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Shotover River Whitewater Rafting Adventure

South Island, New Zealand

Enjoy a day exploring a Queenstown icon as you tackle six rapids and conquer this infamous wild and untamed river

DurationDuration5 Hours
Max Group SizeMax Group Size8
Minimum AgeMinimum Age13+
Fitness LevelFitness LevelIntermediate
Start & End LocationStart & End LocationDeep Creek

Shotover River Whitewater Rafting Adventure Highlights

  • Get up to $15 cash back per person when you book with us

  • Experience the rugged beauty and unspoiled grandeur of Queenstown's Shotover River

  • Enjoy stretches of calm water to take in the views, go for a swim and soak up the history

  • Tackle rapids such as Aftershock, Squeeze, Toilet, and Pinball

  • Raft through the darkness of the 170m Oxenbridge Tunnel and shoot the Cascade Rapid to complete the challenge

  • Full wetsuit and rafting equipment included

  • Professional photography services available

  • Full safety briefing

  • Hot shower at the end to warm up

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COVID19 Information and Compliance

  • As the supplier is a vaccinated site, all our visitors (aged 12 years, 3 months +) will need to show their Ministry of Health issued My Vaccine Pass. Your pass will be scanned by one the team – please have a digital or physical copy ready for this upon arrival.

  • All visitors must continue to scan in using the Covid Tracer app or register their visit in writing at the entry point.

  • If you are unwell, please stay at home and call Healthline if you’re experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms. Please continue good hygiene practices when visiting – sanitiser is available throughout the experiences.

  • During the Covid-19 restrictions, while mask wearing is mandatory, the supplier will be replacing this requirement with the wearing of buff style face covering as they are more practical for this activity than masks, or if normal style mask then it will need to be tucked inside wetsuit.

Bring a swimsuit and towel. Anything valuable should be left behind at your accommodation.

You must be water confident and able to swim on this trip. By ‘water confident’ we mean you won’t be daunted by the river movement. Imagine being in the sea with medium waves round you where you can’t stand up and are tossed around a bit. If you feel comfortable with this then you should be ok whitewater rafting on the Shotover River.

Yes you can, however we do recommend a sports strap or tie for glasses. Once again remember we can’t guarantee the safety of your glasses so if you can do without them then do so.

Yes, there is a café and bar at the rafting base. There are also toilets at the rafting base and also at Deep Creek where the raft trip starts on the Shotover River.

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