Experience the mighty power of the Waikato River at Taupo’s most visited natural attraction, Huka Falls. Pumping a whopping 220,000 litres per second, Huka Falls is an impressive sight made even more so by getting right up to its thundering base while on the Huka Jet experience ! Feel the thrust as a massive 520 horse powered twin jet engine takes you down the winding Waikato River, whizzing by the skin of your teeth, past cliffs and under low-hanging native bush!
This 30 minute Taupo jet boating adventure combines thrilling 360 degree spins, slides and fishtails at breakneck speeds of up to 80km per hour. Experience the scenic Waikato River and enjoy the entertaining commentary by your expert driver who will take you on a jet boat thrill ride like no other!
Huka Falls Jet is renowned as one of the best jet boat rides in New Zealand an experience that is not to be missed when visiting Taupo!
Coreena Whyte
7 months ago
A fun experience but didn’t meet my thrill level. Would be best on a day not raining.
Staff who got us ready were great. Tee was our skipper and she was great. She made the trip funny and enjoyable. Lots of 360s throughout and we got nice and close to the waterfall. I enjoyed it but wasn’t that thrilled. Didn’t think it was fast enough for me. That said, because it was raining, the speed made the water hit our faces pretty hard so it was hard to enjoy for the first half. My partner enjoyed it though, as did the kids behind me. I would have liked to see more. Would have been good to know in advance that you can take your phone camera with you in your pocket and get it out for photo ops at the falls.
Arun Nagarathnam
almost 2 years ago
The hula falls jet boat ride was awesome and must do activity.
The jet boat ride was worth a wait and we all had loads of fun. The jet boat operator was great and he took us very close to the falls and gave us time for great views and pictures. This is a must do activity for all. The pictures taken by the team was also amazing. The only thing that was missing is the videos from the ride was not streaming due to some technical issues, it will be great to get this if and when available.
Elysha
about 7 years ago
The Huka Falls Jet was great fun
The Huka Falls Jet was great fun! Loved the 360 spins and getting up close to the Huka Falls! The staff were friendly and the boat driver gave us some great information about the local attractions during our ride. We thoroughly enjoyed this experience and would recommend it to other people.