fully guided private return transfers from Auckland
- Admission to BBQ buffet lunch at Waitomo Homestead
- Float down the underground river in rubber tubes while admiring the glowworm displays above
- Admission to Kiwi House Native Bird Park
- All Fees and Taxes
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Marvel at the stalactites and stalagmites that decorate the cavern walls
- Cafe Style Lunch Included
- Complimentary pick up and drop off from Auckland
- Complimentary refreshments and water onboard
- Enjoy climbing, black water tubing, leaping, and floating through Ruakuri Cave
- WiFi on board
- All the necessary safety equipment provided including footwear, tubes, wetsuits, and helmets
- A local English-speaking tour escort throughout the tour
- Luxurious temperature-controlled private transportation in a minibus
- Jump into cascading underground waterfalls, reflecting the glowworms above
- Complimentary High Speed Internet onboard the minibus
- Admission to 3-hour Black Labyrinth black water rafting guided experience
- Breakfast
- Dinner
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Minimum weight restriction of 45kg+ apply
- Guides at Waitomo reserve the right to refuse to take anyone into the cave that they consider to be unsuited for the tour (e.g. physically incapable or too small).
- Participants must be 12 years old or over (proof of age may be required)
- Good and moderate fitness level is required
- Just bring yourself, your swimwear, a towel, shower gel and a thirst for adventure.
- No caving experience is needed!
- The water temperature is 10-14C / 50-57F year-round so doing the activity in winter will feel almost the same as doing the activity in summer
- Photos are taken for you throughout the experience where you’ll get to view and purchase your photos at the end of the tour
- Cameras, including GoPros, can’t be taken on the tour
- Tours only run if it is safe, which is the vast majority of the time. However, prolonged heavy rain can result in rising water levels in the caves, in which case the tours would be cancelled.
- Each participant requested to complete a disclosure document and provide information relation to health, physicality, impairments, and water preparedness.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 10 minutes before departure time.
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