Hanmer Springs Rafting: Family-Friendly Adventure

Explore Hanmer Springs’ Waiau River on a family-friendly rafting adventure. Enjoy scenic views, optional cliff jumps, and a thrilling jetboat return.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hanmer Springs - Nestled within the picturesque Waiau River canyon, surrounded by breathtaking mountains and unique marble formations, this destination promises an unforgettable experience. It’s an essential adventure suitable for all ages, particularly families and small groups.
What's Included
  • Return jetboat ride
  • Wetsuit, booties, helmet, and life jacket
  • Rafting guide
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Nestled amidst breathtaking mountains and pink marble formations, the Waiau River in Hanmer Springs offers a picturesque setting for a rafting adventure. This 2-hour journey provides a leisurely experience, featuring Grade II rapids that make it perfect for families. Gain insights about the area from the river guide, take an optional cliff jump…

Location
839 Hanmer Springs Road
Hanmer Springs Road
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(32 Ratings)
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A8545vxnigelh
Apr 20, 2023
Awesome River rafting experience - This was an absolute blast. We all had an awesome time in the raft jumping off the rocks, river swimming and the jet boat ride back up to the bridge. Thoroughly recommend. Our guide Kade was a legend, awesome funny and chill.
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Tour10601595105
Sep 25, 2021
Fun on the river - We did the jet boat/rafting combination. Both were fun not too scary. Lovely friendly helpful staff. Very safely conscious.
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L3380
Apr 18, 2021
A Must do! - My children and I had the most amazing experience on the Rafting Adventure. Our guide Christian shared a lot about the environment from the native animals to learning about the seabed and the surrounding hills. The river was family friendly, loads to experience and learn. What a blast! Thank you
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Elodie
Mar 25, 2021
Rafting and jet boat - We had a great time with our guide Brayden. Jumped off and swam, plenty of fun for everyone. Thank you
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Bluefantail2020
Jan 13, 2021
Best fun! - Had the best fun, felt safe, guide was excellent and great with all of the group, individually and as a team. It was all of our first time rafting and I would definitely do it again.
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Kirstenchristchurch
Jan 13, 2021
Super fun day out - Our guide, Daniel was awesome. Such a fun day out with our teenage kids & their mates - all first time rafters. Loved the rock jump, thanks to Daniel's coaching, the not so keen ones still had a go & were so pleased with themselves. Jetboat ride back was great bonus. Very happy with the photos/videos to remember the day too.
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Vicpollett
Jan 8, 2021
Awesome family rafting experience - It was a very cool activity for our family, two adults and 6yo and 11yo kids! Our guide, Daniel, was fantastic!!! We highly recommend him for the rafting adventure. He is an expert in rafting, has a great sense of humour, and made our trip unforgettable with the rock jumping! Coming back in the jet boat is like a cherry on top!
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Emjgs
Dec 15, 2020
Great family fun - Great family fun. Dan was a great guide, making it fun and safe. We had the bonus of the return trip in the jet boat which was awesome
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Carl
Jan 19, 2021
A great family day out - It was a great day out. We went as a group, 3 adults and 4 kids. The river is perfect for kids as a first rafting experience. Being grade 2 it's quite tame and so was easy for the kids to feel comfortable. The experience as a whole was great. Our guide, Christian, was very friendly and helpful.
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Danielkayelene
Jan 17, 2023
Good & Bad - The experience had the bones of a 5 Star review but was let down by elements out of the staff’s control and some within their control. Positives - we were provided with all the necessary safety gear and wetsuits to keep us warm in the cold water. The rafting was suitable for novices and easy to navigate with the help of our guide, Amelia. We all had a terrific time jumping from the rocks into the icy water, then swimming furiously back to the rafts before being swept downstream by the fast current. The jet boat ride back was OK too - not thrilling but an experience in itself. Negatives - our experience was hampered by a large family group of 12 whom could not follow simple instructions by staff. Thus, everything took longer than it should - fitting of wet suits, rafting, returning to rafts after river jumps etc. Subsequently, our rafting experience did not meet the usual standards offered by this company. We were told by staff that to compensate us for a reduced experience, we would receive free photographs. We did not ask for this and were prepared to pay, however this token was offered to us. The electronic photos we received were covered by the company watermark. Efforts to contact HS Attractions by email have been unsuccessful - in fact they have not responded at all which has left a bad taste. However, I would still recommend this company. I think we just were unlucky with our fellow travellers whom were a little selfish.
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From $99
up to 9 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).