Glacier Heli Rafting - Whataroa River

Trip Highlights

Perfect for seasoned rafters and first-timers. This river has plenty of action, awesome scenery, and lots of rapids.

Grade 3 - 4 rapids

Serious discounts for groups of 4 or more!
Activities: Helicopter, Rafting, Cliff Jumping, Rope Swinging, Abseiling, Swimming

Safety:
All of our guides are very experienced, and fully licensed. However, river rafting is an adventure activity with a degree of risk, participants should be aware that the rafting operator cannot guarantee your safety.
Our guides all hold a New Zealand Rafting Association Rescue Technician Certification – rated as one of the leading rafting licenses in the world – and attend rescue courses annually to ensure we are kept up to date with global developments and rescue techniques in the white water rafting industry.

All trips are run by a certified senior guide. All Grade 4-5 trips have a professional safety kayaker supporting the trip. Our equipment is top quality and goes through rigorous safety checks.

Price Details

Price

From: NZD450 per person (Half Day)

Price Includes

• All Rafting
• Photos
• Juice
• Snacks

Price Excludes

• You Bring: Lunch, Swimsuit, Towel

Itinerary

We start the day with a helicopter briefing as we get into our rafting gear. We fly up river in a Hughes 500 Chopper—designed as attack helicopters in Vietnam, very fast and manoeuvrable. Once we’re into the mountains, and at our start point, the guides pump up the raft and give a comprehensive safety briefing and paddle training.

We start off easy, while learning to manoeuvre the raft and hold on through the waves. There are 2 deep canyons on this trip and a few easy portages around big un-runnable rapids, one that includes a short abseil.

We stop for lunch at a side stream and go for a walk to explore a waterfall in a side canyon and swim in some of the clearest water in New Zealand. This is our most popular and frequently run trip, and is a huge crowd-pleaser.

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