Play: White Water Rafting
Queenstown Rafting offers white water rafting adventures on Shotover River (grade 3-5 rapids) in historic Skippers Canyon, or on the gentler Kawarau River (grade 2-3 rapids), which includes drifting under the bungy bridge and rafting through Gibbston Valley.
Tours include Queenstown coach transfers, a safety and paddling technique briefing, wetsuits, booties, safety equipment, and a sauna and hot shower. Half-day Shotover and Kawarau rivers rafting is available year-round starting at $169 per adult. For the ultimate rafting experience, book your clients on the 3-day Landsborough Wilderness Experience, where guests can enjoy the remote outdoors in style with gourmet food and luxury camping as well as bush walking and paddling through grade 3-5 rapids interspersed with meandering scenic river flats. Rates start at $1,332 per adult, and include Queenstown to Wanaka coach transfers, a 2-night stay, all meals, wine and beer, a scenic flight into the Landsborough Valley, a safety and paddling technique briefing, guides, wetsuits, booties, and safety equipment. For more information, visit queenstownrafting.co.nz.
