Rafting New Zealand Turangi

The first thing we have done on our adventure tour was the coolest thing I have ever done in my life. It's called Black Water Rafting because it is in caves underground so it's dark. We went in groups of 8 or so and we picked the earliest time slot which ...

... biking around here, but no such luck. I now sort of regret being all smug about the hot weather when I arrived here. Turangi is officially the trout fishing capital of the world. But besides trout fishing, there isn't actually anything else to do ...

... everything and pay so much $$ for a half day- but there was a race that afternoon and everyone was really excited for it- typical New Zealand- the race was to ski/snowboard to the bottom, hop on your bike and ride down the mountain, then run to the ...

... in a comedy fashion. I would've liked to stay longer in Raglan, but time pressures drove me onwards. I've also been black-water rafting in the Waitomo Caves. I'm not sure if I should be worried about the regularity with which I don a wetsuit. I was ...

... . It was very impressive! Craters of the Moon is a thermal area that became much more active in the 1950's when the New Zealand government built a power station that took some of the ground water. There are lots of thermal craters, and even a little ...

... everyone then...?"  That sort of thing. He also pointed out a feature that appealed to Kirsty's zoological tendencies: the rare New Zealand Snow Leopard. It looked surprisingly like a sheep. In fact, the fields and fields full of them all looked ...

Jan 14th - 16th In the morning I went whitewater rafting on the Kaituna river just outside Rotorua. Bloody hell! I didnt know it was so dangerous!!! Myself and 3 other completely inexperienced rafters were going to go down the highest commercially ...

... , there was six in a boat it was me,si,tom,dave,jo&tash it was amazing one of the best things we had done in new zealand we was going down grade 5 rapids which are the biggest you can do as a beginner!!! Got a bruised face as the instructor bashed me ...

... was Turangi, a good base for 2 big priorities in our NZ trip - the Tongariro crossing (walk across volcanoes) and white water rafting. I had built a couple of days slack into the schedule because last time I did the crossing IŽd had to wait for 2 days ...

... , and the rafting was a 2 minute drive. Just time to eat my cake and put on my "togs" (swimming costume). Perfect! The rafting itself was, as usual, enormous fun with stunning scenery, waterfalls and wildlife. The rapids were tamer than I'm used to in ...