Norwest Adventures Limited. Established in 1987 and world famous for our #1 adventure, 'Underworld Rafting'. A full repertiore is offered for Underworld Adventures for all ages and abilities. This Underworld Adventure will be a highlight of your New Zealand experience.
- Underworld Rafting:
This is a very special Cave Rafting Adventure in the Paparoa National Park. Take the rainforest train through primeval rain forest, explore an enormous calcitic cave paradise complete with an abundance of stalactites and stalagmites. Float through incredible Glow-worm lit grottoes and have fun bouncing down the Nile River rapid. You will be supplied with wetsuits, boots and helmets. A short climb is required to enter the enormous Nile River Cave System where you meander through a calcitic paradise of stalactites and stalagmites in the upper dry levels of the cave. Down in the lower active levels of the Cave, you meet up with a slow moving underground river on which you float in your tube using only the natural light of a simply awe-inspiring display of glow worms for navigation. You emerge from the cave into a remote and untouched world before leaving its tranquillity for the rushing bubbling waters of the low grade Nile River Rapids. This is an award winning adventure at its best. Suitable for children 10 years or over with reasonable water confidence. Waterproof cameras only may be used and swimwear and a towel is required. This trip takes around 4 hours and departs from Charleston morning and afternoon.
