Yarra River Half-Day Rafting Experience: Engage with Wilderness through Local Experts
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6 Ratings
Wonga Park
Embark on a thrilling half-day rafting adventure on the Yarra River with our team of experienced and passionate local experts. Perfect for all ages and groups, including corporate and specialized groups.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Lower Homestead Road - Enjoy Warrandtyte’s spectacular Yarra river in a two-person inflatable sports raft! Learn how to paddle your way through fun grade 2 rapids. Paddle with friends or family and enjoy the thrills and spills over an awesome day. With the added convenience of being so close to Melbourne, it is the perfect day trip.

You will paddle through stunning mini gorges and valleys filled with native bush land and wildlife. It will feel as though you are in a completely remote location, away from the hustle and bustle of city life.
The river is fantastic all year round and especially throughout the winter months with higher rainfall and bigger rapids.

We can provide lunch and time to sit back and take it all

What's Included
  • Car shuttle after trip back to meeting point
  • Safety gear including helmets, life jackets, paddles, and rafts
  • Dry bays for storing belongings
What's Not Included
  • Snacks
  • Thermal top, or rashie, or wetsuit. YOU WILL GET WET
Additional Information

As a local business, we’re a small but passionate team with vast experience. Our aim is to connect individuals to the raw beauty of nature through engaging white water rafting adventures. Our personnel are warm, welcoming, and accessible, and they’re also highly trained professionals, certified in Wilderness First Aid and Swift water rescue.

We offer services to varied demographic sectors including young adults, corporates, and bespoke groups. Our team has a history of working with both business and academic groups for more than 15 years. We’ve also participated in Bush Adventure Therapy programs, tailoring the program according to the group’s requirements.

  • Infants No
  • What to wear: • Shorts • Thermal top, or rashie, or wetsuit. YOU WILL GET WET. • Shoes that can get wet and will stay on your feet, eg, runners or water sandals • Sunscreen
  • What to bring: • Drink bottle • Medication, asthma puffer • Snacks • Medical and waiver forms • We carry dry bags so you can put your keys in a dry bag
Location
77PV+X8 Wonga Park
10am Lower Homestead Rd, Wonga Park, park your car in the car park beside the Yarra River at the end of Lower Homestead Rd, near Mt Lofty.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Justin0700
Jan 8, 2023
A rafting experience to remember - Jen and Jarrah were amazing guides who were super friendly and fun, but also very professional and made us feel safe. It was a beautiful experience paddling along the Yarra and going through the rapids all whilst being immersed in nature and gorgeous scenery. Jen also took photos and videos which were a nice thing to keep for looking back on, and also gave us snacks along the way! I would highly recommend the Yarra Rafting experience with Warrandyte Adventure Tours.
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Alison_p
Jan 6, 2023
Excellent experience - Excellent experience. Guides were excellent. Day was enjoyable even though weather wasn’t perfect. Lunch was well catered and covered all tastes.
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X8351xhrobb
Dec 30, 2022
A trip down the Yarra with captain Jen & first mate Ruby - What an excellent experience. Jen and her amazing four legged support team Ruby treated us to an amazing half day rafting down the Yarra. She was very well organised, a great, knowledgeable and patient instructor and guide. Myself and my two young sons had a really special time. Jen took loads of pics and videos of us during the trip, which she airdropped us at the end. A great time and I can recommend it highly. We’re now looking at doing the longer full day excursion as it was such a great day.
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Joelbk4032sk
Aug 1, 2022
Yarra river school trip - The guys at Warrandyte Adventure Tours took a group of our Outdoor Education class on a trip down the Yarra. This was a great experience with all the equipment supplied. All of the students had a good time. This was one of the best excursions I have been on.
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750kata
Jan 27, 2022
Magnificent trip! - Spectacular day for wonderful adventure with beautiful people, very professional, super caring and sweet. Thank you Jen, Andrew, you will certainly see us again! I've learnt few tricks and few facts, saw incredible sights, got a bit of a workout, but not too much, it was PERFECT.
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Shales21
Dec 23, 2021
Work break up with a difference. - Highly recommend! Very well organised and easy to deal with. Andy and Jen were both professional, friendly and relaxed. They really focused on our group being not only being safe and getting the maximum enjoyment out of the afternoon. An excellent place to enjoy a beautiful part of the river. Some fun rapids and time to chill and swim. I will be back for a longer trip with the family.
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