Wellington Rafting

White Water Rafting Inflatable Kayaks / Double Duckie River Trips Helicopter Access White Water Rafting Akatarawa Forest Canyoning Trip

Contact Us

NEED HELP MAKING A BOOKING?

You can call us on 0204 RAFT IT(723848),
email us at [email protected].

The Fine Print

The unique thing about the Tararua rivers is that they are flow-dependent. This means there needs to be recent rain to raise the water flow to a safe and enjoyable level. Between April and December, inflatable duckie trips can usually be booked on any day. Between January and April, the rivers are too low to run any trips unless booked directly after heavy rainfall.

As a commercial rafting company, we have high cut-off levels for whitewater rafting in our eight person rafts to ensure the safety of our customers. For duckie trip bookings, if the river is too high on the day of the trip, you will instead be guided down the river in one of our eight person rafts for an exhilarating, high-flow trip.

The Akatarawa Canyoning Trip operates all year around, however if water levels are out of our companies safety limitations your trip may be rescheduled. Wellington Rafting have the right at any time to cancel a tour due to severe weather predictions that is forecast from Metservice.

A medium level of fitness is required is required for all duckie trips, the Akatarawa Canyoning Trip and the Grade 3 Wilderness Rafting trip.

Transportation to the meeting points for the Akatarawa Canyoning Trip and all Te Awa Kairangi (Hutt River) can be provided for the following prices:

$20 per person Upper Hutt Train Station pick up and drop off.
$75 per person Wellington Train Station pick up and drop off (minimum of three people)

Please call us if you require transportation to the Waiohine Gorge or the Helicopter Access Raftings meeting points.