Tongariro River Rafting

I'm Hugh, an Australian travelling in New Zealand with family, we have staying in Tongariro for about a week and did white water rafting with Tongariro River Rafting on the 16/12/2022 (starting at 9am).My family and I couldn't of had a better experience, our skipper Sam was exemplary, a fun loving Kiwi who loved his job and wanted to give everyone the best time. The day was raining for the most part, but this created a picturesque mist and calmness and despite the weather forecast not looking great on paper, it was amazing and didn't impact our experience at all. All the gear was fantastic, all you needed to do was book and turn up. The three skippers were very skilled and great fun.I couldn't recommend this activity more based three main factors:1. It is amazing to see New Zealand flora and fauna whilst rafting, a beautiful and immersive experience.2. The company is clearly very well organised with fantastic gear, as well as experienced and fun staff.3. It is so much fun and good exercise!!You are also provided with photos and videos of our experience which has been great fun to review as memories (these are included with no extra fees). We hope to be back and see Sam and the gang at Tongariro for some more rafting!!A must do for people passing through Tongariro.Regards,Hugh H and our team (Esther, Bella, Trenna, Scarlett, Manning)

So much fun. Had a great time rafting- so many laughs and a beautiful scenic river. Shoutout to Hadley, he was the best guide ever. Loved the free photos included- so funny!

10/10 must do!!!! Had Sam and Jade as our rafting guides and they were both incredible. So knowledgeable and fun! A fun way to have a one of a kind view of New Zealand. Nicolle was our driver and photographer and was so kind and caring!!! Such an amazing team. You won't regret it!

A fabulous family day rafting. A great way to spend a rainy day in the Taupo region. A fun and entertaining experience for the whole family. Our raft guide Sophie was a friendly and confident guide. Definitely recommend Tongariro River Rafting anytime. A must-do experience when you are in the area. Thanks, Sophie for an excellent experience. See you on the Grade 3 rafting trip next time.

My wife and I had so much fun and this was definitely one of the highlights of our trip. Definitely recommend everyone to give a go when you’re visiting the north island.A shout out to our guide, Live - who took extremely good care of us. And thank you for all the fun and laughter!

One of our highlights in NZ! From start till end the experience was great! Lindsey been a great guide/host, highly recommend family w young kids to do this!

We had an amazing trip down the river today . We had Henley as our guide . He was friendly, funny and engaging and he made the trip a most worthwhile experience. We felt like staying and doing it all over again it was such a blast. Definitely a must do experience!

This trip was INCREDIBLE!! Our guide was super skilled and knowledgeable and the river is seriously stunning. Everything was explained in detail, we were cosy in the super warm wetsuits and gear they provide and oh yeah, the rapids were EXTREMELY fun. We also saw lots of Whio (blue ducks) which was an unexpected bonus. Highly highly recommend this rafting experience, thanks heaps to TRR for an awesome trip

For a first time go at rapid rafting I couldn’t have asked for a better crew Jade, Sam and Nicole were great! Jade and Sam both came with us on the raft and had such a great time with us. Was such a great afternoon the fellas knew what they were doing and read the river so well. It was non stop laughter and great times the whole experience. Nicole was an absolute legend getting us organised and to the river being our personal photographer and having the soup ready to warm us up when we got back. The whole team were awesome with giving us other recommendations for the rest of our trip as well!

Thanks Hec, Stefan and all the great team here. We had a fun & educational ride. Stefan pointed out the waterfowl and Manuka trees for us. Very accomodating to our elderly crowd. Lots of fun.