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Buller District: Caving and Cave Rafting
Buller’s limestone country is packed with elaborate cave systems and a variety of formations rarely seen in one single region. Explore glowworm caves and cathedral caverns, along with heritage caves where you can see the remains of extinct birds including Moa and giant eagle. Cave or ‘blackwater’ rafting in groups with wetsuits and tubes for flotation has become a popular guided option for the more adventurous.
Westport Area
1. Underworld Rafting
Underworld Rafting: Is a “Cave Rafting Adventure” in the Paparoa National Park where we take the rainforest train through the primeval rain forest and explore a calcitic paradise in one of NZ’s largest caves complete with stalactites and stalagmites. [More]
2. Charleston GlowWorm Cave Tour
Is a “Eco - Caving Adventure” in the Paparoa National Park where you take the “Rainforest Train” in to the Nile River Canyon rain forest and explore the enormous Nile River Cave System. [More]
3. Adventure Caving
Is full on expedition style caving in small numbers in one of NZ’s most sporty caves. Participants explore an amazing labyrinth of cave complete with abseils, ladder climbs, squeezes, & crawls along cascading waterways. [More]
4. The Charleston Nile River Rainforest Train
Is a short interpretative train ride in open sided carriages through primeval rain forest. [More]
Punakaiki Area
1. Underworld Rafting
Underworld Rafting: Is a “Cave Rafting Adventure” in the Paparoa National Park where we take the rainforest train through the primeval rain forest and explore a calcitic paradise in one of NZ’s largest caves complete with stalactites and stalagmites. [More]
2. Charleston GlowWorm Cave Tour
Is a “Eco - Caving Adventure” in the Paparoa National Park where you take the “Rainforest Train” in to the Nile River Canyon rain forest and explore the enormous Nile River Cave System. [More]
3. Adventure Caving
Is full on expedition style caving in small numbers in one of NZ’s most sporty caves. Participants explore an amazing labyrinth of cave complete with abseils, ladder climbs, squeezes, & crawls along cascading waterways. [More]
4. The Charleston Nile River Rainforest Train
Is a short interpretative train ride in open sided carriages through primeval rain forest. [More]
Punakaiki Cavern
Punakaiki cavern is perfect for both children and adults to explore and experience a karst cave in a limestone cliff. [More]
Karamea Area
Crazy Paving & Box Canyon Caves (5 minutes one way)
The Oparara Valley and Basin, hidden away in the warm rainforest of the northern West Coast, is a very special place. [More]
Oparara Valley Trust Guided Tours
Join us on one of our guided eco-tours amongst the pristine rainforest and limestone caves and formations in the Oparara Basin. [More]
