Jet Boating Rotorua Taupo New Zealand 🇳🇿 Best Places To Visit In New Zealand | 197 Countries, 3 Kids
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2024
- Join us on our first-ever jet boat ride on the Waikato River in Rotorua, New Zealand.
It was such a shiny bright morning for an activity we’d never experienced before.
Ready for an adventure, we hopped in the car and headed towards the New Zealand RiverJet Base.
Driving through the Rotorua area was such a pleasure. In combination with the many geysers that seemed to be popping out randomly from the earth, the beautiful landscapes gave us a feeling that we were traveling through wonderland.
When we arrived at the RiverJet Base, we signed in and chose our tour. They offered individual and family passes as well as multiple tours and combos we could choose from.
Once we went through basic “training” and geared up with multiple layers of protective clothing and life belts, it was time to get on our jet boat and start exploring the river and the surrounding canyons.
We started easy by taking a slow ride down the Waikato River while admiring the breathtaking landscapes.
Our tour guide explained the natural processes taking place along the river and the history of the region . He also showed us a few areas with hot springs and geothermal steam where the water was around 100°C and almost boiling.
It was such a fantastic experience, but we were in for another, even bigger surprise - “The Squeeze.” We’d call it an adventure within an adventure.
Just when we thought we were going to ease our way through the river, the guide asked us to disembark in knee-deep warm water. The shallows narrowed into a tight gap in the cliff that was barely wide enough for us to squeeze through, hence the name.
After piercing our way through narrow crevasses and climbing boulders, we reached a waterfall where we took some time to enjoy the thermal waters of a naturally heated hot spring and soak in all the beauty New Zealand had been blessed with.
Needless to say, it was one of our favorite activities ever. We loved it so much!
But time was running out on us, so we had to return to the boat. Climbing back in was kind of a challenge, but we managed to board properly. All buckled up, we were ready to pick up speed.
This time we were going so fast that Julia lost her hat, and we had to stop and fish it out of the water.
Back at the New Zealand RiverJet Base, we were served some delicious hot soup. They also offered different branded merchandise and souvenirs and even packages of pictures from your boat ride for people who hadn’t brought waterproof cameras.
We warmly recommend taking a river jet boat ride to everyone with an adventurous spirit and love for nature.
0:00 Perfect Morning for A Jet Boat Ride in New Zealand
1:22 On Our Way to the Jet Boat Adventure
1:57 Geysers are Everywhere in Rotorua and Taupo
4:38 Choosing a Jet Boat Tour with Riverjet
4:59 Jet Boat Safety
5:23 Pure New Zealand - Magical and Incredible Nature
7:00 NZ Geothermal Steam and Hot Springs
9:13 Squeezing through “The Squeeze” with Riverjet
10:15 Waikato River Waterfall Fun
12:14 Epic Jet Boat Speed
16:20 New Zealand RiverJet Base
16:43 Impressions of our First Jet Boat Ride
Enjoy the video!
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Wow, we caught several glimpses of Tyler! I was beginning to think that he was in the witness protection program.🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣 No sadly not he just doesn’t like to be on camera.
Nice boat, black with the silverfern very NZ indeed love hearing the rumble of a V8, they say NZ has more boats per cappata, they also have more golf courses per cappata, fun fact😎
That’s interesting. I never heard this about the golf courses before.
Yes even the most remote places, Even have Golf courses... lol dont forget your gumboots.
Hahah! Looked like that boat driver was having more fun than you guys kudos to him for finding Julia's hat hehe!, but man he handled that beautiful boat pretty good, I want one! Don't quote me on this but I'm pretty sure nzl invented the jet boat, glad you guys had fun, I love this video different from most others you have done, and wow what a beautiful river thanks for sharing guys take care❤️😎🇳🇿👍🎉😍
Fantastic guys.
Thanks!
Wow, move over man made concrete skyscrapers with pretty lights and welcome to pure natural beauty hehe! Iv seen many rivers in the world while travelling but man nothing like this one, what a beautiful river with thermal action in play who does that bloody magical Glad you guys made it out alive☺️☺️☺️can't wait for next🇳🇿 video, take care guys oxo
WOW That looked like a blast .
So much fun!
With you once again: Really enjoyed seeing places I remember on the drive . . . and you drove right past where I once lived in Rotorua . So pleased you enjoyed that journey. Kiwi from Virginia
u guys seem to be loving living in new Zealand and I'm hating living in india😢😢😢😢, u guys are lucky
A bit further south near Taupo, there are a couple of jet rides one above and one below the Aratiatia Dam. Above the dam takes you right up to below the Huka falls, the one below the dam is fast and bumpy. Both brilliant.
Sounds like fun! I saw the Huka falls and they were amazing!
Mint as guys 😂👍 looks like your becoming real kiwis, doing some crazy dangerous fun stuff with no fear🇳🇿👍 All us kiwis hope your visa's get sorted and you stay and enjoy some more thrills😃👍 also I reckon if Angelique enjoys fashion she should look up -wow fashion show from NZ it's a fashion show that used to be put on in NZ it's very different but great to watch.keep it up folks💗🇳🇿👍
Spectacular how warm is the waterfall
Brilliant vid brilliant family 😁
Looks like yall were having lots of fun
Hey guys I really like all of your videos.
that was a great watch! i remember being on my 1st jetboat ride it was fun apart from the rain that kept hitting me in the face really hard by the speed of the boat haha hope u got to visit the Paradise Valley Springs Wildlife Park its a really cool place. haven't been there in years but definitely left a great impression on me hhaa
I’m so glad you enjoyed the video!! We haven’t been to Paradise Valley but in our upcoming videos you’ll see we adopted a duck named Bobina!! She lost her mate and was lonely so she liked to be cuddled. Someone brought her to Paradise Valley but she flew all the way back to where we were staying!!
@@GrowingUpWithoutBorders wow thats amazing! sounds like a story that should be shared in 'The Dodo' channel haha
Yes, jetboats were originally designed by Sir William Hamilton in 1954. His goal was a boat to run up the fast-flowing rivers of New Zealand that were too shallow for propellers.
The rest is history! I too thought it was funny that the movement of the jetboat sometimes made it too hard for Tyler to avoid being filmed haha :)
Haha yes! We recently learned a bit about jet boat construction in Timaru from a guy who’s brother builds them ..: and the guy we met with built his own plane!!!! Talk about Kiwi ingenuity :-) Then we went down to Queenstown and rode the Shotover Jet 😳 We’ll share some stories on Instagram soon…
@@GrowingUpWithoutBorders until a couple of years ago, my father was the Chairman of Ngai Tahu Tourism, which owns the Shotover Jet, for many years. So hence Shotover Jet is quite familiar to my family!
That’s awesome! When we met with Jim he talked about the sale of Shotover and keeping the same drivers who really know the route so well. Our driver was Andy. Quite a experience!
About 2 minutes in and its Steam not smoke :)
It's a long long way from the rock, but I follow every move yous make. Looks like you make nz your home, have fun and please be safe. 💘 you guys. Have a lovely day. 💘 🕷🕸🕷.
🚤 Woohoo what a ride that was super fast, hard out, crazy exciting fun 😁 cool he went back to get the hat, thanks for taking us along for the ride.
I was super exhilarating and yes, so nice that he went back for Julia’s hat.
Aotearoa,what a quite place.
Honeymoon bucket list experience,
Soy el primero en comentar 😀😀
hi girls , so beautiful n peaceful place ,🌲u guys r having nice time ,🌲🌲🪵wish u guys a happy life ,🌲🌲🛖🌲
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You guy's lead a charmed and magical life, that was awesome, I'm guessing the shot over jet was unavailable when you were in Queenstown, that goes through a skinny gorge and by the end of it you're almost def from all girls screaming, were I not such a manly man I might have given over to the urge myself once or twice 😁
When we were in Queenstown the first time, they were just getting out of level 3 so we didn’t get to do much but we just went back and we did do the Shotover Jet. It’s was amazing and thrilling and scary all at the same time.
@@GrowingUpWithoutBorders Niiiice! 😉👍
i want to travel with you becuse i like ship travel u guide me i enjoy life
Exellet Day family 🌻
And NZ, the birth place of the jet boat.
Yes, I'm pretty sure some fella from NZ invented the jet boat...cool
Hi 😊
beautifull 🌺.🌷
Thanks!
Adventurous, full of fun trip but a little scary too for me “those squeezing ones”.
Is this river Crocs free?
Yup, nothing poisonous with big sharp teeth can kill you in NZ except for my dog Ben who's a Pitbull...lol
Hm thanks and it’s good to know if such kind of soft hearted crocs are found in Waikato river, if I ever be able to come in New Zealand, I will try jet boat definitely!!
Aww Mean As... 😂
Yeah!!
hi guys ,enjoy ur time ,a map or an Atlas ,it shows Newsland far away n ,as f it's isolated from the rest of the world n at the same time Newsland seems a nice n peaceful place ,it reminds me to movie I attended at a theater long ago when I was only a child in late seventies , the title of the movie🌲🌲🌫🌪 ," An island Beyond The World "🌊🌲🌲🛖🌊
When that jet boat goes by it must be absolute terror for the aquatic life and the water fowl nesting along the river banks. But, hey, who cares?
Luckily the harm or damage to the ecosystem along that stretch of river is minimal, due to its thermal activity, my concern is the wake the boat produces underminding the stability of the river bank, like that tree which had a undercut, made by the boat
Thanks for sharing John!
Hold on
It not smoke it is steam
Yes!!
Appreciate the videos, but looks to me you are maneuvering a camera while driving. I don't believe that's legal in NZ?
One unfortunate thing.I reckon 50 percent of your viewers would have appreciated more music from that V8 jetboat and its open throttle bellow.
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