Wellington Rafting: Exciting Grade 3 Wilderness Tour Amid Ancient NZ Flora
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38 Ratings
Upper Hutt
Experience the thrill of rafting through untouched ancient New Zealand flora on Wellington Rafting's Grade 3 wilderness river tour, just 45 minutes from the city. Book now for an exciting adventure!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Twin Lakes Road - Customer’s meet at the river end point where briefings for the trip take place, customers are given river gear to dress into including wetsuits, booties, fleece tops, splash jackets, helmets and life jackets to keep warm and safe on the trip. Customers are then transported to the top of the river where we raft down the gorgeous 9.5 kilometer stretch of Te awa kairangi/Hutt river stopping at halfway to enjoy a light lunch riverside and do some awesome rock jumping.
The river trip is between 2.5 - 4 hours depending on flows, we end the river trip back at the meeting point where customers cars are waiting. Toilet and changing facilities are provided at each end of the river.
What's Included
- Wetsuits, booties, fleece top, splash top, helmet, life jacket, paddle
- Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Private transportation
- $20 pick up from Upper Hutt train station.
Additional Information
Wellington rafting’s Grade 3 wilderness river tour is the closest wilderness river tour to any city in New Zealand, only 45 minutes from the city the forest you travel through is untouched ancient New Zealand flora.
The scenery is outstanding with it’s cascading waterfalls and 1000 year old native podocarp’s reaching to the sky, this tour is the best grade 3 wilderness tour in New Zealand.
The river section is mostly gorge and has over 50 exciting rapids to get you buzzing, the river is flow dependent so catching it after rain makes a more exciting river tour.
We embrace the indigenous New Zealand culture and include interpretation of the Maori culture.
Staff at Wellington Rafting a full of life and live to share the fun loving culture of the river with you.
Location
9 Jupiter Grove
Jupiter Grove
Meeting point is at our rafting base
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(38 Ratings)
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Nicolebq3534dw
Jan 1, 2024
The most amazing white water rafting tour - Absolutely amazing guys!!!! We had the best time… the scenery was the most beautiful and breathtaking we have ever experienced. Hamish and his team were beyond helpful, friendly and knowledgeable… would 100% recommend this tour to everybody!!!! To experience untouched nature like this, we were very lucky!!! Thanks so much guys!! Wish you every success for the future… hopefully see you guys again…
Nicole, Troy, Danielle and Holly
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Traveler35684920589
Dec 2, 2023
Great experience not far from Wellington City! - We did the Grade 3 whitewater rafting trip which was very well organised, exciting and fun. We were provided with all the gear we needed and appropriate briefing etc. The route is just north of Upper Hutt and is stunning with plenty of exciting rapids and the staff made sure we had a great day out. Would highly recommend.
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Wrighthelen73
Nov 20, 2023
Exhilarating - This trip was such fun. The water was very fast when we went it was on the verge of being cancelled. Everyone fell in but all part of the fun. Felt in safe hands at all times.
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P5846yescottb
Nov 19, 2023
Total fun day out! - W.E. had such a great time, amazing scenery, plenty of information about the area, loved the rock jump, lunch was perfect. Hamish and his instructors are very experienced and made us feel welcome and safe throughout the trip. Heaps of nice warm gear provided. Wgtn Rafting team were the hosts with the most!
Totally recommend this trip. W.E. want to do it again.
Scotty Barr
Whakatiki Engineering Ltd.
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Alist8771ku
Oct 23, 2023
Awesome ride! - Awesome experience, would strongly recommend! You get about 3 hours on the water, with fun rapids the whole way down. Furthermore, the guides take the time to talk about the river, the forest and the wildlife you see in between the rapids. A great vibe throughout - Hamish and his team are the GOATs!
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Brigitnbradynz
Oct 1, 2023
Wicked rapids on the Awa! - Awesome time on the Awa with our work social club. Wicked rapids (thanks to rain and snow on the Tararuas), scenery and informative guides. Exceeded all expectations!
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S4562uxrobertop
Sep 2, 2023
Great Rafting, Great Team, Great Fun - Took my family on the whitewater tour on the Hutt River and we loved it! We were lucky to have the highest commercially viable flow in the river and it was awesome: the rapids were super fun (especially the naming ;)) and the scenery is just stunning. Big shout out to Hamish and the crew for having put up this operation from scratch: they are an extremely knowledgeable bunch and made sure everyone felt safe at all times. I would definitely recommend this as a team building activity. Also, rock jump in the river: highly recommended!
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Natalieao8359vl
Aug 24, 2023
Best activity ever! - This activity was incredible and far exceeded our expectations. The guides were amazing, the views were breathtaking and the rafting was so much fun! Thank you so much to the team at Wellington Rafting for the best day we have had in a long time!!
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Y3922wyalexh
Aug 16, 2023
Epic Raft Trip - What an epic day this was. Me and a group of our mates all booked in with the crew at Wellington Rafting crew.
Was a little worried about the cold at first but with all the gear supplied we stayed super toasty and warm.
The river was so epic and the scenery was pretty unreal with how much native NZ bush there was. Half way down we parked up and jumped off a massive rock maybe 7m hight. The crew also took a bunch of photos of us along the way
Yummy Veg soup at the half way stop supplied.
Would highly recommend this to anyone. Super kiwi and wholesome experience
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Julietm513
Aug 6, 2023
The students loved it! - Our Senior PE students had an amazing day with Hamish out on the river. He made sure we were all warm and well looked after. The rapids were exhilarating, the native bush and birdlife beautiful. The rock jumping, rapids, and challenges on the water made for a really great, fun day. Thank you so much, we will be back! - Samuel Marsden Collegiate school.
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