Shotover Whitewater River Rafting - Queenstown
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Additional InfoAll participants must be 13+ yrs and at least 40kg.This experience runs from 1 Oct - 31 May annually. DurationPlease allow 4.5 hours for this experienceFrequently Asked QuestionsQ. What do I need to bring?A. You will need a swimsuit and a towel. There are showers and a sauna after the trip. Anything valuable should be left behind at your accommodation or there are secure lockers at the shop in town A. As well as the scenery, there are a few differences between the rivers such as the grade of rapids, the amount of rapids rafted on the river and the swimming ability needed by participants. Shotover River - Is graded 3-5 therefore is more exciting to raft and harder to navigate with a higher risk of falling out the boat. It has more rapids on the river, compared to the Kawarau including a section through the 170m Oxenbridge tunnel. It is a requirement that participants be able to swim on this river. Q. Do I have to be able to swim? A. We provide wetsuit booties so you can wear your normal shoes to get to the rafting base. We recommend you only wear swim wear as wetsuits work best when they are close to your skin. Any clothing such as cotton t-shirts or jeans under the wetsuit prevent it from working effectively A. The temperature of the water can vary on the time of year and the water level, however you will be provided with waterproof booties, a full length 5mm wetsuit as well as a 5mm jacket, spray-jacket and life jacket. These should keep you adequately warm and the ‘paddling action’ certainly keeps that blood flowing too. We have additional neoprene socks and gloves for the winter rafting A. We recommend that cameras are left behind at the hotel as we cannot guarantee their safety against damage even if waterproof. However if you would still like to take a camera on the rafting trip, we recommend the cheap disposable waterproof cameras which we also have for sale. Otherwise there is professional photography available for purchase upon completion of your trip and video head cams for hire that you can shoot your own footage with. A. Yes you can, however we do recommend a sports strap or tie for glasses. Once again remember we can’t guarantee the safety of your glasses so if you can do without them then do A. The rafts are large enough to carry six or seven people plus your rafting guide. If you’re travelling with friends or in a group, we can generally organise it so that you are together in the same raft A. The duration of the trip varies dependant on the river speed, the water level and time of year. Generally the Shotover River trip can be between 1½ to 2½ hours on the water and the Kawarau River is between 1 hour and 1½ hours on the water. When we’re Heli-rafting on the Shotover River in the winter, this time tends to be reduced to an hour on the river due to cold weather restrictions. A. The Cavells Rafting base is on the banks of the Shotover River approximately 10 minutes drive from town. At Cavells after being fitted out with your wetsuit, you will be taken to the river you’ve chosen to raft. Shotover River - The drive into the start point on the river via Skippers Canyon takes about 40 minutes – and then you raft back to the base Skippers Canyon Jetboat operate on the top part of the Shotover River. Queenstown Rafting paddle the next section which is where the rapids are. Shotover Jet operates on the section after the Oxenbridge tunnel and the Kawarau Jet operates on Lake Wakatipu, the Kawarau River and the lower Shotover River. You will see different scenery as no jetboat or rafting is on the same stretch of river, except a 500m stretch after the Oxenbridge tunnel as you float to the rafting base. A. The minimum age for rafting is 13 years, with a minimum weight of 40kg. There is no maximum age for rafting as long as you are active and able to swim. Ultimately it will be at the discretion of the trip leader and guides as to who is appropriate to participate in the rafting trip. A. The minimum weight allowed is 40 kg. There is no maximum weight limit, however the person must be able to fit our gear and safety equipment. We do have a number of extra large wetsuits but ask that you are physically fit and able to swim.
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