Merry Christmas from the team at Rangitata Rafts! It’s my third week in the office at Rangitata Rafts and time for an update on what I’ve been doing. First point of order was a trip down the Rangitata. Being a Mid Canterbury local I had always wanted to raft the river before and I didn’t [...]

After a crazy season filled with wicked rafting, high water, celebrity visits and an earthquake, the season is finally drawing to a close with our official finish date being the 30th of April. It’s been another awesome season, we’ve loved taking heaps of awesome people down the river, so to all those who rafted with [...]

Thinking of  those involved in the  Christchurch earthquake. 
 Letting you know rafting trips still operating & more importantly we  have beds available at our backpacker style lodge beautifully located at the base of the Southern Alps. Only 1.5 hours away from Christchurch free of earthquake damage. So if you are wishing to by- pass Christchurch on SH72 [...]

Last Friday was a super exciting day at Rangitata Rafts, when we played host to the crew from Nitro Circus! We had a wicked day with the guys and girls, with some of the craziest jumps ever off ‘Jump Rock’. Travis Pastrana and Lyn-Z Adams-Hawkins did a flip off the cliff – with Lyn-Z on Travis’ back, while Aaron ’Wheelz’ [...]

We have had another awesome, busy week and just thought I’d share some of the great feedback we’ve gotten over the week:

“Best adventure of New Zealand so far – well worth every penny. Had a fantastic day, the whole experience. Jason was a great instructor – made it even more fun”.
“An exhilarating rafting experience in [...]

Happy New Year! Hope everyone had a good one. We had a really full on start to the new year, with heaps of water,  cricket teams and Uni groups. We are all stoked to be out on the river again, after high water off and on over Christmas and New Years – the river got to [...]

 
Last Saturday we had big day, with a couple of Stag Groups rafting with us. Both groups turned out in style, with one of our stags sporting a bright pink tutu down the river, and the other stag taking an inflatable doll all the way down the river with him – she even had her [...]

 
It’s been a busy week this week at Rangitata Rafts, with lots of trips and people being away. Jason, Ben, Duncan and Tussock have been super busy, holding the fort while everyone was away for a fews days on the NZRA rescue course. We’re really looking forward to having all our guides back with us, [...]

The 2010/11 season has been in full swing for 6 weeks now, and it is fantastic to be back out on the river, enjoying the gorgeous crystal clear water and the beautiful sunshine. This weekend has be no exception, we have had awesome weather for the long weekend! The start of our rafting season has [...]

When I got up this morning and had to scrap the ice from my window screen I was feeling rather glad that the rafts are all stacked away in the shed for the winter! All of our guides have now go onto their winter jobs, with some in warmer destinations (very sensible) while others [...]