Being suited up with wetsuits, galoshes, rappelling equipment and lighted helmets we took a 20-minute walk to where the real adventure began. We had to rappel 30 meters straight down a waterfall while retaining our footing on the slippery rocks while the guide kept slack on the ropes from above. Blind faith keeps you continuing down this waterfall with water pouring over your head making breathing a bit trying as being told to go the end and stand there. You wonder how deep the pool is and what comes next. The pool is very shallow and after unhooking your equipment you crawl through the hole at the end of the falls. You don’t notice it because of the spray and would only find it because you had been told it was there.

After tramping through the stream, careful not to touch the surround stalactites and stalagmites, you come to a very narrow and short slot, which you are lower into via yet another rope. Unhooking from this rope you make a sharp turn left and go down another short slot.

We continue along the stream, carefully not to touch the surrounds and crawled through a few more holes and up more rocks before finally reaching the pathway that would return us to our vehicle. NZ165.00