Cave Stream Guided Tour with optional Castle Hill Rocks

Experience caving at Cave Stream, where a friendly local guide will help you safely navigate through the breathtaking rock formations and underground passages. As an optional extra, you can enjoy a guided stroll among the impressive limestone boulders at Castle Hill/Kura Tāwhiti. This adventure is a must for anyone visiting Canterubury!

• Guided caving trip through “Cave Stream.”
• Optional extra: explore Castle Hill/Kura Tāwhiti
• Local guide
• Small-group tour

We'll meet you at Cave Stream car park.

Cave Stream

Your guide will kit you out with caving gear and provide a safety briefing before heading down to the cave entrance. The 600-meter limestone cave follows an underground river and takes most groups 45-60 minutes to complete. Inside the limestone cave, the crystal-clear water flows through large chambers and over small waterfall steps. The cave gets as narrow as a standard hallway, and you can always stand up inside. The final section has a 5-meter fixed ladder to climb past the largest waterfall as we exit the cave. This is a favourite of children and adults and a great way to spend a family day out. Please check our website for age requirements on this trip.

Back at the car park, hot drinks and a snack will be provided while you enjoy the mountain views. From here, it’s a short drive to Castle Hill/Kura Tāwhiti if you choose to add this optional extra.

Castle Hill/Kura Tāwhiti

Castle Hill/Kura Tāwhiti is an amazing labyrinth of giant limestone boulders in the Craigieburn Basin, an area surrounded by mountain ranges on all sides. The area is rich with cultural and recreational significance and has been granted Tōpuni status, “a symbolic cloak of protection.” It’s well worth a visit, as it is known internationally as a world-class climbing, bouldering, and film-making destination.

Your guide will show you around, and if you like, you can try bouldering and test your climbing skills or use your time here to explore the endless maze of boulders.