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Kawarau Jet Rotorua & Kjet Parasailing

Rotorua City Lake Front, Rotorua 3040, New Zealand
07 343 7600
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Ranked #7 of 49 activities in Rotorua
Type: Tours
Owner description: If ever a tourism operator lived up to its catch-cry of speed, spins and adrenaline, it’s Kawarau Jet. You only have to look at the smiling faces of... more » Owner description: If ever a tourism operator lived up to its catch-cry of speed, spins and adrenaline, it’s Kawarau Jet. You only have to look at the smiling faces of passengers when they get off the big yellow boat to know they’ve had an awesome experience. With a wide range of exhilarating and inspiring activities to choose. Ourtrips range from 30 minutes of speed spins & adrenaline to 2 1/2 hours. Combined jet boating with the Manupirua Hot pools. This is only accessible by boat. No roads here. Great fun for all ages. Or try our Parasailing. We offer ten minute flights either tandem or solo. Sit back and enjoy the exhilaration of free flight and admire the great scenery, before returning to the flight deck for a smooth landing on our purpose built Parasailing boat. « less
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Mildura, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

We went to Rotorua with a group of friends & family. Already had plans to try out the Jet Boat Ride & it wasn't hard at all to contact them. We drove to the Waterfront Lake Rotorua & Kawarau Jet was very easy to found. This was our first ever Jet Boat Ride & we wanted to make sure that... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 March 2013

We went for a ride on the lake with several sudden spins and turns...We found this 30 minute activity absolutely amazing, exhilarating and thrilling! The driver/guide gave a brief guide and talk about Lake Rotorua including some interesting history and legends. We wish the jet speed ride was little longer. Strongly recommended.

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christchurch
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 March 2013

Highly recommend, staff very friendly and informative, theres so much history in rotorua that i didnt know about but unfortunatly we werent there long enough to experience it all, will be definatly coming back sometime.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 January 2013

What a fantastic way to see Lake Rotorua. A great mix of exhilleration from the amazing Jet boat, to fantastic, cheery operators and informative staff. Lots of history and information on Lake Rotorua. Lots of fun doing spins and getting a little wet. Most definitely a recommendation.

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Auckland Central, New Zealand
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 January 2013

The selling proposition is "two rivers for the price of one" and that is true, but K-Jet doesn't tell you that the Shotover river experience ends at the start of the canyon, missing arguably the best bit, because Shotover Jet have the canyon franchise, so ... beware! The ride is still very good, but the up close and personal canyon... More

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kjetrotorua, Owner at Kawarau Jet Rotorua & Kjet Parasailing, responded to this review
29 January 2013

Hi there, Thankyou for your review however you have the wrong Kawarau Jet. You obviously visited our sister company in Queenstown and you are correct they do operate on two rivers so twice the fun down there and they are the best choice in Queenstown. We operate on lake Rotorua in Rotorua. We operate on the lake but don't be... More

Tully, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 January 2013

Our tour guide (Nick) was very friendly and very informative of the history of the lake and surroundings, he was our Jetboat operator, then we went onto the parasailing my wife was a little nervous at first but the crew assured that she would be very safe and love the experience, best view ever. Will be doing this again when... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 January 2013 via mobile

My sister and I were very keen to parasail in rotorua.this company were easy to contact and had plenty of adverstisements. We had terrible luck with the weather as most times we called it was too windy. We made an attempt. Got taken out on the lake by the really friendly staff. They let the parachute up but it was... More

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kjetrotorua, Owner at Kawarau Jet Rotorua & Kjet Parasailing, responded to this review
11 January 2013

Hi there, we are so pleased you got to go parasailing with us. The winds were not being to kind to us for a few days and made it impossible to operate It would have been a real shame for you to have missed out as we know how much you were looking forward to it so yah you did... More

Auckland Region, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 January 2013

I must admit when i first considered parasailing i did feel a bit nervous, however the crew that were on the boat when we started off explained that to my friend and i, before we took off. They said the best thing we could do was just to forget any aprehension and relax into the harness and enjoy it. Well,... More

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Melbourne
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 December 2012

At 9am on a wet Rotorua morning a group of crazy travel agents spent an exhilerating 1/2 hour on a jet boat on Lake Rotorua. The rain didn't really matter as the 360degree turns produced enough spray to soak us all - it was a blast, but added to that the commentary and history of the lake and region was... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 December 2012

Excellent trip and very informative too, really enjoyed it, very reasonable and the staff were goog and great fun! We were the last to go and had the boat to ourselves too!!!

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