Join us on a simply magical journey of discovery in the Nile River Glowworm Caves. Float on an underground lake illuminated only by Glowworms and admire a wonderland of stactites & stalagmites in one of New Zealand's largest unmodified cave systems.
![The spectacular Ananui resurgence - your portal back to the daylight!](https://d3sak6swcqiwkw.cloudfront.net/media/images/ananui-afternoon-with-glowworms_J2.2e16d0ba.fill-750x488.jpg)
![Fun journey down the Nile River - the perfect finish.](https://d3sak6swcqiwkw.cloudfront.net/media/images/p-95548AF3-0658-79B5-0C22E71F84FCB.2e16d0ba.fill-750x488_NndaK1Z.jpg)
![Formation in the upper levels of The Nile River GlowWorm Caves.](https://d3sak6swcqiwkw.cloudfront.net/media/images/p-25F8353B-1E0B-602A-3E8563DF045E4.2e16d0ba.fill-750x488_YuLpKAU.jpg)
![On your tubes and ready to raft through the Glowworm Caves in the Metro Cave near Charleston on the West Coast.](https://d3sak6swcqiwkw.cloudfront.net/media/images/underworld-rafting-young-couple_Ia.2e16d0ba.fill-750x488.jpg)
![Emerging back into the sunlight.](https://d3sak6swcqiwkw.cloudfront.net/media/images/p-956C36BC-E043-4FD0-DC3EB004A0F5D.2e16d0ba.fill-750x488_zDbDFr4.jpg)
![The spectacular Ananui resurgence - your portal back to the daylight!](https://d3sak6swcqiwkw.cloudfront.net/media/images/ananui-afternoon-with-glowworms_J2.2e16d0ba.fill-750x488.jpg)
![Fun journey down the Nile River - the perfect finish.](https://d3sak6swcqiwkw.cloudfront.net/media/images/p-95548AF3-0658-79B5-0C22E71F84FCB.2e16d0ba.fill-750x488_NndaK1Z.jpg)
![Formation in the upper levels of The Nile River GlowWorm Caves.](https://d3sak6swcqiwkw.cloudfront.net/media/images/p-25F8353B-1E0B-602A-3E8563DF045E4.2e16d0ba.fill-750x488_YuLpKAU.jpg)
![On your tubes and ready to raft through the Glowworm Caves in the Metro Cave near Charleston on the West Coast.](https://d3sak6swcqiwkw.cloudfront.net/media/images/underworld-rafting-young-couple_Ia.2e16d0ba.fill-750x488.jpg)
![Fun on our way home from Underworld Rafting through The Nile River GlowWorm Caves.](https://d3sak6swcqiwkw.cloudfront.net/media/images/p-26FDB7A6-1E0B-602A-3E9061AB60C15.2e16d0ba.fill-317x422_Pd42wah.jpg)
![Magic night time glowworm display at the cave exit.](https://d3sak6swcqiwkw.cloudfront.net/media/images/p-986679BF-026A-C507-899DB23387DC5.2e16d0ba.fill-750x488_vQnbjwT.jpg)
![Floating out of the cave resurgence.](https://d3sak6swcqiwkw.cloudfront.net/media/images/p-A832F13F-C82E-4C5C-0CFC628016612.2e16d0ba.fill-317x422_DL1V17O.jpg)
![Underworld Adventures Group discovering the stunning formations in the Metro Cave near Charleston on the West Coast.](https://d3sak6swcqiwkw.cloudfront.net/media/images/metro-cave-group-pat-wall_MWvIBDS.2e16d0ba.fill-750x488.jpg)
![Fun on our way home from Underworld Rafting through The Nile River GlowWorm Caves.](https://d3sak6swcqiwkw.cloudfront.net/media/images/p-26FDB7A6-1E0B-602A-3E9061AB60C15.2e16d0ba.fill-317x422_Pd42wah.jpg)
![Emerging back into the sunlight.](https://d3sak6swcqiwkw.cloudfront.net/media/images/p-956C36BC-E043-4FD0-DC3EB004A0F5D.2e16d0ba.fill-750x488_zDbDFr4.jpg)
![Magic night time glowworm display at the cave exit.](https://d3sak6swcqiwkw.cloudfront.net/media/images/p-986679BF-026A-C507-899DB23387DC5.2e16d0ba.fill-750x488_vQnbjwT.jpg)
![Floating out of the cave resurgence.](https://d3sak6swcqiwkw.cloudfront.net/media/images/p-A832F13F-C82E-4C5C-0CFC628016612.2e16d0ba.fill-317x422_DL1V17O.jpg)
![Underworld Adventures Group discovering the stunning formations in the Metro Cave near Charleston on the West Coast.](https://d3sak6swcqiwkw.cloudfront.net/media/images/metro-cave-group-pat-wall_MWvIBDS.2e16d0ba.fill-750x488.jpg)
About
Underworld Rafting is a superb 4 hour award winning black water rafting adventure in the Paparoa National Park. At our Base in Charleston you are fully equipped with wet suits & helmet to travel by The Nile River Rainforest Train through primeval rainforest & the towering cliffs of the Nile River Canyon to the Cave. A short climb enables you to enter the enormous unmodified cave system. In the upper levels you meander through a calcitic paradise of stalactites & stalagmites while in the lower levels you float through awe inspiring glow worm grottos using only the amazing glowworm lights as your navigational aid. You emerge in a lost world of forest before leaving the tranquillity for tubing the rushing waters of the Nile River.
Location
7368 Camp Street, State Highway 6, Charleston, Charleston, New ZealandRelated listings
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