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Riverside Adventures - Waikato

Name: Riverside Adventures - Waikato
Address: 362 Horahora Road, Tirau, 3484, NZ
Telephone: +64277287448
Price range: $$
Rating: 5

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Riverside Adventures - Waikato

Walk or Ride the Waikato River Trails. Paddle your Kayak around the Beautiful Lake Karapiro. Formally Lake District Adventures - now RIVERSIDE ADVENTURES.
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We are a family run business in the Waikato of NZ. We offer Bike, Kayak and SUP hire. Glow Worm Kayak Tours and Mountain Bike Tours. We also provide regular Shuttle services on the Waikato River Trail and surrounding areas. We are committed to delivering superior customer service in every instance. To us our customers are our number one priority and we aim to pay meticulous attention to each and e

very ones needs and wants. We are privileged and passionate to be able to share our amazing local area and offer the highest levels of professionalism and experience. Our services are available for everyone of varying ages and fitness levels to try and we pride ourselves on offering value for money.

01/07/2025

This week’s mountain bike adventures started in Ngaruawahia, biking to the Velodrome in Cambridge as part of our Mountain Bike programme with Riverside Adventures 🚵‍♂️

A scenic lunch stop at Hamilton Gardens, followed by a quick tour of the Velodrome, made for an epic day before heading back to school.

21/06/2025

Feeling stressed?
You need a Riverside Reset:
✔️ Glide through still water
✔️ Hear birds, not beeps
✔️ Breathe. Float. Smile.
You can kayak your way back to balance.

Book a daytime canyon kayak tour or brave the cold and view the glowworms in the twilight.🥰

18/06/2025

🌿 One river. Endless adventure.

At Riverside Adventures, we’re your go-to base for exploring the best of the Waikato — on water and wheels 🚴‍♂️🛶
✔️ Kayak calm stretches of the Waikato River
✔️ Ride iconic trails like the Waikato River Trails, Te Awa The Great NZ River Ride, Hauraki Rail Trail and Timber Trail New Zealand
✔️ Hire bikes, e-bikes & gear from our friendly bike shop RAW Bike Shop
✔️ Get there (and back) with our reliable shuttle service

Whether you're chasing serenity, scenery, or just a break from the everyday — we make it easy to get out there.
👉 Come ride. Come paddle. Come unwind.

📍Based in NZ’s centre of the 'ADVENTURE-VERSE'!

16/06/2025

When Monday hits, but you’ve got the Te Awa River Ride in your legs 🚴‍♀️☀️
Nothing like riverside spins to reset your soul.
Tag your ride-or-die trail buddy.

12/06/2025

Winter = quieter trails + bigger smiles! ❄️🚴‍♀️
A crisp morning ride beats any Netflix binge. Share your fave winter adventure hack down below! 👇
We think layers work best..... and maybe a flask of hot choccy! 🤪

03/06/2025

Aroha for our Kiwis! ✨

Winter kayak glowworm adventures just got 20 % cheaper. Use code KIWILOCAL when you book a glowworm tour this winter, then flash your NZ ID on arrival (passport, licence, etc – sweet as).

🌿 Valid June – September
🏆 Kayak Twilight Glowworm Tour
🎉 Kiwis only – time to treat yourself!

Tag your adventure buddy and lock it in before cabin fever kicks in.

02/06/2025

Waikato River Trail Edition 🚵‍♀️🌿

From swing-bridge selfies to riverside swoops, the Waikato River Trail dishes up 100-plus k’s of pure flow. Cruise past sparkling lake edges, native bush (kia ora, tūī!), and those epic clifftop views that make you forget leg burn even exists.

🔥 Early-bird perk: lock in any multi-day adventure before 30 June (for Sept–Nov travel) and choose half-price Glowworm Kayak Tour or a FREE e-bike upgrade for this very trail. More “woohoo”, less puff – sweet as!

Tag your trail buddy, hit 👉 “Book Now”, and let’s make some river-riding memories.
River Trails

29/05/2025

– Hauraki Highlights

Flat, cruisy, and packed with surprises 🚂✨
The Hauraki Rail Trail dishes up gold-rush tunnels, cute country cafés, and paddock-side alpaca cameos. Perfect for newbies, families, and e-bike day-trippers.

Book a multi-day ride in May/June (for Sept–Nov travel) and we’ll upgrade your bike hire to e-bikes FREE. More kms, less puff!

Drop a 🚲 if the next long weekend is suddenly looking busy… Hauraki Rail Trail

27/05/2025

Mud + grit = squeaky chains. Before your next ride, give your bike a quick clean, l**e the chain and wipe-down. 5 mins now saves 50 bucks later. Need a hand? Drop into our Velodrome bike shop — chain l**e at half price this week only. 🚴‍♂️🧰 Just mention this post!
RAW Bike Shop
Riverside Adventures Bike Shop

26/05/2025

Edit*** and now also tomorrow (Wednesday)

*CLOSED TODAY*😭
Unfortunately due to a power outage at the Grassroots Trust Velodrome today. We will not be able to open the Riverside Adventures Bike Shop.
Hopefully it'll be on again tomorrow 🙏 if you need anything urgently please call us on 027 728 7448

25/05/2025

Did you know? From our South Waikato base on Lake Karapiro, you’re less than an hour to BOTH coasts, the Maunga and all the best eats in Cambridge, Hamilton and around the Waikato. It’s basically the centre of adventure-verse! Tag a mate who thinks winter is for hibernating—let’s prove ’em wrong! 🌊🗻

Waikato NZ

Address

362 Horahora Road
Tirau
3484

Opening Hours

Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm
Sunday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

+64277287448

Website

http://www.riversideadventures.co.nz/

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At Lake District Adventures we are a family run business in the Waikato of NZ. We offer Bike, Kayak and SUP hire. Glow Worm Kayak Tours and Mountain Bike Tours. We also provide regular Shuttle services on the Waikato River Trail and surrounding areas. We are committed to delivering superior customer service in every instance. To us our customers are our number one priority and we aim to pay meticulous attention to each and every ones needs and wants. We are privileged and passionate to be able to share our amazing local area and offer the highest levels of professionalism and experience. Our services are available for everyone of varying ages and fitness levels to try and we pride ourselves on offering value for money.