Skippers Canyon Rafting and Sightseeing Trip
Queenstown, New Zealand
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Trip Type: Family Friendly Tours & Activi
Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes
We are specialists in soft adventure trips rafting the gentle upper reaches of the famous Shotover River. The trip includes a drive into Skippers Canyon a gold mining area, which is a very significant part of NZ history. Suitable for everyone from 3 years old. Water confidence is not necessary as there is no need to be able to swim.
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We are specialists in soft adventure trips rafting the gentle upper reaches of the famous Shotover River. The trip includes a drive into Skippers Canyon a gold mining area, which is a very significant part of NZ history. Suitable for everyone from 3 years old. Water confidence is not necessary as there is no need to be able to swim.Our trip by bus and raft kicks off with a drive into the famous Skippers Canyon - quite possibly the most scenic drive in NZ! The views are astounding and the area is jam-packed with history and gold mining relics. Our knowledgeable guides will enthrall you with tales from the colourful gold mining past.
We will kit you out with all the rafting gear you'll need to keep you warm and safe from the ground up at our base beside the historic Pipeline built back in 1864. We take to the water at our put-in point made famous as 'The ford of Bruinen' in the Lord of the Rings movie, and float down gentle grade 1 & 2 rapids for 1-1.5 hours taking in the scenery, the gold mining relics and even making time for a swim or rock jump!
We are the only raft company in Queenstown allowed to carry children under 13 years on the Shotover River due to the gentle nature of our trip. We have specialised equipment, qualified raft guides, are a Member of the NZ Rafting Association, are a Maritime NZ audited activity and are Qualmark accredited and have Trip Advisor Excellence rating for 5 straight seasons.
We will kit you out with all the rafting gear you'll need to keep you warm and safe from the ground up at our base beside the historic Pipeline built back in 1864. We take to the water at our put-in point made famous as 'The ford of Bruinen' in the Lord of the Rings movie, and float down gentle grade 1 & 2 rapids for 1-1.5 hours taking in the scenery, the gold mining relics and even making time for a swim or rock jump!
We are the only raft company in Queenstown allowed to carry children under 13 years on the Shotover River due to the gentle nature of our trip. We have specialised equipment, qualified raft guides, are a Member of the NZ Rafting Association, are a Maritime NZ audited activity and are Qualmark accredited and have Trip Advisor Excellence rating for 5 straight seasons.
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