Family Adventures Rafting and Sightseeing Trip in Queenstown | 5 hours

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Summer 2023-24 Rafting.
2 Adults x $174.51
$349.02
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Morning Rafting Trip: We are specialists in soft adventure trips rafting the gentle upper reaches of the famous Shotover River. Suitable for everyone from 3 years old. Water confidence is not necessary!
Summer 2023-24 Rafting
2 Adults x $174.51
$349.02
Approx Total
$349.02
Afternoon Rafting Trip: We are specialists in soft adventure trips rafting the gentle upper reaches of the famous Shotover River. Suitable for everyone from 3 years old. Water confidence is not necessary!

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
  • Qualified rafting guide
  • Transport to rafting base
  • Snacks
  • GST (Goods and Services Tax)
  • Specialized river rafting equipment
  • All activities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Overview

Raft the gentle upper reaches of the Shotover River on this half-day trip through Skippers Canyon. You'll drive from Queenstown through a former gold-mining region and learn about this significant part of New Zealand's history. The Class I and II rapids are suitable for ages three years old and up.

Meeting points

The Station building bus stop, corner of Shotover Street and Camp street. We meet 10mins before the start time.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Family Adventures specialise in soft adventure trips, rafting the upper reaches of the famous Shotover River near Queenstown. Our trip by bus and raft is a unique way to experience the wonderful backcountry we have close by in Queenstown, and is suitable for everyone from 3 years upwards. Water confidence is NOT necessary.

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Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Bring a swimsuit and towel
  • Member of the NZ Rafting Association
  • Qualmark accredited
  • TripAdvisor Excellence rating for 12 straight seasons

Free Cancellation

June 18100% refund
June 19No refund

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  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Great for young kids!

Published on Feb, 2025

Great for first time rafting and very family friendly. The guides were very knowledgable with an awesome sense sense of humour!

Fun trip for families

Published on Feb, 2025

Excellent trip for families. We went with our 6 year old. The river was low so it was extremely calm, but still good fun. We enjoyed the trip through skippers canyon learning about the history first, and heard more about it as we travelled down the river. Our guides were very friendly and knowledgeable and really made the trip. I toyed with doing the jet boating after but we didn't, and I have no regrets. The trip was enough in itself.

Best rafting experience for families in Queenstown

Published on Jan, 2025

Simon, Georgia, Mark and Luke made our absolutely the best highlight of our Queenstown holiday by being thorough, entertained and looked after the whole experience. Beautiful scenaries in the pristine clean glacier water made the best rafting experience so far among all our past rafting trips.

The best experience in the South Island!!

Published on Jan, 2025

Had such an amazing time rafting the rapids - this was the highlight of our South Island tour! Simon, Georgia and his team are the absolute best at what they do!! We were well taken care of by such a solid team. The views from start to finish were incredible. Such an unforgettable, flawless experience not to be missed.

Gentle and very scenic tour

Published on Jan, 2025

I did the Family Rafting trip with my adult daughter who has a disability and Mark (our rafting guide) was extremely accommodating of her needs. The trip in and out of Skippers Canyon was incredibly scenic so this added to the actually rafting trip. We had a very enjoyable morning and I’d definitely recommend this trip for anyone wanting to experience Skippers Canyon and soak up the gorgeous scenery on the Shotover river. The rafting was gentle and lots of fun, topped off by a swim.

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