Flumin' da ditch?

We will be on the Big Island July 3-8. We might possibly be interested in doing the Flumin%26#39; da%26#39; Ditch, but not sure if it is worth the money? Our kids are 10 and 13...they are very adventurous. We have been whitewater rafting, and we know this is pretty calm compared to that, but is it enjoyable? Any suggestions which operator to go with, and/or best price for this attraction? Also, when in the tunnels, can you see the opening in front of you???? Just curious...

Flumin' da ditch?

Hi Luv,

I haven%26#39;t done the ditch, but I have talked to people who have, and also read previous posts about the subject. From what I have heard, Hawaii04 summed it up pretty well with the following post:

Hi. My wife and I did it in January of last year. In my opinion, it is hard to justify almost $100 each. It%26#39;s not that it was a bad experience. You are taken to the launch point and then you spend a couple of hours floating down the ditch. And it is a slow float, so don%26#39;t expect any real excitement. You are down in the flume, so you don%26#39;t see a whole lot outside during the trip, other than what is right above the sides. You will spend a lot of time going through tunnels and you will get wet. Our guide was very nice and gave us quite a bit of insight into the history of the building of the flume. I guess my final thought would be that if you have plenty of $ and time, then go ahead and do it. But if time and/or $ are a major consideration, maybe consider skipping this one.

Flumin' da ditch?

Aloha Luv2Travel4,

';The Ditch'; is an irrigation ditch originally built by the sugar companies to water the cane fields. It is now in use to water the diversified agriculture going on along the coast as well as used by the ';flumin%26#39; da ditch'; folks.

I don%26#39;t know anything about the current ditch riders, but small kid time, my friend along with other kids from the cane camps used to ride the flume going into the Hilo sugar cane mill. They would have to grab the chains hanging down in the millrace to get out of the water before they got sucked into the machinery. That sounded more exciting than necessary, but that was also forty years ago and the sugar mills are all gone now.

Just a bit of history as heard from a friend,

A hui hou,

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