Canoe Safaris New Zealand

29/10/2024

🌿🤷‍♀️''Where can i get drinking water from on my Whanganui River Trip?''🤷‍♀️🌿This is a really common question we get asked as people prepare for their upcoming multi day canoe & camping adventure on the Mighty Whanganui River.

Not to worry! We have you covered. Click the link below to read Canoe Safaris Recent blog on safe drinking water in the great outdoors. https://www.canoesafaris.co.nz/about-us/news/post/whanganui-river-safe-drinking-water

Keep hydrated and healthy on your Whanganui River Journey. Discover our tips and methods for ensuring you have access to safe and treated water in the great New Zealand outdoors.

23/10/2024

🛶🌿Great feedback and a 5 star review from our first Rangitikei river trip of the season! We LOVE showing our guests this beautiful & exciting river with it's crystal clear water, wild camping options & lots of bumpy, fun rapids - What more could you want?🤷‍♀️

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas from all of us at Canoe Safaris 🛶🎄 we hope you are all enjoying a relaxing and festive holiday! Cheers 🥂☃️

02/12/2023

Christmas came early for the Canoe Safaris team! 🎄 Yesterday we enjoyed a round of disc golf and tasty snacks, followed by dinner & bubbles at the local watering hole. It was great to celebrate together before the busiest part of our season begins. See you on the river! 😌🎅🏻🎄

01/05/2023

That's a wrap - thank you for a FANTASTIC summer! 🥰 Shoutout to our wonderful guests and awesome staff for another successful season. We are ready to reset and recharge this winter - we can't wait to see you in the spring! 🌞🛶🏕️

21/01/2023

Relaxing with a coffee & the local paper on a beautiful Ohakune morning before a busy day ahead...And who do i find on page 7? None other than our own Phil from Canoe Safaris!

We had the absolute pleasure of guiding an Upper Whanganui Canoe & Lavender Farm tour with 's own Mahalee. Thankyou for joining us Mahalee, it was so great to meet you and to get to know your lovely family.

Great to also meet local tourism operator Grant from and Andrew from and witness everyone making the most of a stunning summers day here in Ruapehu.

15/01/2023

11/01/2023

A few shots from a VERY, VERY busy couple of weeks on the Whanganui & Rangitikei Rivers! There's been lots of early rises to beat the crowds, a huge amount of home baking & food preparation for our guests, hundreds of amazing, eager and excited customers...Oh, and beautifully good weather (mainly!).

What a start to 2023!🚣‍♀️

29/12/2022

What Better Way to Reflect on a Fantastic 2022 and to look forward to a bigger and better 2023!? Well, with some actual Whanganui & Rangitikei River Reflections of course😃....Here are some of our favourites.

We hope you are all enjoying a relaxing and reflective break with family & friends and are looking forward to a great 2023!

27/12/2022

Happiest of Birthdays to our Brilliant Guide Wilson! Have a fantastic day celebrating.

Please accept and enjoy our gift to you....Which is you guiding a 4 Day River Trip on the beautiful Whanganui River, departing tomorrow!😃

You can find out more about Wilson and the rest of the team at https://www.canoesafaris.co.nz/about-us/our-guides

22/12/2022

Merry Christmas from all of us here at Canoe Safaris!

Santa Arrives a little differently here on the Whanganui River.....

The rest of the team are busy prepping and getting ready for all of our lovely guests to arrive for their Christmas & New Year getaways! We're so looking forward to helping you finish off the year in style with a canoe adventure on the Whanganui & Rangitikei Rivers.

14/12/2022

The Canoe Safaris Team is looking forward to another fun filled Summer guiding customers on the amazing Whanganui River!

Great Food, Entertaining guides, high quality canoes & camping equipment, Thick and comfy sleeping mattresses, and most importantly....The serenity and beauty of the Whanganui Wilderness for 3-5 days.

What more could you want from a holiday?!

27/04/2022

Fancy a few days canoeing? Take in the majestic scenery along the Whanganui river with the team from Canoe Safaris New Zealand. Whatever your experience level or age we will guide you along the river for an unbelievable experience. Our guides are highly experienced in making sure that you explore, relax and have fun. Contact Canoe Safaris New Zealand regarding our action-packed trips.

27/02/2022

Lovely hot summer but it's time for some rain now please!

25/02/2022

This was how we rang in the new year, and you????

25/02/2022

Great times on the whanganui River with a big mossy rainbow in the gorge..

27/11/2021

Wanting to work in the NZ outdoor adventure tourism industry with daily amazing scenery, good pay and a flexible roster?!

Canoe Safaris New Zealand is on the hunt for several Canoe based river guides for the 2021-2022 summer season.

Immediate start dates available running all the way through till the end of April.

This is a great opportunity to get fully immersed in the Canadian style Canoeing expedition tours while still in the southern hemisphere.

The job: Multi day adventures on the Whanganui & Rangitikei Rivers.

From the moment you meet your clients in the morning of the trip, you are then responsible for all the group management of the tour. After a quick drive to the river getting to know the group - You are then trip leading all facets of multiday Canoe tours, teaching/instructing the technical skills required then guiding the guests through the gorges on water to campsites. This is a Grade 1-2 moving water high volume river with some speed and technicality changes as well.

Meals are prepared and served by the guides and appropriate group leadership is always displayed to ensure both timeliness of the day and the best possible experience for our customers right until the drive away at the end of the tour, several days later.

About you: A self-starting and motivated guide who enjoys sharing and instructing people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. Always asking yourself "How can I make my customer better than their last rapid?" and acting on it with clear communication and solid skills. You will have experience teaching paddling skills in Canoes, Rafts or Kayaks and be passionate about its delivery. The same goes for learning and showing the cultural, historical, and environmental facets of one on New Zealand's premier regions. It is also imperative that you have good personal hygiene habits that extend into food safety practices.
As much as anything, your temperament will be that of a calm and competent individual with an open and welcoming personality.

Skills and qualifications required:
-Ideally a Canoe based instructing or guiding qualification from either New Zealand or another recognised country.
-A current first aid certificate is required
-Qualification in or demonstrated knowledge of Swiftwater rescue techniques
-Ideal but not essential is a NZ Class 2 license (with P Endorsement)
We will be hiring people of different levels of experience, and so there is the opportunity for some more junior and more senior positions within the guiding group.

What you get:
-You will get a good rate of pay
-Some flexibility with workdays outside of peak times
-All food and campsite bookings provided while at work.
-Opportunity to Borrow gear for personal paddling days
-Independence while on tour to give it your own flavour
-Good support and training options from us to maximise your guiding development.

If this sounds like you, or something you could "Pivot" your skills and background towards, then please get in touch to [Email hidden] with your resume and introductory email. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Phil or Kirsty on 06 385 9237 or [Email hidden]

27/11/2021

Chilling out with some early summer reflections