Multi day rafting at its best, 6-7 hours of fun grade 2-3 rafting!

Duration

2 nights – 3 days

About

"The Upper Grey River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand’s South Island. As the name suggests, it is a stretch of the Grey River, and the name is used for the section between the confluence of the Blue Grey River, Brown Grey River, and Crooked Mary Creek in the Southern Alps and the Upper Grey’s confluence with the Little Grey River 25 kilometres southwest of Reefton.

The river is known to hold high numbers of trophy Brown and Rainbow trout, also has various game animals amongst the grassy clearings and beech forests that meet the waters edge.

Relax by the campfire while your passionate guides cook all your gourmet meals. Full transport and catering available.

Itinerary Day 1 - 8:00am Please arrive at our base located at 272 Island road, Kaiapoi no later than 8.00am. We will issue all your rafting gear required for the trip and give you a run down of the days events.

Day 1 - 8:30am Depart Christchurch en route for the river. This will take 3 hours to get to the Upper grey put in. Plenty of toilet and pie stops along the way.

Day 1 - 11:00am Arrive at the river and gear up ready for our 3 day adventure! Pack all gear and load the boats. Your guides will deliver a safety briefing prior to boarding the rafts.

Day 1 - 12-3:00 pm After boarding the rafts we are in for a fun filled few hours of rafting grade 2-3 rapids to our first campsite in the Upper Grey valley, where you guides will cook dinner and desert while you explore or go fishing or hunting for the evening.

Day 2 - 10:00am Begin the day with a leisurely cooked breakfast then prepare to leave camp for more rafting adventures downstream. We depart camp at 10:00am to further explore the Upper Greys open braided river valley and its surroundings. This stretch of river is relatively calm until we get to the Gentle Annie Gorge after lunch.

Day 2 - 12:00pm Stopping for lunch at the top of the Gentle Annie gorge we get to stretch our legs before getting into some exciting grade 3 rafting as we head for camp site number 2. Which is on an island by the way.

Day 2 - 1-2pm We arrive at the Island and set up camp. There is plenty of time for a spot of fishing, hunting or relaxing riverside before your guides again get cracking in the camp kitchen. There is a great swimming hole at this camp if you feel the urge.

Day 3 - 9:00am Begin the day with a leisurely cooked breakfast then prepare to leave camp for more rafting adventures downstream. There is an opportunity for a morning hunt or fish before breakfast or hell even some riverside yoga if you wish. We depart camp at 10:00am to head into one of the most spectacular spots in the Gentle Annie gorge. The only access to this section of river is by raft, so count yourself very lucky to float through it giving a perspective that not many get to see. Towering moss covered walls, slow moving water and the silence makes for a tranquil and calming end to our journey.

Day 3 - 1-2:00pm Reaching the end of our trip we disembark, get changed and load up for the journey home.

Day 3 - 5-6:00pm We arrive back at our base where you are free to go home and dream about your next adventure.