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Shotover River

Feel the cool water spray on your face as you raft on the white, tough rapids of Shotover River with an unparalleled view of the Remarkable range, an expert guide onboard, and access to stress-free round-trip transfers.
Shotover River
Shotover River whitewater rafting in Queenstown, New Zealand, with rafters navigating rapids.
Whitewater rafting on Shotover River in Queenstown, New Zealand, with rafters navigating rapids.
Shotover River whitewater rafting in Queenstown, New Zealand, with rafters navigating rapids.
Shotover River whitewater rafting in Queenstown, New Zealand, with rafters navigating rapids.
Rafters navigating rapids on Shotover River, Queenstown, during a whitewater rafting adventure.
Shotover River whitewater rafting in Queenstown, New Zealand, with rafters navigating rapids.
Shotover River whitewater rafting in Queenstown, New Zealand, with rafters navigating rapids.
Shotover River whitewater rafting in Queenstown, New Zealand, with rafters navigating rapids.
Shotover River whitewater rafting adventure in Queenstown, New Zealand.
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  • Raft the fast-moving waters of Shotover River with an expert guide for company along with access to hassle-free round-trip transfers from Queenstown.

  • Hop on a comfortable coach that will take you through the 22 km-long Skippers Canyon with its towering cliffs dropping down to Shotover River.

  • Tackle grade 3 to 5 rapids and ride through the famous 170m Oxenbridge tunnel, created during the gold mining era to extract gold from the river.

  • See the white waters of the Cascade Rapid up close and catch a glimpse of the rugged schist rocks and the jagged peaks of the Remarkables range.

  • Did you know? Shotover River was named by William Gilbert Rees, the Founder of Queenstown, after his business partner, George Gammie’s estate back in England.

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  • Raft the fast-moving waters of Shotover River with an expert guide for company along with access to hassle-free round-trip transfers from Queenstown.

  • Hop on a comfortable coach that will take you through the 22 km-long Skippers Canyon with its towering cliffs dropping down to Shotover River.

  • Tackle grade 3 to 5 rapids and ride through the famous 170m Oxenbridge tunnel, created during the gold mining era to extract gold from the river.

  • See the white waters of the Cascade Rapid up close and catch a glimpse of the rugged schist rocks and the jagged peaks of the Remarkables range.

  • Did you know? Shotover River was named by William Gilbert Rees, the Founder of Queenstown, after his business partner, George Gammie’s estate back in England.

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