.mini-contacts.phone.show-on-desktop.in-menu-first-switch.in-menu-second-switch.first a { Ryan didnt just want the hero footage those times when he effortlessly styles his way down a treacherous stretch of water shown in the video feature accompanying this piece. margin-left: 7px; She loved living in Okere with Ryan. .footer-1 .wpb_raw_code.wpb_content_element.wpb_raw_html{ Whitewater Rafting Rotorua Rotorua's Rafting Experts, SAVE $10 Per Person Use Promo Code: CASCADES. newh; There was nothing to suggest that Wednesday evening was going to be any different, until Ryan saw a paddle whisk past him in the rapids. But again, youre unlikely to fall out as long as you follow the commands given by your boat leader. Accidents happen because of a series of small factors, and one of those becomes important. Like the others, Luuka Jones carries the memories of her best mate around the globe. There are several tour companies in the city offering packages for white water rafting Rotorua, and unless you are very experienced and have your own gear etc, this is the only way you will get out on the rapids. input#input_1_3 { The grade 5 Kaituna River boasts the highest commercially rafted waterfall in the world at 7 meters and is probably one of the most exciting things you can do in New Zealand. @media(max-width:768px){ These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. It is here that he has spent all his summers since he was a kid. The company you book with will provide most of the equipment of course, including wetsuits to keep you warm in the water, helmets, boots, and top of the range lifejackets. } In Okere Falls, however, hes just a regular guy in a spray skirt. } This spectacular 2.0 - 2.5-hour experience provides all the gear you need, initial training, and around 50 minutes on the water. If for any reason we feel safety is compromised we reserve the right to cancel any trip or person. body .fh-button-true-flat-red { There are several other steep drops on the run, and seven fun Class III rapids in between. color: #000; #carousel-container .ult-item-wrap { You canlearnmore about us here. @media screen and (max-width: 768px) { @media screen and (max-width:767px) { The Cave: An Adaptation of Plato's Allegory in Clay; Chasing the Shadows; The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf: A Stop-motion Adaptation border-radius: 3px; } .bottom-text-block{ * margin-left:0px; 7M TUTEA FALLS Experience the adrenaline of white water rafting on Kaituna River! A 2.5-meter waterfall quickly followed by a 1-meter waterfall. display: flex; max-width: 150px!important; Home; About; Blog; Media Room. Conditions- You must be 13+ years to join this experience - your safety is our No.1 priority at Kaituna Cascades. Listen carefully during the instructional session beforehand. Dont worry about hitting a rock just let the powerful rapids take you for a wet n wild ride. window.rs_init_css.innerHTML += "#"+e.c+"_wrapper { height: "+newh+"px }"; display: flex !important; } } if(window.rs_init_css===undefined) window.rs_init_css = document.head.appendChild(document.createElement("style")); top: 2% !important; The couple and top British kayaker Joe Morley, a regular visitor to New Zealand, decided to go for a paddle after work. Water crashes you in the face as you plunge down the first set of rapids. When I was here for her funeral I was 100 per cent sure I would never go back to the lower gorges again, because it just felt impossible for me, says Hradilek. li#field_1_2 { Its a continuation of the Awesome gorge style of paddling but much narrower becoming tunnel-like in places and faster, due to the steeper gradient. 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New Zealand is known for its extreme activities and sports throughout the country. #carousel-container .carousel-container-content h2 { The truth is, his girlfriends death that horrible, nightmarish event I will never get over taught him plenty about life. /* height:100px !important; */ }; Paddle through the pristine heart of the best rafting region in New Zealand - Okere, Rotorua; }.vc_custom_1536281073929{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}.vc_custom_1536025422002{margin-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}.vc_custom_1536660768233{padding-top: 50px !important;}.vc_custom_1537872676262{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 100px !important;}.vc_custom_1536657450847{padding-top: 70px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}.vc_custom_1536281063420{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}.vc_custom_1536662120888{margin-bottom: 30px !important;} .wpb_animate_when_almost_visible { opacity: 1; } {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? e.thumbh = e.thumbh===undefined ? Experience whitewater rafting immersed in the jaw dropping beauty of the mighty Kaituna River. z-index: 999; Youll be out of Rotorua for around 2 and a half hours in total. } } } .mobile-branding{ If you popped into the local supermarket in Ostrava, youd see Hradileks face adorning Red Bull cans and cookie packets. There was a guy who wanted to paddle the Huka Falls, so the kayak shop put him in touch with Louise and they did it. Mr Wright said rafting could be dangerous but his customers understood the risks. display: block; This year it was almost his turn, when a descent of the Tauranga-Taupo Falls near Turangi went horribly wrong. @media(max-width:1024px) and (min-width:769px){ Those conversations were only ever supposed to be philosophical, rather than instructional. VOTED#2 EXPERIENCEINTHEWORLD, #1 EXPERIENCEINNZ, and #1 EXPERIENCEINTHESOUTHPACIFIC.Rotorua Rafting offers spectacular white water rafting adventures on the world-famous Kaituna River, just a 20 minute drive from Rotorua, New Zealand. line-height: 100%; 0 : parseInt(e.tabh); } At 26, she had kayaked nearly every continent, paddling remote rivers in Canada, Chile, Argentina, Austria, Norway, the United States and Zambia. border-radius: 3px; The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". padding: 5px 0 5px 0; Snaking through bush-clad canyons, the Kaituna River is a mystical gorge of fast-moving water, steep drops and turbulence. .footer-1 a.kaituna-button { } @media(max-width:660px){ It was close to all the things she loved doing, Liz says. .footer-1 img{ 0 : parseInt(e.mh,0); You just need to be physically fit and ready for a lot of adrenaline and a lot of water. display: none !important; Although none of their four children compete in slalom any more, Louises parents volunteered to be judges. } } margin-bottom: -20px !important; 0 : parseInt(e.thumbw); color:#fff !important; margin-left: 30%; } padding-bottom: 0 !important; "I'm super proud of all the people who tried to help him, my guides, the nurse and St John." She wasnt the first of Ryans friends killed in the sport; she hasnt been the last. Morley would wait in a slow-moving eddy, where he would be able to rescue they still were not considering the possibility of retrieving a body Louise if she tried to swim her way out of it. display: none; } The base for this tour is located on the banks of the Kaituna River, meaning no long bus rides to your destination or waiting around in wetsuits to get picked up. } We are a company of super friendly guides that strive to give you the safest and most entertaining trip on the river! Theres even a public bus operating between Rotorua and the community of Okere Falls if you dont have your own transport. padding: 7px; You may want either a chest harness or a helmet mount or at the very least a wrist strap with a floatation device. //window.requestAnimationFrame(function() { margin-left: 7px; Now with no one paddling, you sort of lose track. Things were starting to get back to normal it felt like, back to those days where we paddled together all the time. } No need to worry about buying special clothing, as wetsuits, helmets, life jackets, boots, splash jackets, and all necessary equipment is provided. This can be particularly an issue for the Gnarly section as it is very tight and continuous and there is not any easy option for scouting.. In a matter of seconds, you will be at the bottom wiping the water from your face. The Kaituna River is a world-famous white-water destination. A police spokeswoman said police and Hato Hone St John Ambulance personnel were advised of an incident at Trout Pool Rd, Okere Falls in the Rotorua district about 3.10pm. Please Note: You must arrive at the Kaituna Cascades Rafting base 15 minutes before your booking time. order: 2 !important; A man has died after a rafting adventure down the Kaituna River turned to tragedy. max-height: 30px !important; color: #000 !important; 0 : e.tabw; You know? Its an adrenaline rush like no other, and of course, you will end up completely soaked too. That group included Vavrinec Hradilek. margin-right:10px !important; Of the 12 deaths reported this year by American Whitewater, four died while rafting with commercial rafting companies. } Sitting in the kitchen of the home he and Louise shared over her final months, he shifts in his seat to try to find a comfortable position to confront the memories of that day. right: 5%; sl = nl[0]; People ask why do I do it? For me, the most alive I have ever felt is in my kayak. .yellow-head .elementor-widget-container{ They rolled around in the same circles and were friends for many years before, in late 2012, the current pulled them together. The section of the Kaituna River that most commonly forms the white water rafting Rotorua experience, is the area focused around Okere Falls. As she exited, her spray skirt - what paddlers wear to clip them into their kayak - got caught on a branch protruding from the log. /*color: #3A444D;*/ 15 Rotorua: The National Kiwi Hatchery Tour. In other words, there is one death for every 250,000 to 400,000 "person visits" of whitewater rafting. There are around 14 big rapids in total not counting smaller bumps along the way! I love nature, I love to get off the beaten path and I like to explore. 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