The Legendary Black Water Rafting Co, Waikato, 3977, New Zealand 

The Legendary Black Water Rafting Co. has been guiding adventurous people through magical Ruakuri Cave since 1987.

The Legendary Black Water Rafting Co. is New Zealand’s first black water adventure tour operator. We’re also the only adventure tours company that takes you through the incomparable Ruakuri Cave.

Ruakuri, or ‘den of dogs’ as it literally translates into the English language, was first discovered by local Maori between 400 and 500 years ago. It takes its name from the wild dogs that made their home in the cave entrance.

Now Ruakuri Cave affords you the rare opportunity to view a snapshot of a limestone underworld that has been 30 million years in the making.

Limestone was formed when Waitomo was below sea level. Shells and marine creature fragments piled thickly on the sea floor and were eventually buried and compacted to create limestone over many millions of years.

Subtle, almost imperceptible movement over this time raised the limestone above sea level and caused cracks and weaknesses. It is through these cracks that water flows freely today.

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