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Contact: Michael Schramm
8 Whall Str
Greymouth
New Zealand
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Phone: 03 768 6649
Fax: 03 768 9149
TANIWHA (Dragon!) BLACKWATER GLOW-WORM CAVE RAFTING Greymouth (New Zealand’s G-Spot!) You’ll get the best Cave trip ever…or it’s FREE! You’ll not find a better fun cave adventure at a more reasonable price… And if you’re not totally please then you get your money back! We can’t be fairer then that. Here is an adventure of mystery, romance & intrigue! Float a galaxy world of glow-worms on subterranean streams. Get excited as you slide down underground water-falls or by taking a cuddle through the love tunnel! Discover enchanting limestone formations in these Castles of the Underworld. This is an adventure that is fun, exciting, has some personal challenge along with a touch of environmental knowledge. It finishes up with a relaxing hot shower and pleasure spa with a drink and a snack afterwards? Our cave rafting (we are actually on tubes and not rafts!) adventure is flexible and can provide as much or as little challenge as you are comfortable with as there are various ways to go through the cave system. Every trip is different depending on what you want to get out of your trip so they can suit most people down to as young as 8 years including families. You do need average fitness to enjoy it. The trip is in a wild, natural cave so parts of it you walk through, parts you slide, climb or cuddle (which your guides help you with-that’s the climbing bits, the cuddling you have do yourself!) along with different floating sections on tubes across flat, slow moving water done in the dark to the galaxy light of amazing displays of glow-worms. In between the floating sections you can do things like slide down an underground waterfall or cuddle through the Love Tunnel. To finish with ride the" Wild West Big Wet & Greasy"! A 100 foot natural rock hydroslide. You can choose to do what you want, some do everything while others just do what they are comfortable with as everything is optional. The cost is $145 per person or $230 with an abseil. •You get top quality high tech clothing with boots so that you stay warm and comfortable during your trip. •You get included in your tour price a $41 package after your adventure at our base where you’ll relax in a pleasure spa for as long as you want •You’ll please your Mum by saying hello or you’ll brag to your friends when you use our free unlimited text email •You’ll love a delicious glass of NZ wine or beer with your spa •You’ll be rejuvenated with bottomless cups of tea, coffee or chocolate. And you get to keep your headlamp… Yes it’s a 15 bulb LED hi-tech traveller’s headlamp that sells for $62 in the shops, you take yours away with you, including the batteries. Plus… we really do want you to get value for money while you’re in our part of NZ so we’ve put together a BONUS VOUCHER of Free stuff & discounts at local businesses such as a FREE Big Mac Burger, FREE desert at Steamers Carvery and much more. You’ll benefit from our 19 years experience making sure you are on a trip that’s suitable for you. You’ll get reliable information about your trip as we have lots of different options that you can chose on the day so we do not need to convince you to do a particular trip! You’ll be able to brag to your friends with some great souvenir photos or video of you on your trip that you can purchase Every trip has a digital camera go out on it so you can get photos and videos on tape or on computer CD. Now you may still be wondering if the trip really is that good, or is it worth the money? Maybe you think it will be to cold. Well here’s what we do to convince you that you will have a great fun time, that it is good value and that you will be warm on this trip. We give you what we call our Adventure Guarantee! Here it is. We guarantee you’ll have a value for money, warm, great fun day out… or you’ll get your money back! You’ll not find a better fun trip at such a reasonable price and if your not totally pleased… it’s FREE! From taking thousands of people adventuring over 19 years we are confident enough to be able to make you this promise. If you are still not to sure about this then give us a call and we will ask you a few questions to find out if you would enjoy the trip and if we think this adventure suits you. We explain exactly how we can be sure that this adventure will be one of the highlights of your trip. And remember, if you do the trip and are not happy then you will immediately get your money back with no hard feelings.
Where to meet. Our base is in the centre of Greymouth. The address is 8 Whall Street, Greymouth, next to McDonalds Trip Times Twice daily 8.00am and 1:15pm.(2:00pm Nov 1st to March 31st) 7 days a week all year. Morning tours are finished in time to catch the Tranz-Alpine Train or afternoon coaches and we will wait for you if you are coming in on the train to do an afternoon trip.
Pickups: We can arrange a pickup for you from your accommodation in the Greymouth area at a cost of $3 per person each way. If you are coming off the bus or train you can make the afternoon tour. Bring your luggage to our base which is 4 minutes walk from the station. We will drop you off with your luggage at your accommodation after the tour.
Time to Allow: About 5 hours including the spa. You are underground about 2 hours.
How long to get to the cave? You enjoy a 10 minute scenic drive with a commentary and then there is a guided rainforest walk of 20 to 30 minutes to reach the cave. Bookings are essential use Freephone 0508 2 TOURS (0508 2 86877) or (++64) 03 768 6649 or email paul@fun-nz.com
What do I bring? Towel and swimsuit or spare underwear. Put on under your clothes before coming if you can, there are change rooms What does the company supply? We supply everything else including wetsuits, socks, boots and thermal underwear for those without their own swimsuits. Gloves, fibre pile clothes & inner booties are also supplied to keep you toasty warm at all times during your adventure.
This is a living wild cave with no tracks, steps or handrails and requires average fitness to enjoy it. (ie can you walk for 3 hours with only a 5 minute rest each half hour without panting & wheezing! Not that we do this but it indicates the fitness level required!). The trip finishes with hot showers and an indoor heated spa in which you are welcome to relax for as long as you like after your trip. Usually visitors spend about 45 minutes of the trips 5 hours in the spa at trips conclusion. We also supply a hot drink and a snack during this time but note that this is not a meal.
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