Whanganui River Adventures

Whanganui River Adventures Personalised Tours - Unforgettable with local staff & tour guides (born & bred from the awa and iwi
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Pipiriki, the southern gateway to the Whanganui National Park, it is from here we your operator welcome you aboard. All tours are small ensuring a memorable experience and can be tailor-made to suit your personal requirements. Ken (your local guide/driver, who first started driving Commercial Jetboats in 1985) and his wife - Josephine (whose family have been on the river for generations and still

work and live here today) have extensive local knowledge and stories of their entire childhood of growing up and living alongside the mystical Whanganui River, Ken will share with you the history and stories of the river stops and of the early settlers in the Mangapurua Valley - the famous "Bridge To Nowhere". Ko au te awa Ko te awa ko au
I am the river and the river is me

Get off the beaten track and explore the untouched Whanganui River on one of our Jetboats (specially designed by us) or our Canoe Tours. Be immersed in our local indigenous Maori and Pre-European culture by local river people (tangata whenua o te awa) for a truly unique experience and lots of beautiful memories to cherish.

31/03/2024
A good little article about us.
27/03/2024

A good little article about us.

Tour Aotearoa: General Forum Ruapehu NZ New Zealand Mountain Biking Kennett Brothers Whanganui & Partners
23/03/2024

Tour Aotearoa: General Forum
Ruapehu NZ
New Zealand Mountain Biking
Kennett Brothers
Whanganui & Partners

TRAIL REPAIR HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND KAIWHAKAUKA SECTION NOW OPEN.

Thanks, Impel 2010 Limited for the mahi!

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18/03/2024

Videos for the week with our groups leaving from Pipiriki and returning from the Bridge to Nowhere - Mangapurua Landing.

18/03/2024

Road Touring group heading to Wanganui via the Whanganui River Road after their morning tea stop here at our base/office - Whanganui River Adventures and Pipiriki Campinground.
Great day for it! Safe journey guys.

Pics of our day tours with different groups and MTBRS this week while the weather has been great.
18/03/2024

Pics of our day tours with different groups and MTBRS this week while the weather has been great.

Busy time on the river with Whanganui River Adventures and Pipiriki Campinground these last 3-4 weeks.A few pic updates ...
18/03/2024

Busy time on the river with Whanganui River Adventures and Pipiriki Campinground these last 3-4 weeks.
A few pic updates on our tours since the Tour Aotearoa was here a week ago.
Catered for this Road Cycling group for morning tea and coffee.

06/03/2024

Cabinet is full today come on in for hot coffee and bite.

Uber special delivery with Whanganui River Adventures owner Ken Haworth for the 6pm Tour Aotearoa Brevet 2024 group 28.2...
28/02/2024

Uber special delivery with Whanganui River Adventures owner Ken Haworth for the 6pm Tour Aotearoa Brevet 2024 group 28.2.24.

19/02/2024
A great write up from a journalist in Waikato who joined us back in December last year (2023)
16/02/2024

A great write up from a journalist in Waikato who joined us back in December last year (2023)

Jet boating and Devonshire tea also featured during a weekend in this growing tourist destination.

Bikers are alot happier now that it's stopped raining for a few days.
08/02/2024

Bikers are alot happier now that it's stopped raining for a few days.

Awesome group of Unofficial Tour Aotearoa MTB Riders from upriver following the Kennett Brothers Mountain Bike Trail fro...
06/02/2024

Awesome group of Unofficial Tour Aotearoa MTB Riders from upriver following the Kennett Brothers Mountain Bike Trail from Cape Reinga (Te Rerenga Wairua) to Bluff - Finishing of South Island(Te mutunga o Te Waipounamu).
Be following you all to the finish.
Go well guys and be safe.

Ken just arrived back on our Whanganui River Adventures Jetboat - Ariki (22 seater Twin) from picking up our Tour Aotear...
06/02/2024

Ken just arrived back on our Whanganui River Adventures Jetboat - Ariki (22 seater Twin) from picking up our Tour Aotearoa unofficial riders from Whakahoro Blue Duck Station after dropping our partnership Charter Tour clients with Forgotten World Adventures.
Thanks guys for the great working partnership we all share.
Just another day on the river (awa) doing what Ken does best and our love and respect for all our best interests to look after our part of the river (awa) we work on with other Operators.
It's there for all of us to enjoy. Just makes sense.

22/01/2024

Thistles and bush grow up around the old community building at the abandoned Ahu Ahu ohu, in a remote area on a tributary of the Whanganui River. The government's ohu scheme, which allowed communities to settle on Crown-owned land, was announced in 1973. However, the initiative lost one of its main proponents with the death of Prime Minister Norman Kirk the following year. Groups struggled to find suitable land, and only about eight ohu were ever established. Ahu Ahu survived until about 2000, despite difficulties with access and other problems. Pākehā settlers had attempted to farm the area from the late 19th century, but walked off the land in the 1930s when floods destroyed the access road. In 1999 the ohu's land was returned to the Department of Conservation.

17/01/2024

My first ever vegan chocolate cake, actually the first cake I’ve ever baked.
It was amazing.
Made it for a family get together, my mum baked her non vegan chocolate cake.
Everyone preferred my vegan option. delicious ..

14/01/2024

Short Video of the heavy rain today from our backyard and boat shed.

Listening to the rain outside our patio with a coffee this morning at 7am.All our River tours to The Bridge to Nowhere w...
14/01/2024

Listening to the rain outside our patio with a coffee this morning at 7am.
All our River tours to The Bridge to Nowhere will be canceled today.
Gotta pick up MTBrs staying in Mangapurua camping and are following the Tour Aotearoa trail. Can't leave them up there in this weather.

What Whanganui River Adventures has been up to these last 2-3 weeks on the awa (river) with our tours.The Bridge to Nowh...
10/01/2024

What Whanganui River Adventures has been up to these last 2-3 weeks on the awa (river) with our tours.
The Bridge to Nowhere (4hrs)
Whanganui River Onedayer Adventure (6-7 hrs)
Traveller with little time (3-5hrs)
The Overnighter (2 days)
Mountains to Sea Oneday Ride (6-7hrs)
Mountains to Sea - Accommodation, food & transport packages (3 - 4 days).

That's what we have been up to.
Creating friends with a full local River experience.

09/01/2024

Kia Ora everyone,

Our Takeaway and Shop will be closed over the next couple of days and will re-open on Saturday. Sorry for the Inconvenience.

Whanganui River Adventures Team

See you ladies at the river end on Saturday.
09/01/2024

See you ladies at the river end on Saturday.

If you're traveling on State Highway 4 between National Park and Ohakune please be aware of these road closure times on ...
09/01/2024

If you're traveling on State Highway 4 between National Park and Ohakune please be aware of these road closure times on the below dates.
Keep an eye out on the Waka Kotahi website for any updates.
For an alternative route you will need to see the picture below.

31/12/2023

Was a NO GO for Whanganui River Adventures tours today. Heavy rain here all day. So glad we cancelled.
Had to go pick up MTBRS who were already in the valley so no communication to cancel.
Can't just leave them there.

While the weather is so wild here with heavy rain we'd like to wish everyone a Happy New Years tomorrow for a new start ...
31/12/2023

While the weather is so wild here with heavy rain we'd like to wish everyone a Happy New Years tomorrow for a new start to 2024. Thank you to all those that have been with us since the start of the September summer season (dosen't quite feel like summer???).
Please be safe out there and let's have a great start to the year with a blast.
Here's a few blast of pics from the start of September to now.
Have a happy New Years day tomorrow to each and everyone out there.
Bring on 2024.

Today's weather forecasts. Rain radar was right this time
30/12/2023

Today's weather forecasts. Rain radar was right this time

Our Pipiriki Campground is been full and busy. Rain is not chasing anyone away. Enjoying the peace and quiet.
30/12/2023

Our Pipiriki Campground is been full and busy. Rain is not chasing anyone away. Enjoying the peace and quiet.

Tonites and tomorrow's weather forecast around 7pm.Not looking is it. River high here and just peaked. Anymore rain toni...
30/12/2023

Tonites and tomorrow's weather forecast around 7pm.
Not looking is it.
River high here and just peaked. Anymore rain tonite and tomorrow be cancellation as the river will rise even more.

17/12/2023

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Whanganui
4576

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm
Saturday 8:30am - 5pm
Sunday 8:30am - 5pm

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Videos

Videos for the week with our groups leaving from Pipiriki and returning from the Bridge to Nowhere - Mangapurua Landing.

Road Touring group heading to Wanganui via the Whanganui River Road after their morning tea stop here at our base/office - Whanganui River Adventures and Pipiriki Campinground. Great day for it! Safe journey guys.

What you can expect on a day out with Whanganui River Adventures. Driver / guides - Ken Haworth and Thomas Treanor, Office staff - Josephine Haworth, Teresa Hohepa, Shineal Hohepa and Toni Matangi, additional staff that keep our facilities clean - Teresa Treanor and Kathleen Treanor along with the office staff who help out. Great team, good vibes.

Short Video of the heavy rain today from our backyard and boat shed.

What an awesome morning it is here at home in Pipiriki. Off for our walk.

Looking for something to do tomorrow? We have a tour running to The Bridge to Nowhere - Check in at 10am. Call us today to book your seat or visit your local I-site to book your seat with Whanganui River Adventures or direct to us on: Phone: 06 385 3246 or 0800 862 743. Our tours are running every Wednesday and Saturday depending on Weather and River conditions. Look forward to hearing from you.

One of the McDonald children from the Mangapurua Valley families. She wanted to say a few words. She's 92 yrs old. AMAZING lady.

Ken Haworth raising the flag today at the Anzac commemoration day at Mangapurua Trig. Awesome day

Haven't posted up in a while, but took these yesterday of our clients heading up to the Bridge to Nowhere and canoeing. #bridgetonowhere #whanganuiriver #ruapehunz

Day was not meant to start off with rain however, it's stopped now the boat has left. Beautiful with all of the misty hills. Different.

What a great today for a tour. We had 2 jetboats on today. Thomas on Ariki our 22seater taking clients to the Bridge to Nowhere and Ken on Rangimarie our 15 seater taking some clients of @forgottenworldadventures up to the Bridge to Nowhere and then getting dropped of at Whakahoro to stay at Blue Duck Station. #bridgetonowhere #whanganuiriver @visitruapehu @forgottenworldadventures

Abit damp on the run through to Whakahoro and back today but still beautiful in the rain. Don't forget to check out your backyard kiwis before you head abroad.

TNZ Engagement hui at Te Puia.
TNZ Engagement hui at Te Puia.

Went to the Tourism New Zealand hui today.

Jetboating on the Whanganui river.
Jetboating on the Whanganui river.

See you next summer mtbing the Mangapurua-Bridge to Nowhere trail.

Returning back from the Bridge to Nowhere after dropping our clients off for the 2 hour unguided Canoe journey back to Pipiriki. Some more very happy customers. Thank you to all those ones that have come to join our tours. We appreciate you.

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Pipiriki, the southern gateway to the Whanganui National Park, it is from here we your operator welcome you aboard. All tours are small ensuring a memorable experience and can be tailor-made to suit your personal requirements. Ken (your local guide/driver, who first started driving Commercial Jetboats in 1985) and his wife - Josephine (whose family have been on the river for generations and still work and live here today) have extensive local knowledge and stories of their entire childhood of growing up and living alongside the mystical Whanganui River, Ken will share with you the history and stories of the river stops and of the early settlers in the Mangapurua Valley - the famous "Bridge To Nowhere". "Ko au te awa, ko te awa ko au"

I AM THE RIVER, THE RIVER IS ME

Get off the beaten track and explore the natural & untouched Whanganui River on one of our Jet Boat or Canoe Tours. Be immersed in our local indigenous Māori & Pre-European culture by local river people - tangata whenua o te awa - for a truly unique experience and memory.

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