OHAU CHANNEL & LAKE ROTOITI FREEDOM KAYAK TRIP

Kayak Ohau Channel & Lake Rotoiti

Explore the beautiful scenery and  bird life of the Ohau Channel at your own leisure by kayak. We will provide you with kayaks, equipment, maps, info and a safety briefing.

Meet at us where the trip will end and leave your car there, we will drive you to the start on Lake Rotorua.

You can start by practicing on Lake Rotorua (if wind conditions allow) before heading through the control gates onto the channel. The first half of the trip consists of slow-moving water. You need to manoeuvre the kayak to avoid obstacles such as the control gates and low hanging trees on the sides of the channel.

Paddle along the lake and down the Ohau Channel to Lake Rotoiti and down the lake’s Okere Arm.

Once you exit the channel you are just under halfway, but it is possible to finish just after the channel exit if you want a shorter trip. In the second half, the current slows down significantly so a bit more paddle power is required as you make your way down the Okere Arm of Lake Rotoiti.

We will meet you at the end to pick up the kayaks.

As this is unguided we would recommend that you know how to swim and have kayaked before. If not you may want to consider a freedom hire in a sheltered lake environment rather than the moving water of the channel. If you do not meet the above criteria or you would prefer a guide, we can arrange guided tours on request to any of the local lakes or try our scheduled Guided Hot Pools trip to Manupirua Springs Hot Pools or Evening BBQ & Glow Worms Trip.

A minimum of 4 people is required (you could opt to pay for 4 for the trip to proceed if you had less people).

Where We Meet:

The gravel area opposite 703 State Highway 33. Okere Falls
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Please contact us to organise a start time.

Transfers may be available from central Rotorua commercial accomodation for an additional $15 per person.

Please Bring:

Customers need a swimsuit, towel & shorts; everything else is provided.