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Nature, culture AND adrenaline - This trip has it all! Take on the mighty Kaituna River in an unforgettable rafting expedition with Rotorua Rafting.
Nature, culture AND adrenaline - This trip has it all! Take on the mighty Kaituna River in an unforgettable rafting expedition with Rotorua Rafting.
Highlights
- Tackle Tutea Falls - the highest rafted waterfall in the world
- Set among the natural beauty of the mighty Kaituna River
- Highly experienced and safety conscious guides
- Learn about the areas rich in Maori history from your local rafting guides
Rotorua Rafting - Kaituna River Adventure
Keen for a bit of a thrill? Jump on board with Rotorua Rafting and take on the Kaituna River — home to the legendary 7-meter Tutea Falls, the world’s tallest commercially rafted waterfall. Yeah, you heard that right. This isn’t your average paddle; it’s an epic white-water ride packed with heart-racing rapids, stunning native bush, and all the good vibes you could ask for.
What’s the deal?
- The Big Drop: Tackle the mighty Tutea Falls, because why not tick that off your bucket list?
- Scenic as: Paddle through lush Kiwi forest and dramatic gorges — it’s the kind of backdrop you won’t find anywhere else.
- Top-notch crew: Our guides are absolute legends. They’ll have you laughing, paddling, and totally amped for what’s to come.
- FREE SAUNA to relax and unwind after the trip.
Whether you’re a rookie or a seasoned river rat, we’ll sort you out with all the gear, the know-how, and a heap of laughs.
Available Bookings from 29 Nov to 12 Dec 2025
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Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
Excellent
Lin from
NZ
Excellent
Lin from
NZ
Excellent
Lin from
NZ
Best experience with team Kam!
Jordan Robertson from
United Kingdom
Fun, fun, fun
Steve Wright from
United Kingdom
Extreme fun
Venkata from
Australia
Great day. Instructor in pic is a legend! And all other staff too!
Steven Cartner from
United Kingdom
Me, missing from the boat...
Christopher Canton from
Canada
Fantastic experience
Chris Daniels from
NZ
Fun!
Jean Tseng from
United States
Amazing!!!
amanda483smiles from
NZ
Exhilarating trip!!
rogerr from
Jersey
Loved it must try
Vandana Pillay from
NZ
Family loved this
Kim Fataaiki from
NZ
Family loved this
Kim Fataaiki from
NZ
Would do it again in a heartbeat
Skyla Olds from
NZ
Excellent
emilyl10 from
NZ
Excellent
emilyl10 from
NZ
Amazing Great Fun Rafting!
janes34 from
NZ
Amazing Great Fun Rafting!
janes34 from
NZ
Awsome
Rhonda from
NZ
5 star Rafting Adventure
vikramg from
NZ
Lot’s of fun!
Elina Koenig from
NZ
My second time!
julianac from
NZ
Ms
Nimi Raj from
NZ
One of the best rafting experiences
krutik from
NZ
Kaituna Rafting
KC from
Australia
Rafting
Leila Rahimi from
NZ
Whitewater rafting
Rowan Elliott from
NZ
Had a lot of fun
Joey Lew from
NZ
Fantastic
Denise Mitchell from
Australia
Amazing experince
oliviam31 from
United Kingdom
Go do it now
mandy mackie from
NZ
Best Experience Ever!
Denise Baxter from
NZ
Awesome
Angelina from
Germany
rafting
Kashish&Manoj Saini from
NZ
Love it...
manpreets from
NZ
Awesome!
Luke from
NZ
Awesome!
Luke from
NZ
Great fun!
sheenas2 from
Canada
super and friendly
dolcem1 from
French Polynesia
Excellent Adventure, Highly Recommend
Sarah from
NZ
5stars rafting
Candice from
NZ
5stars rafting
Candice from
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Raft trip
peterg8 from
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Raft trip
peterg8 from
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Must Do!!!!
shwetak1 from
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Rotorua rafting
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Rotorua rafting
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First timers
Melanie from
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First timers
Melanie from
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First timers
Melanie from
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Kia mau te wehi
Tayla Simmonds from
NZ
LETS DO IT AGAIN
terea from
NZ
LETS DO IT AGAIN
terea from
NZ
Epic rafting experience!
Shirley-Anne Willox from
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Epic rafting experience!
Shirley-Anne Willox from
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Incredible and Epic!
ciljum from
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Incredible and Epic!
ciljum from
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So fricken good!
Jordan Higgie from
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So fricken good!
Jordan Higgie from
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Awesome must do experience
leoniew5 from
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Awesome must do experience
leoniew5 from
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Awesome must do experience
leoniew5 from
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A Bucket list definite!
Aletta Miers from
NZ
What a ride!!
Lisa-Maree from
NZ
What a ride!!
Lisa-Maree from
NZ
What a ride!!
Lisa-Maree from
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Epic experience & team
Haley King from
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Epic experience & team
Haley King from
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Mrs.summer
Jessica from
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Best experience of your life!!
helenp19 from
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Awesome
Jaiz Joy from
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Seriously good FUN!
Darrell Statham from
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Seriously good FUN!
Darrell Statham from
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Seriously good FUN!
Darrell Statham from
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It was an amazing experience
KristineJoy Bello from
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It was an amazing experience
KristineJoy Bello from
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It was an amazing experience
KristineJoy Bello from
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Kiwi as
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Kiwi as
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Kiwi as
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Rotorua Rafting
Emma Goldstraw from
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All round awesomeness
Rowena from
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Rafting
dharvim from
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Rafting
dharvim from
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Awesome adrenaline kick
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Awesome adrenaline kick
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Awesome adrenaline kick
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Cool
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Cool
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Cool
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Totally Awesome
Brendon Wordsworth from
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Totally Awesome
Brendon Wordsworth from
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Totally Awesome
Brendon Wordsworth from
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Awesome Raft experience
Nicola Hawkes from
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Birthday Fun
annah2 from
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Amazing experience
Mark Farrer from
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Highlight of our weekend getaway!
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Highlight of our weekend getaway!
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Birthday Trip
pratikkumark from
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Just Splendid
Naveen from
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100% awesome
peterr1 from
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Great fun!
Adam Bolton from
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White Water Rafting!
Gloria Akhtar Jahan from
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Awesome experience
Isaac James from
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Awesome experience
Isaac James from
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Awesome experience
Isaac James from
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Fantastic experience
Simon Young from
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Must do!
erinc4 from
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Must do!
erinc4 from
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Amazing experience with the fantastic staff
aasthag from
NZ
Amazing experience with the fantastic staff
aasthag from
NZ
Amazing experience with the fantastic staff
aasthag from
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Great way to finish 2020
Stephen Clement from
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Great way to finish 2020
Stephen Clement from
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Exhilarating Experience!!!
Patsy from
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Exhilarating Experience!!!
Patsy from
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Exhilarating Experience!!!
Patsy from
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Absolute must-do. Worth every penny.
jamesbenedicth from
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Awesome Experience
Kanwal Aulakh from
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Great fun!
Lauren Greig from
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Experience of a life time!
Judith from
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Great family fun
Debbie Wilson from
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First time experience
Jenee Wilson from
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First time experience
Jenee Wilson from
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Rafting
manishk from
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Want to go rafting Rotorua Rafting is who you need
angelav4 from
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Superb
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Superb
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Superb
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Rotorua Rafting 20/03/2020
annetteb3 from
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Awesome fun
Tobin Ripps from
Australia
So much fun!
Lilly Ann Zunke from
Germany
A must do
richellef from
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A must do
richellef from
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A must do
richellef from
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Mega fall vom view point
Myriam from
Germany
Amazing!!!!
Tobias Scharfenberger from
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Amazing!!!!
Tobias Scharfenberger from
Germany
Amazing!!!!
Tobias Scharfenberger from
Germany
Awesome fun
Tracey from
Australia
Awesome experience!
johannac1 from
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Awesome experience!
johannac1 from
Sweden
Kaituna river
Shirantha Chamara from
Sri Lanka
Kaituna river
Shirantha Chamara from
Sri Lanka
Must do experience
Sophie from
United Kingdom
Must do experience
Sophie from
United Kingdom
Best rafting experience.
isabellec from
Australia
Best rafting experience.
isabellec from
Australia
Best rafting experience.
isabellec from
Australia
BarrBarrs on the Kaituna river
Daphne from
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BarrBarrs on the Kaituna river
Daphne from
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BarrBarrs on the Kaituna river
Daphne from
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Mind Blowing Experience
Rishi Jairath from
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Mind Blowing Experience
Rishi Jairath from
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Wow
paulb6 from
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Wow
paulb6 from
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Wow
paulb6 from
United Kingdom
Best Rotorua Adventure
adibahg from
NZ
Awesome!
Zuzana from
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Awesome!
Zuzana from
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Awesome!
Zuzana from
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Whoaaaa
William from
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Whoaaaa
William from
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A fun-tastic experience...
Naveena from
NZ
A fun-tastic experience...
Naveena from
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A fun-tastic experience...
Naveena from
NZ
Millie and Ryan
Ryan Sawyer from
United Kingdom
The best photo at the end of our tour.
paresh parmar from
NZ
Amazing
ffiong from
United Kingdom
Rotorua Rafting
Rebekah Joseph from
Australia
Amazing!!!
Victoria from
United Kingdom
Amazing!!!
Victoria from
United Kingdom
Amazing!!!
Victoria from
United Kingdom
Amazing experience
Jennifer Taragona from
NZ
Amazing experience
Jennifer Taragona from
NZ
Amazing experience
Jennifer Taragona from
NZ
Happiness written all over our faces
Darshan Madhukanth Shah from
Australia
Enjoyment at the best
jithink from
NZ
Amazing experience
Maria Fomicheva from
Australia
Amazing experience
Maria Fomicheva from
Australia
Amazing experience
Maria Fomicheva from
Australia
Warning: extremely fun-intensive activity!
Jana Titova from
United Kingdom
Amazing Experience
Christina from
NZ
Simply perfect
Cesar from
Denmark
Rafting
Nathan GUESDON from
France
BRILLIANT. EXCITING. ALL CAPS!
Matthew Walls from
Australia
BRILLIANT. EXCITING. ALL CAPS!
Matthew Walls from
Australia
BRILLIANT. EXCITING. ALL CAPS!
Matthew Walls from
Australia
Just us :)
Oxana Davydyants from
NZ
Down we go!
hanas from
NZ
Could not fault our experience!
Ashley from
Australia
Could not fault our experience!
Ashley from
Australia
Fantastic afternoon.
Rochelle from
NZ
Best experience in New Zealand
Victoria von der Wehl from
Denmark
Best experience in New Zealand
Victoria von der Wehl from
Denmark
Best experience in New Zealand
Victoria von der Wehl from
Denmark
Super Tour!
Anja Helming from
Germany
The joy!
Brea from
Australia
Au top
null from
France
Adrenaline +
Tracee from
NZ
FUN
Abby from
United Kingdom
Amazeballs
amyb from
NZ
The start of the excitement!
Marta from
Australia
The start of the excitement!
Marta from
Australia
The start of the excitement!
Marta from
Australia
Brilliant Experience
Tracey Davies from
United Kingdom
Amazing
elizabethc9 from
NZ
White water rafting
James Clarke from
United Kingdom
White water rafting
James Clarke from
United Kingdom
Amazing weekend trip :)
Beatrice Grupp from
Germany
Going over the 7 metre waterfall
Terry Gale from
Australia
Going over the 7 metre waterfall
Terry Gale from
Australia
Smile and wave
Francois Naudé from
NZ
Smile and wave
Francois Naudé from
NZ
Smile and wave
Francois Naudé from
NZ
Casual As
Carla Skeggs from
NZ
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From Rotorua Rafting - Grade 5 White Water Rafting & Free Sauna
What a ride! We're stoked you enjoyed the trip. Thanks for joining us and for the great review!
Barbara from Germany wrote on 24 November 2025
Rotorua Rafting
Great experience, highly recommended!
From Rotorua Rafting - Grade 5 White Water Rafting & Free Sauna
We're stoked you enjoyed the experience! Thanks so much for recommending us and hope to see you again next time you’re in NZ 🇳🇿
nickfraser from New Zealand wrote on 24 November 2025
My Favourite Experience in Rotorua
Amazing, totally worth it! Must do in Rotorua
From Rotorua Rafting - Grade 5 White Water Rafting & Free Sauna
Epic to hear it was your favourite Rotorua experience, Nick! Thanks for the awesome review 🤙
Samara from New Zealand wrote on 19 November 2025
Amazing
This experience was so much fun! We had an amazing time and our tour guide Justin was a great host! Definitely recommend and would do it again!!
From Rotorua Rafting - Grade 5 White Water Rafting & Free Sauna
Stoked you had such a great experience, Samara! Justin will be thrilled to hear your kind words. Can’t wait to see you back on the river for another adventure!
atgwego from United States wrote on 17 November 2025
Came to Conquer and We Did!
Our Klan showed up to Rotorua Rafting with a mix of adventurers… and a few who were absolutely petrified about tackling Grade 5 white water. But from the moment we met our guide, Jack, everything changed. His calm confidence, clear explanations, and genuine humor turned fear into trust. He made our most nervous members feel safe, secure, and completely looked after. Once we hit the river, the transformation was incredible. Those who started the day terrified were suddenly cheering as we crashed through rapids, dropped over waterfalls, and sailed through the wildest stretches of the course. Rick handled every moment with skill and ease, keeping the perfect blend of safety and excitement. By the time we reached the final pull-out, the once-petrified members were the loudest voices saying, “I’d do that again!” Beautiful scenery, heart-pounding fun, and a guide who truly made the experience unforgettable—Rotorua Rafting delivered a highlight we’ll be talking about for years.
From Rotorua Rafting - Grade 5 White Water Rafting & Free Sauna
Thanks heaps for sharing! Sounds like a day full of laughs, thrills, and memories to last a lifetime!
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Ashley from Canada wrote on 25 November 2025
What a rush!
We had a great time on our rafting trip! Our guide was great, the river was beautiful, and we managed to stay upright going down a 7 meter waterfall! What more could you ask for.