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Westport - Wild Rivers Rafting
Judged TOP CHOICE Lonely Planet, 2012
Join us on a wild ride down the legendary Buller River Earthquake Rapids, the section with the most whitewater in the breath taking Buller Gorge.
Adventurers will experience plenty of white water action. Challenge yourself at the "swim" rapid and the optional 8 metre cliff jump.
First Rafting Trip? - No worries!! Your guides will give you full rafting safety instruction. Marty and Bruce are committed to making your river trip not only safe, but the best you'll experience.
Because the Buller River is a large volume wild river with no dams to regulate the flow, the rapid Grade 3 to 4 varies with rainfall. Ask us about the river flow when you book.
Wild Rivers Rafting, Ltd. is river-guide owned and operated. Top qualified guides Marty and Bruce have a combined 28+ years professional guiding on the mighty Buller River. Our rafting operation is audited and certified by Maritime New Zealand, and we are members of the New Zealand Rafting Association.
Wild Rivers Rafting reserves the right to cancel or postpone any trip for any reason (i. e adverse weather/river conditions). We provide all river equipment/safety gear. After the trip, relax and enjoy a snack served with locally roasted Certified Organic Fairtrade coffee, tea or hot chocolate.
Bring towel, swimwear and a sense of adventure! River time 2+ hours. Allow 4 hours total.
Minimum age 10 years old, or 13 when river is running high.
Meet your guides on SH 6 at the Iron Bridge between Murchison and Westport. We?ll transport you to the river trip start. Please see the map or ask us for directions.
Prices Adults: $160 Children under 14 years: $85
Authenticated Reviews & Photos All of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
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Rene Ryll from Germany wrote on 08 February 2016
Rafting
Es war super wir hatten viel Spaß.Gut erklärt und ab ging auf dem Buller River. gerne wieder.
Michael from Canada wrote on 04 February 2019
Great morning on the river
We enjoyed our journey on the river very much and were very pleased that they decided to run a raft with just the 2 of us. Our guide (Andrea) was very thorough and explained the safety procedures. She also provided a lot of local information as well. All the equipment necessary was provided and was of good quality We enjoyed the rapids and floating in the river to cool off. Michael & Colette - British Columbia, Canada Overall a great experience
Shaw from New Zealand wrote on 13 January 2019
Rafting fun
Great crew. Had a great time. Highly recommended
Tania Davies from New Zealand wrote on 21 March 2018
The Most Awesome Day Out!!
The scenery on the Buller River is amazing, and we really enjoyed the adrenilin packed rafting trip, the guide was experienced and was full of info, we were warm and comftable in all the gear supplied,and we felt safe throughout - We would highly recommend Wild Rivers Rafting Trip as a 10/10 Experience!! The Amazing photos they provided were a great bonus -Thanks Guys!
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Alicia Altendeitering from Germany wrote on 06 February 2018
Tolles Erlebnis!
Die Tour hat super Spaß gemacht. Unser Guide hat uns auch zusätzlich noch viel erzählt und wir sind sogar 2 mal schwimmen gegangen. Es hat sich auf jeden Fall gelohnt!