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Recreation > Waterbased activities > Taniwha Blackwater Cave Rafting
The mouth of the  Taniwha. Cave Entrance.

Float on subterranean streams through a galaxy world of glow-worms. Feel the adrenaline as you slide down underground water-falls. Discover enchanting limestone formations . This is an adventure that is fun, exciting, has some personal challenge along the way, with a touch of environmental knowledge. Our cave rafting (we are actually on tubes and not rafts!) adventure is flexible and can provide as much or as little challenge as you are comfortable with as. Every trip is different depending on what you want to get out of your trip so they can suit most people down to as young as 8 years including families. You do need average fitness to enjoy it.

The trip is in a wild, natural cave so parts of it you walk through, parts you slide and in other parts you climb, or float on tubes across flat, slow moving water done in the dark to the galaxy light of amazing displays of glow-worms. In between the floating sections you can do things like slide down an underground waterfall or cuddle through the Love Tunnel. To finish with ride the "Wild West Big Wet & Greasy"! A 100 foot natural rock hydroslide.

Trip times are twice daily 8.00am and 1:15pm.(2:00pm Nov 1st to March 31st) 7 days a week all year. Morning tours are finished in time to catch the Tranz-Alpine Train or afternoon coaches and we will wait for you if you are coming in on the train to do an afternoon trip. Allow about 5 hours including the spa. You are underground about 2 hours. This is a living wild cave with no tracks, steps or handrails and requires average fitness to enjoy it.

Bring a towel and swimsuit or spare underwear. Put on under your clothes before coming if you can, there are change rooms.  We supply everything else including wetsuits, socks, boots and thermal underwear for those without their own swimsuits. Gloves, fibre pile clothes & inner booties are also supplied to keep you toasty warm at all times during your adventure. The trip finishes with hot showers and an indoor heated spa in which you are welcome to relax for as long as you like after your trip. Usually visitors spend about 45 minutes of the trips 5 hours in the spa at trips conclusion.

Entering the cave In the cave Mode of transport - inner tubes. Finishing up in the spa
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