Riverside Adventures is an outdoor tour operator and hire business on the Waikato River, south of Lake Karāpiro, and it was known as Lake District Adventures until a name change in late 2021. Its main base is about 15 minutes' drive from Cambridge, and it has a temporary base at the Cambridge Town Hall. Its tours include guided kayak trips on the river by day, twilight glow worm kayaks, guided or self-guided bike tours of the Waikato River Trails, and a five-day Hauraki Rail Trail package. Build-your-own private group tours are also offered in half-day to five-day lengths. Prices as at 2026 are $119 per person for a three-hour daytime kayak for ages five and up, $149 per person for a four-hour twilight glow worm kayak for ages eight and up, from $149 per person for a half-day trail tour, and from $1,149 per person for the five-day Hauraki Rail Trail package. Shuttles can collect riders from any trail point nearby. Bikes, e-bikes, kayaks, stand-up paddle boards and fishing kayaks are available for hire. The base also has self-catering pod accommodation. Our pick in Cambridge for a glow worm trip on the river, or a bike tour that ends at a shuttle back to town.