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Rafting in Hanmer Springs provides fantastic family fun for everyone and a great adventure!
Rafting in Hanmer Springs provides fantastic family fun for everyone and a great adventure!
A family rafting adventure is the best way to see the Waiau Gorge Canyon and surrounding countryside.
Marvel at the twist rock, water holes, pink marble rock and fault line features. In clear water you may see salmon and trout swimming by as you float past.
Relax and listen to our qualified guides as they pass on their knowledge of the river, its nature and folklore. Your Hanmer Springs Attractions guides will also give you full instructions on the rafting techniques to use during your trip.
Leap out of the raft and go for a float, - but make sure you are back in the raft before the rapids!
At the end of your raft trip you return on our thrilling jet boat ride.
Our Hanmer Springs rafting adventure is suitable for people of all ages, but children must be able to fit the safety gear to participate.
We supply you with everything you need for this Hanmer Springs activity and ask that you bring your own swimwear, a towel and a sense of adventure!
This is sensational family fun.
Available Bookings from 12 Feb to 25 Feb 2025
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- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$139.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
- Adult$129.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$329.00
Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
Fun!!
Jorge from
Australia
Fun!!
Jorge from
Australia
Excellent fun
matthewj8 from
Australia
Excellent fun
matthewj8 from
Australia
Raft and Jet
Toni Westaway from
NZ
Raft and Jet
Toni Westaway from
NZ
Must do Hanmer
Sophie from
NZ
Great place for kids
antarab from
NZ
Great for first timers
Lisa Lamont from
NZ
Great for first timers
Lisa Lamont from
NZ
Awesome and Blissful experience
Preethi Nandish from
Australia
Amurir jet
Julia from
NZ
had fun
donnam5 from
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had fun
donnam5 from
NZ
had fun
donnam5 from
NZ
Ready for our adventure!
Gerard from
NZ
Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
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Michelle from Ireland wrote on 09 February 2025
Awesome experience
Crew was great, made it an action packed fun filled morning
From Rafting Adventure with Jet Boat Return - Hanmer Springs
Hi Michelle! Thank you so much for the wonderful review! We are glad to hear you had a wonderful action packed morning! We hope to see you again sometime soon for some more adventures and lots of fun! Cheers Hanmer Springs Attractions Team
Rosemary Viskovic from New Zealand wrote on 09 February 2025
Rafting and jet boat return
Did this with my husband on a weekend away. Reasonable price. The guide was informative, had a sense of humour. The rafting was tamer than I had expected having done it before at other places, but still enjoyable. The jet boat ride was very short. Not enough changing rooms to accommodate different groups, so had to wait for others to finish.
From Rafting Adventure with Jet Boat Return - Hanmer Springs
Hi Rosemary, We're sorry to hear you were ain't able to fully experience our rafting adventure due to the environmental conditions at the time of your booking. The Waiau River is a Grade 2 River so it is on the tamer side of things, however there are still rapids that are great fun. If there is anything further we could potentially do for you or anything you'd like to discuss, please email us at Marc@hanmerspringsattractions.nz. We do hope to see you again when conditions are better. Cheers, The Hanmer Springs Attractions Team
ericras from Netherlands wrote on 09 February 2023
Actually pretty boring
We booked a rafting & jetboat experience last minute for a good price. The experience itself is actually pretty boring. Floating down the river, chit-chat, not really interesting background info (i don't mind the housing prices) and no sincere enthousiasm or interest by personnel / instructor. After floating for 1,5 hour we boarded the jet boat. Overall: It's fun - in relation to the lastminute pricing - but you don't miss much if you skip it, definitely skip if you pay the full prize.
Stephen from United Kingdom wrote on 05 January 2025
Disappointing
Saw one rapid and spent the rest of the time being blown upstream. Greatly disappointing experience.
From Rafting Adventure with Jet Boat Return - Hanmer Springs
Hi Stephen, We're sorry to hear you were ain't able to fully experience our rafting adventure due to the environmental conditions at the time of your booking. If there is anything further we could potentially do for you or anything you'd like to discuss, please email us at Marc@hanmerspringsattractions.nz. We do hope to see you again when conditions are better. Cheers, The Hanmer Springs Attractions Team
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Felicitas Bachmann from Germany wrote on 23 March 2018
Spaß, Sport, Sightseeing
Superschöne Tour mit tollem Guide, schöne Landschaft, Adrenalin beim Sprung ins 12 Grad klare Wasser, tolle Rafts, viel Spaß und eine schöne Rückfahrt mit dem Jetboaot. Absolut zu empfehlen, uns - Eltern mit erwachsenen Kindern (20 und 22) - hat es allen sehr gut gefallen.