The Black Water Rafting Company is legendary and provides tours for those seeking an adrenaline-fuelled challenge.
Black Water Rafting is an experience unique to New Zealand and involves the use of an inflated rubber inner tube as a flotation device to take you down river and through the Ruakuri Cave. Each Black Water Rafting expedition includes 8-12 people and two expert guides. There are two exhilarating tours; Black Labyrinth which is a 3-hour cave tubing excursion and Black Abyss, a slightly more vigorous approach to the same underground domain by combining abseiling, climbing and cave tubing into a physically demanding 5-hour adventure.
- Black Labyrinth Tour:
Black Labyrinth is Waitomo's original and amazing underground cave tubing experience known and talked about all around the world. Over three hours you'll work your way through tight squeezes, take leaps of faith over cascading underground waterfalls and float serenely down river as you enjoy the glowworm show on the vaulted limestone galleries up above.
- Black Abyss Tour:
Black Abyss is the ultimate adrenaline rush and caving tour of choice for natural born adventurers everywhere. Descend spider-like into the black depths of Ruakuri Cave and enjoy the best caving adventure tour on a five hour expedition that combines abseiling the breathtaking tomo, climbing, tight rock squeezes and cave tubing down the river into one unforgettable journey.
