Lake Rotoiti Evening Kayak Tour including Hot Springs, Glowworm Caves and BBQ Dinner | La Vacanza Travel

Lake Rotoiti Evening Kayak Tour including Hot Springs, Glowworm Caves and BBQ Dinner

Duration: 7 hours
Destination: New Zealand, Bay of Plenty, Rotorua
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  • 7 hours
  • Rotorua
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Spend a memorable evening on a kayak tour of Lake Rotoiti with an expert guide. Visit natural hot springs and glowworm caves, and enjoy plenty of time for a relaxing soak, swim, and barbecue dinner. After your meal, paddle into lakeside caves to see glowworms and sometimes Koura - (freshwater crayfish), and take in the sunset as you wrap up your kayak tour.

Itinerary

Transfers are available from central Rotorua commercial accommodation.

On arrival at our base you will need to sign in and then we will go through an initial briefing about gear etc. and get geared up, then we will transfer you 10 minutes to the lake.

At the lake we will go through a safety briefing before paddling for around 1 hour to the hot pools.

You will have time to relax in Hot Pools all fed from a natural spring.

Then we will paddle around 1 hour back to the start point and transfer you back to the base to change and return you to where we picked you up from if required.

Stop At:

• Lake Rotoiti, Rotorua New Zealand
• River Rats Raft & Kayak, 837 Te Ngae Rd, Rotorua 3074 New Zealand

Inclusions
  • Kiwi BBQ dinner
  • Professional guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • All specialist equipment
  • Full training
  • Department of Conservation Fees
  • Hot Pools Entry

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Towels can be hired for NZ$2.00 per person
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Please bring swimwear, shorts and a towel
  • Maximum of 20 people
  • Near public transportation
  • Minimum age is 5 years
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

River Rats Raft & Kayak, 837 Te Ngae Road, Ōwhata, Rotorua 3074, New Zealand
Traveler pickup is offered
Complimentary transfers from central Rotorua commercial accommodation.

We do not pick up from private addresses such as Air BnB

Airports

  • Rotorua Airport, Rotorua New Zealand


Departure Time

03:30 PM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

7 hours


User's Reviews

Cathy_S

19 Mar, 2024

Beautiful lake to kayak across, great hot springs to soak in, delicious bbq and an awesomegloworm experience. Excellent attentive abd knowledgeable guide with the best equipment.

H5307PDcs

18 Mar, 2024

This was a truly amazing kayak trip. The paddle across Lake Rotoiti in both directions was fun and beautiful and the soak in the hotsprings upon our arrival on the other side was just fabulous. We pretty much had the place to ourselves which is hard to come by these days. We were also lucky in the sunset was so beautiful and we were able to enjoy it while eating a delicious BBQ dinner made by our guide, Justin. On our way back across the lake, we enjoyed clear skies prett much no wind, making for such an easy paddle. The best part, however, was the ending - easing into a little cave full of gloworms hanging from the ceiling then floating back out into a night full of sparkling stars. So very beautiful. River Rats gave us a tour that was beyond our expectations, from great and thoughtful gear, to an informative guide, and an amazing time experiencing some of New Zealands unique and fabulous natural features.

hootie120

23 Jan, 2024

Great afternoon/evening out, guide was very good with safely briefing and getting the kayak ready for us to fit in comfortably. Had a nice paddle across the lake to the hot pools where we had a swim and and a nice BBQ dinner with a good steak and dessert, paddled back in the dark to stop in the gloworm cave for ten minutes and then back to the boat ramp. Many thanks to Justin for organizing this as we had had a few date changes. Not to tough for my 75 year old husband, he loved it even if he had to get helped out of the kayak at the end

grants174

13 Jan, 2024

9 people came on this trip. Every single one came out saying that this tour made the best day of our lives. From funny, thoughtful guides to once in a lifetime experiences, every part of this trip was great. Justin and Amy were helpful keeping us on course and made us a great meal at such a unique hot springs island. Seeing the sunset from the lake followed by a hidden glow words cave was the highlight of our trip to New Zealand, and of our lives. Thank you River Rats!

323ellac

10 Jan, 2024

Jamie was a great guide, the glowworm cave was breathtaking. Hot pools was also a very nice stop over point. Just be careful not to wear silver jewellery in the or it will tarnish.

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