Experience breathtaking scenery with expert fast water jet boat drivers on this Canyon Safari as you travel through the gorge taking in the waterfalls and the Trans Alpine Railway.
This experience is 60 minutes of true New Zealand jet boating through the Waimakariri River canyon, nestled in the foothills of Canterbury’s high country!
This is where jet boating was first developed for the world… the true home of jet boating. This is real back country where the only access is on foot, in our jet boat or chopper. Each stop will highlight the remoteness of this region and all under an hour from Christchurch.
Breathtaking alpine scenery is complimented with expert commentary from our drivers about an area rich in history, from the Tranz Alpine Railway tracking through the gorge to changing nature of a river influenced by the mountains of the divide between east and west. You’ll venture deep into the mountains and be immersed in spectacular scenery and uncover the story of how early pioneer jet boaters first explored upstream in an experience of a lifetime.
The Jet Boat experience includes great photo opportunities along with the famous Hamilton Spins, adventure out on a Canyon Safari ride with family and friends!
From the first hello and the walk through the collection of antiques, thru a great ride, to a fascinating chat about jet boat racing, the whole experience was 5 stars The ride was exhilarating, the scenery breathtaking, and the snippets of history and geology fascinating.
Thanks for the time on the river - was really good relief from life at the moment! kids loved it.
Thanks for your review. Yes we agree it's wonderful to get away from it all into the great outdoors!
We had a Sunday midday trip and we were the only ones on the boat! This company is great they will take a trip no matter how many customers are on the trip. We had Mark as our driver and he was awesome. Very knowledgeable, took photos for us and he was great to chat to. I would highly recommend this experience, it exceeded expectations! Thanks guys! Kelly
Hi Kelly, Thanks for the review and for jet boating with us! Our drivers do love to show what our jet boats can do and we have such stunning scenery on this trip also. Thanks Paul P.S We do have a passenger minimum of 2.
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Aimee Glennie from New Zealand wrote on 22 March 2021
Best day out ever!
The boys were wonderful, they were so informative while making the whole experience fun. Pretty sure I learnt more about Canterbury on the boat trip than I did my whole time at school. I would recommend that everyone treat themselves to an hours boat ride, you won't regret it.