Family Friendly Te Awa Kairangi Scenic Float: An Introduction to Whitewater Rafting

Experience a family-friendly scenic float down Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt River, an exciting introduction to whitewater rafting. Enjoy gentle rapids, swimming sections, and rock jumps for adventurous kids!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 9 Jupiter Grove - Customers meet at our rafting base where they are provided with river gear, including wetsuits, booties, fleece tops, splash jackets, helmets, and life jackets to ensure warmth and safety during the trip. They then raft down the family-friendly section of Te Awa Kairangi, enjoying small rapids, a waterfall photo opportunity, and…
What's Included
  • All necessary gear provided: wetsuits, booties, fleece tops, splash tops, helmets, life jackets, and paddles
  • Comfortable travel with in-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

Bring your family along for an enchanting drift down the waters of Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt River. This part of the river offers a delightful and straightforward initiation into whitewater rafting, featuring mild rapids, effortless swimming spots, and rock leaps for daring youngsters!
The river’s activity is contingent on the rain, making the trips…

Location
9 Jupiter Grove
Jupiter Grove
Meeting at our rafting base please follow the arrow signs to find our location.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Choc76
Jan 28, 2025
Memorable Day Out - We rafted the grade 2 scenic trip with our 9 yr old & some friends. We were picked up at 12pm for the afternoon raft & dropped back at the port gate by 5pm to our cruise ship. We had a lovely time & got to swim & jump off the rocks with the locals. Both Hamish & Jordan were fantastic hosts. Would definitely raft again with Wellington Rafting but maybe the grade 3/4 raft when our son is older.
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Pheph91
Jan 24, 2025
Fun float! - The best way to spend a Saturday morning! The views were stunning and we had so much fun. A highlight was the rock jumping. They even made accommodations for my wrist injury. Will be back!
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105xinh
Jan 21, 2025
Great summer activity - Great experience for our family. Kids absolutely love it. Excellent service and friendly guide. Highly recommended for everyone.
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Beazus
Dec 21, 2024
Great Experience that needs to be repeated - We've rafted with these folks three times now. Twice on the grade 2 Te Awa Kairangi and once on the Waiohine. Each time was a real treat. We had fun, enjoyed the excitement and felt very well looked after by friendly and professional guides. I highly recommend Wellington Raft Co. We'll be going back in 2025!
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Relax34424597816
Dec 5, 2024
Brilliant team building activity, with amazing river guides - So much fun, was a great team building activity for the team. Very well co-ordinated and the river guides were awesome. We got some amazing photos! Would definitely book again both for a business event and with family/friends.
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Q1687ruae
Oct 23, 2024
Amazing experience amazing company - Great people at wellington rafting! Super friendly helpful and informative from the get go. Jordan was a great guide on our activity, our 5 year old loved the experience, as did we all. Great job guys!
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Brandonlw9714xp
Sep 29, 2024
Exhilarating and safe kayaking down a river! - I had an exhilarating and fun time kayaking down the river! Learning to catch the rapids and ride the eddies was such a cool lesson. Kudos to Hamish, Mattie and Pedro for their tips and banter, which made my experience safe and fun! 5 stars!
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Tinagaarn
Feb 9, 2024
Amazing experience - Amazing experience with our guide Bruno. It was fun, refreshing and a bit challenging, but not too hard. We were only four of us in the group. Two adults and two girls, 13 + 16 and they enjoyed it very much as well. We can highly recommend.
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Richardeefc
Feb 2, 2024
An incredible experience! - This was an incredible experience! Bruno and Morgan were very helpful and friendly and although the water was colder and I was pushed out of my comfort zone, it was fantastic and I'm glad we did it! I would recommend this to anyone!
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Sarah_k
Jan 12, 2024
Great time! - Our guide did a great job! He made it fun and helped everyone to successfully navigate the river. Best excursion we did!
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