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New Zealand is literally a White Water Rafting paradise. There are numerous relatively short, fast-flowing rivers that offer a wide range of rafting experiences, with different excitement levels and trip lengths.
 Options range from Grade 1 Rivers, providing very scenic and gentle trips through to a number of extreme adventure Grade 5 Rivers for those seeking the ultimate in fun and thrills.
Trips range from 2 hours to 5 days and are led by qualified rafting guides who comply with comprehensive safety codes. There are numerous rivers in both the South and North Islands offering the full range of options.
Grade 1 - Gentle or no current. Calm waters.
Grade 2 - More current than Grade 1 with small
waves but no major obstacles.
Grade 3 - Intermediate level requiring qualified
Guides and more current and some
rapids.
Grade 4 - Steeper, often swifter and longer.
Numerous obstacles and rapids.
Grade 5 - Strong currents and big waves.
Several boulders, holes and rapids.
Potential to flip rafts on occasions.
Grade 6 - Generally considered non-raftable.
New Zealand White Water Rafting Companies
(We will be activating the website links to our major Providers over the next few weeks.
Please bookmark our site and check back often.)
North Island 
Adventure Specialities Trust | Auckland | Ph: 64 9 837 6033 |
Canoe Safaris | Ohakune | Ph: 64 6 385 9237 |
Great Kiwi Whitewater Raft Co | Rotorua | Ph: 64 7 348 2144 |
Kaituna Cascades | Rotorua | Ph: 64 7 345 4199 |
Kiwi River Safaris | Taupo | Ph: 64 7 377 6597 |
Long Island Tours | Havelock North | Ph: 64 6 877 0977 |
Mangaweka Adventure Co | Mangaweka | Ph: 64 6 382 5744 |
Mountain Valley | Napier | Ph: 64 6 834 9756 |
Multi-Day Adventures | Rotorua | Ph: 64 7 362 4399 |
Raftabout White Water Rafting | Rotorua | Ph: 64 7 345 4652 |
Rapid Sensations | Taupo | Ph: 64 7 378 7902 |
River Rats Rafting & Adventures | Rotorua | Ph: 64 7 345 6543 |
River Valley | Taihape | Ph: 64 6 388 1444 |
Riverlands Outback Adventures | Napier | Ph: 64 6 834 9756 |
Rock 'N' River Rafting & Kayaking | Tokaanu (Southern
Lake Taupo) | Ph: 64 7 386 0352 |
Soulsport | Napier | Ph: 64 6 835 0684 |
The Waterpeople Expeditions Inc | Rotorua | Ph: 64 7 348 7690 |
The Whitewater Excitement Company | Rotorua | Ph: 64 7 349 2858 |
Tongariro River Rafting | Turangi | Ph: 64 7 386 6409 |
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South Island
Buller Adventure Tours | Westport | Ph: 64 3 789 7286 |
Challenge Rafting | Queenstown | Ph: 64 3 442 7318 |
Christchurch Tranz Alpine White Water Rafting | Greymouth | Ph: 64 3 768 6649 |
Clarence River Rafting | Kaikoura | Ph: 64 3 319 6994 |
Clarence Valley Adventure Tours | Kaikoura | Ph: 64 3 319 4309 |
Extreme Green Rafting | Queenstown | Ph: 64 3 442 8517 |
Hidden Valleys | Peel Forest | Ph: 64 3 696 3560 |
Hot Rock Rafting | Hokitika | Ph: 64 3 768 6649 |
Queenstown Rafting | Queenstown | Ph: 64 3 442 9792 |
Rangitata Rafts | Peel Forest | Ph: 64 3 696 3534 |
RiverPlay | Hokitika | Ph: 64 3 755 5339 |
Rivers Wild | Franz Josef Glacier | Ph: 64 21 748 371 |
Southern Wilderness NZ | Blenheim | Ph: 64 3 578 4531 |
Sweet As Adventures | West Coast | Ph: 64 21 523 426 |
Thrillseekers Canyon | Hanmer Springs | Ph: 64 3 315 7046 |
Ultimate Descents | Murchison | Ph: 64 3 523 9899 |
White Water Action Rafting Tours | Murchison | Ph: 64 3 523 9581 |
Wild Earth Adventures | Dunedin | Ph: 64 3 473 6535 |
Wild West Adventure Company | Greymouth | Ph: 64 25 903 818 |
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