Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
the Waipa Mill car park entrance to the Redwoods Whakarewarewa Forest, the starting
point for the bike trails. There's also a satellite bike depot across the forest at the visitor
centre, so you can ride through the trees one-way then catch a shuttle back.
Planet Bike
BICYCLE RENTAL
OFFLINE MAP
( 027 280 2817;
www.planetbike.co.nz
;
Waipa Bypass Rd; mountain bikes per 2hr/day $35/60)
Bike hire and guided rides (two hours/half-day from $75/115) in the Redwoods
Whakarewarewa Forest.
Bike Barn
BICYCLE RENTAL
( 07-347 1151;
www.bikebarn.co.nz
;
1275 Fenton St; mountain bikes per half-/full day from $45/
60; 8.30am-5.30pm Mon-Fri, 9am-4.30pm Sat, 10am-4.30pm Sun)
Bike hire and repairs in
downtown Rotorua.
White-Water Rafting,
Sledging & Kayaking
There's plenty of kayaking and white-water action around Rotorua with the chance to
take on the Grade V
Kaituna River
, complete with a startling 7m drop at Okere Falls.
Most of these trips take a day. Some companies head further out to the
Rangitaiki River
(Grade III-VI) and
Wairoa River
(Grade V), raftable only when the dam is opened every
second Sunday. Sledging (in case you didn't know) is zooming downriver on a body
board. Most operators can arrange transport.
River Rats
RAFTING, KAYAKING
( 07-345 6543, 0800 333 900;
www.riverrats.co.nz
)
Takes on the Wairoa ($129), Kaituna
($105) and Rangitaiki ($139), and runs a scenic trip on the lower Rangitaiki (Grade II)
that is good for youngsters (adult/child $139/110). Kayaking options include freedom
hire ($40/60 per half-/full day) and guided four-hour Lake Rotoiti trips ($110).
Wet 'n' Wild
RAFTING
( 07-348 3191, 0800 462 7238;
www.wetnwildrafting.co.nz
)
Runs trips on the Kaituna ($99),
Wairoa ($110) and Mokau ($160), as well as easy-going Rangitaiki trips (adult/child
$130/110) and longer trips to remote parts of the Motu and Mohaka (two to five days,
$650 to $1095).
Raftabout
RAFTING, SLEDGING
