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Dart River Canoe and Jet Boat Experience from Queenstown

By Dart River Adventures
9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$403 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h 15m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Discover the untamed beauty of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Mount Aspiring National Park on this full-day Dart River 'funyak' (inflatable canoe) and jet boat tour from Queenstown! Travel by coach to Glenorchy, where your adventure begins, and then hop aboard a jet boat and ride up the picturesque Dart River. Speeding through a landscape of outstanding natural beauty, your tour passes the 'Middle-earth' countryside that featured in the popular 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy. In a secluded stretch of the river, swap the boat for your own easy-to-handle funyak and then paddle behind your attentive guide before stopping for a picnic lunch in the great outdoors!

No previous canoeing experience is required on this tour, and your guide will paddle at a leisurely pace to suit the group.

Activity location

  • Dart River Adventures
    • 45 Mull Street
    • 9372, Glenorchy, Otago, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Dart River Adventures
    • 45 Mull Street
    • 9372, Glenorchy, Otago, New Zealand

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Funyaks from Glenorchy
  • Activity duration is 8 hours and 15 minutes8h 15m
    8h 15m
  • English

Duration: 6 hours
Self-drive to Glenorchy: Self-drive to Glenorchy: Please check-in at our Glenorchy base 15 minutes prior to your booking time (at 9.15am).

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:30 am
Price details
AU$403.23 x 1 AdultAU$403.23
Total
Price is AU$403.23
Until Sun, 27 July
Funyaks from Queenstown
  • Activity duration is 8 hours and 15 minutes8h 15m
    8h 15m
  • English

Duration: 8 hours
Including return transport: IMPORTANT: Return transport, check-in inside the Station Building, Queenstown, 1 hour 15 minutes prior (at 8.15am).
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:30 am
Price details
AU$403.23 x 1 AdultAU$403.23
Total
Price is AU$403.23
Until Sun, 27 July

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedJet boat ride
  • What's includedWhat's includedCanoe tour
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedPicnic lunch
  • What's includedWhat's includedReturn transport from Queenstown (select from Queenstown option)
  • What's includedWhat's includedUse of equipment: lifejacket, wetsuits and booties, fleece, dry bag
  • What's includedWhat's includedSoft drinks, tea and coffee
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Minimum height is 3.3 feet (1 metre)
  • Minimum age is 5 years
  • Please dress appropriately: bring swimwear, a towel and warm clothes
  • Please bring sun cream and insect repellent

Activity itinerary

Discover an untouched world and connect with nature on this action-packed full day journey deep into the heart of Mt Aspiring National Park. If you do only one activity in Queenstown. This is it. Experience the exhilaration of a jet boat ride combined with a leisurely downstream float in our easy to use Funyaks (inflatable kayaks), a unique way to explore hidden side streams and a dramatic chasm inaccessible by other means. Enjoy the peace and tranquility of this untouched world at your own pace and enjoy a picnic lunch before heading through Paradise on a 4x4 bus journey back to Glenorchy. *No experience required A unique journey combining kayaking with jet boating, nature, and adventure. Includes lunch! An hour of wilderness jet boating and spectacular scenery across the braided, glacier-fed Dart River to your Funyak launch site Professional, friendly guides take you on an inspiring adventure as you gently drift back downstream in your own Funyak. Explore hidden side-streams, rockpools and a dramatic chasm. Learn about the Pounamu (Greenstone) that made the Dart River a key trading route for our Nga-i Tahu ancestors, the early Ma-ori of the area.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESDart River Adventures
    • 45 Mull Street
    • 9372, Glenorchy, Otago, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEDart River Adventures
    • 45 Mull Street
    • 9372, Glenorchy, Otago, New Zealand

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